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Assassin

Zed

the Master of Shadows

Recommended Build

Patch 16.14 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 7/22/2026

42.3% wr in Mid

Build path

  1. Boots any step
    Gluttonous Greaves
    Gluttonous Greaves
    45% pick · 50.9% wr
  2. Item 1 2 options
    • Doran's Blade
      Doran's Blade
      64% pick · 44.2% wr
    • Voltaic Cyclosword
      or Voltaic Cyclosword
      17% pick · 35.0% wr
  3. Item 2 2 options
    • Voltaic Cyclosword
      Voltaic Cyclosword
      76% pick · 42.7% wr
    • Axiom Arc
      or Axiom Arc
      11% pick · 38.5% wr
  4. Item 3 2 options
    • Axiom Arc
      Axiom Arc
      47% pick · 46.9% wr
    • Serpent's Fang
      or Serpent's Fang
      20% pick · 42.9% wr
  5. Item 4 3 options
    • Serylda's Grudge
      Serylda's Grudge
      26% pick · 50.0% wr
    • Lord Dominik's Regards
      or Lord Dominik's Regards
      23% pick · 37.5% wr
    • Serpent's Fang
      or Serpent's Fang
      13% pick · 55.6% wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash Flash + Ignite Ignite 67% · 43.9% wr

Skill order

— what to level when
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Razor Shuriken Q
1
4
5
7
9
Living Shadow W
2
14
15
16
18
Shadow Slash E
3
8
10
11
13
Death Mark R
6
12
17

Runes

20% · 44.0% wr
Inspiration Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Unsealed Spellbook
First Strike
Hextech Flashtraption
Magical Footwear
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Time Warp Tonic
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight
Approach Velocity
Jack Of All Trades
Precision Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand

Stat shards

Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Bonus Health
Health
Tenacity & Slow Resist
Bonus Health

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