D tier

Zed Items · Jungle

26.22 (latest)Emerald+ Assassin · #63/66

The core Zed build is Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker and Axiom Arc. Edge of Night is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate−2.5 pts vs average (50.3 %)
47.8 %
Pick Rate
2.8 %
Ban Rate
27.4 %
Games
47K
KDA
2.46

Win Rate: −2.5 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Voltaic Cyclosword 48.9 % WR (+1.1) 17,974 games
Item 2 Bastionbreaker 51.1 % WR (+3.3) 10,660 games
Item 3 Axiom Arc 52.7 % WR (+4.9) 8,610 games
4th item
Edge of Night 55.8 % (+8.0) 2,746 games
Lord Dominik's Regards 57.3 % (+9.5) 2,211 games
Serylda's Grudge 55.9 % (+8.1) 1,872 games
5th item
Edge of Night 58.9 % (+11.1) 1,079 games
Guardian Angel 59.8 % (+12.0) 928 games
Endless Hunger 61.8 % (+14.0) 803 games
6th item
Youmuu's Ghostblade 56.8 % 271 games
Serpent's Fang 44.6 % 129 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Bastionbreaker + Voltaic Cyclosword41.2 %49.6 % (+1.8)7,745
Hubris + Voltaic Cyclosword17.7 %50.3 % (+2.5)3,328
Axiom Arc + Voltaic Cyclosword14.6 %50.9 % (+3.1)2,751
Eclipse + Voltaic Cyclosword5.4 %45.6 % (−2.2)1,016
Axiom Arc + Hubris5.0 %47.8 %943
Serpent's Fang + Voltaic Cyclosword2.9 %46.6 % (−1.2)541
Umbral Glaive + Voltaic Cyclosword1.3 %50.7 %241
Black Cleaver + Eclipse1.2 %43.9 %234

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Scorchclaw PupStart69.7 %48.3 %13,936
Gustwalker HatchlingStart28.4 %47.6 %5,671
Mosstomper SeedlingStart2.0 %49.2 %390
Ionian Boots of LucidityBoots76.3 %48.9 % (+1.1)15,265
Mercury's TreadsBoots6.0 %50.0 % (+2.2)1,194
Gluttonous GreavesBoots5.5 %51.6 % (+3.8)1,103
Plated SteelcapsBoots3.4 %45.0 % (−2.8)683

Starting items and boots: shares of the 20,000 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Scorchclaw Pup › Pickaxe › The Brutalizer › Long Sword11.1 %45.5 % (−2.3)2,213
Scorchclaw Pup › The Brutalizer › Long Sword › Voltaic Cyclosword9.4 %53.8 % (+6.0)1,879
Scorchclaw Pup › Long Sword › Pickaxe › The Brutalizer3.9 %48.1 %770
from the 20,000 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Flash + Smite99.4 %47.8 %47,281
Ignite + Smite0.5 %49.4 %234
Smite + Ghost0.0 %42.8 %18
Smite + Exhaust0.0 %30.7 %13

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
Q › E › W96.8 %48.0 %45,716
Q › W › E2.9 %46.2 % (−1.6)1,370
E › Q › W0.3 %46.1 %123

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Voltaic Cyclosword › Bastionbreaker38.7 %49.6 % (+1.8)7,745
Hubris › Voltaic Cyclosword16.6 %50.3 % (+2.5)3,328
Voltaic Cyclosword › Axiom Arc13.8 %50.9 % (+3.1)2,751

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Zed's average (47.8 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.