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Zed

Arena · Emerald+

Zed

the Master of Shadows

Avg Placement

3.2

Top 4 %

60%

Win %

26.67%

Games

15

KDA

2.6

Avg Damage

45,266

Our Choice

2.33 avg place · 6 games
Starting Items×1
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Core Items×5
Voltaic Cyclosword
Stat Bonus
The Collector
Legendary Assassin Item
Axiom Arc

HEXRAT's recommended Arena build from real purchase order. See all options per slot in Build Path below.

Build Path

most-picked per slot · avg placement, lower is better

Starting Items

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

2.82 avglow

72.73% top4 · 11g

Stat Bonus

6 avglow

0% top4 · 1g

First shop purchases

1st Item

Voltaic Cyclosword

2.33 avglow

83.33% top4 · 6g

Stat Bonus

4.25 avglow

25% top4 · 4g

Legendary Assassin Item

3 avglow

50% top4 · 2g

Infinity Edge

2 avglow

100% top4 · 1g

2nd Item

Stat Bonus

3.86 avglow

42.86% top4 · 7g

Prismatic Item

1.5 avglow

100% top4 · 2g

Opportunity

4 avglow

50% top4 · 2g

Legendary Assassin Item

5 avglow

0% top4 · 1g

3rd Item

Stat Bonus

4.25 avglow

25% top4 · 4g

The Collector

1.5 avglow

100% top4 · 2g

Axiom Arc

1 avglow

100% top4 · 1g

Legendary Assassin Item

5 avglow

0% top4 · 1g

4th Item

Stat Bonus

3.8 avglow

40% top4 · 5g

Legendary Assassin Item

2.67 avglow

66.67% top4 · 3g

Prismatic Item

3.33 avglow

66.67% top4 · 3g

Axiom Arc

2 avglow

100% top4 · 1g

5th Item

Stat Bonus

3.57 avglow

42.86% top4 · 7g

Legendary Assassin Item

3.67 avglow

66.67% top4 · 3g

Voltaic Cyclosword

1 avglow

100% top4 · 1g

Axiom Arc

2 avglow

100% top4 · 1g

6th Item

Stat Bonus

3.38 avglow

50% top4 · 8g

Juice of Power

1 avglow

100% top4 · 2g

The Collector

4 avglow

100% top4 · 1g

Opportunity

5 avglow

0% top4 · 1g

Built from real item purchase order across all collected Arena games. Avg placement runs 1–8, lower is better. Options markedlowhave few games — trust the pick counts first. Items shown as ? are Arena-only items missing from Riot's item data.

Most Picked Items

final inventory · current patch · avg placement, lower is better
Voltaic Cyclosword

Voltaic Cyclosword

3.27 avg place171 games
Hellfire Hatchet

Hellfire Hatchet

3.12 avg place122 games
Duskblade of Draktharr

Duskblade of Draktharr

3.27 avg place108 games
Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

4.09 avg place105 games
Serylda's Grudge

Serylda's Grudge

3.18 avg place97 games
The Collector

The Collector

3.65 avg place71 games
Regicide

Regicide

3.26 avg place69 games
Serpent's Fang

Serpent's Fang

2.6 avg place63 games
Prowler's Claw

Prowler's Claw

3.24 avg place59 games
Axiom Arc

Axiom Arc

2.97 avg place59 games
Edge of Night

Edge of Night

2.97 avg place38 games
Gluttonous Greaves

Gluttonous Greaves

4.15 avg place34 games
Infinity Edge

Infinity Edge

3.24 avg place33 games
Sword of the Divine

Sword of the Divine

4.22 avg place27 games
Hubris

Hubris

3.04 avg place24 games
Opportunity

Opportunity

3.17 avg place24 games

Items held at the end of the game, most picked first. Items shown without an icon are Arena-only and missing from Riot's item data.

Best Augments

Replace Augment

Replace Augment

2.83 avg place66 games
Gain a Prismatic Stat Anvil

Gain a Prismatic Stat Anvil

3.13 avg place134 games
It's Killing Time

It's Killing Time

3.06 avg place78 games
Gain an Augment slot

Gain an Augment slot

2.84 avg place43 games
Earthwake

Earthwake

2.82 avg place39 games
Clown College

Clown College

3.24 avg place78 games
Jeweled Gauntlet

Jeweled Gauntlet

3.2 avg place59 games
Thread the Needle

Thread the Needle

3.28 avg place65 games
Contract Killer

Contract Killer

2.9 avg place29 games
The Brutalizer

The Brutalizer

3.31 avg place45 games
Giant Slayer

Giant Slayer

3.04 avg place26 games
Chemtech Putrifier

Chemtech Putrifier

2.09 avg place11 games

Best Duos

Skill Order

Priority:QWE2.85 avg place · 13 of 15 games
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Razor Shuriken
Q

Razor Shuriken

14578
Living Shadow
W

Living Shadow

214151718
Shadow Slash
E

Shadow Slash

39111213
Death Mark
R

Death Mark

61016
Contempt for the Weak

Passive · Contempt for the Weak

Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.