Zed

the Master of Shadows

Class: Assassin
Position: Middle, Jungle
Resource: Energy
Range: Melee
Region: Ionia
Released: 2012

Abilities

PContempt 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.
QRazor ShurikenCooldown 6s · Cost 75/70/65/60/55 · Range 900
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
WLiving ShadowCooldown 20/19/18/17/16s · Cost 40/35/30/25/20 · Range 650
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.
EShadow SlashCooldown 5/4.5/4/3.5/3s · Cost 40 · Range 290
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
RDeath MarkCooldown 120/110/100s · Range 625
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.

Playing as Zed

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.
Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.
Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Playing against Zed

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Skins · 15

Original
Shockblade Zed
SKT T1 Zed
PROJECT: Zed
Worlds 2016 Zed
Death Sworn Zed
Galaxy Slayer Zed
PsyOps Zed
Prestige PROJECT: Zed
Debonair Zed
Empyrean Zed
Immortal Journey Zed
Blood Moon Zed
Quantum Galaxy Slayer Zed
Prestige Spirit Blossom Zed

Lore

Utterly ruthless and without mercy, Zed is the leader of the Order of Shadow, an organization he created with the intent of militarizing Ionia's magical and martial traditions to drive out Noxian invaders. During the war, desperation led him to unlock the secret shadow form—a malevolent spirit magic as dangerous and corrupting as it is powerful. Zed has mastered all of these forbidden techniques to destroy anything he sees as a threat to his nation, or his new order.