Assassin
Zed
the Master of Shadows
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
50.7% wr in Mid
Build path
- Boots any step
Ionian Boots of Lucidity900 gold10 Ability Haste45 Move SpeedIonian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.Ionian Boots of Lucidity51% pick · 50.0% wr - Item 1 3 options
Doran's Blade450 gold10 Attack Damage80 Health2.5% OmnivampDoran's Blade53% pick · 53.4% wr
Voltaic Cyclosword3000 gold55 Attack Damage10 Lethality10 Ability HasteGalvanize
Damaging an Enemy Champions with an ability triggersEnergized if it is ready.Firmament
YourEnergized Attack deals% target's Current Health as bonus physical damage and grants youbonus Lethality for 4 seconds.or Voltaic Cyclosword21% pick · 43.0% wr
Doran's Shield450 gold110 HealthEnduring Focus
Restore4 Health every 5 seconds.
After taking damage from a champion, restoreHealth over 8 seconds.Helping Hand
Attacks deal5 bonus physical damage to minions.or Doran's Shield19% pick · 50.8% wr
- Item 2
- Voltaic Cyclosword3000 gold
55 Attack Damage10 Lethality10 Ability HasteGalvanize
Damaging an Enemy Champions with an ability triggersEnergized if it is ready.Firmament
YourEnergized Attack deals% target's Current Health as bonus physical damage and grants youbonus Lethality for 4 seconds.Voltaic Cyclosword67% pick · 54.3% wr
- Item 3 3 options
Axiom Arc2750 gold55 Attack Damage18 Lethality20 Ability HasteFlux
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, refund some of your Ultimate Ability's total cooldown.Axiom Arc27% pick · 52.6% wr
Bastionbreaker3200 gold55 Attack Damage22 Lethality15 Ability HasteShaped Charge (0s)
Dealing Ability damage to a Champion or Epic Monster deals an additionaltrue damage .Sabotage
Taking down a champion within 3 seconds of damaging them grants Sabotage for 90 seconds. While you have Sabotage, your next Attack against an Epic Monster or Turret deals an additionaltrue damage over 3 seconds.or Bastionbreaker17% pick · 65.6% wr
Serpent's Fang2500 gold55 Attack Damage15 LethalityShield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected byShield Reaver , reduce Shields on them by %.or Serpent's Fang13% pick · 52.1% wr
- Item 4 3 options
Serylda's Grudge3000 gold45 Attack Damage35% Armor Penetration15 Ability HasteBitter Cold
Damaging AbilitiesSlow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.Serylda's Grudge29% pick · 57.5% wr
Edge of Night3000 gold50 Attack Damage15 Lethality250 HealthAnnul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.or Edge of Night17% pick · 53.4% wr
Lord Dominik's Regards3300 gold35 Attack Damage35% Armor Penetration25% Critical Strike ChanceGiant Slayer
Deal up to 15% bonus damage against champions based on their bonus Health. Maximum damage bonus reached at 1500 bonus Health.or Lord Dominik's Regards15% pick · 47.7% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Skill order
— what to level when
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.
Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
Passive: Zed gains energy whenever he and his shadows strike an enemy with the same ability. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability.
Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for a few seconds. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions with this shadow.
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After 3 seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked.
Runes
Inspiration
Immobilizing an enemy champion will cause 3 glacial rays that slow nearby enemies and reduce their damage to your allies.
Swap Summoner Spells while out of combat. Swapping to unique Summoner Spells will increase the rate at which you can make future swaps.
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Precision
Killing a target heals you.
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).