How to win vs Zed:

Broloft·1/3/2016, 7:10:04 PM·186 votes·9,541 views
  1. Rush Zhonya's before level 6
  2. Get 36 Flat Armor runes
  3. Dodge every single one of his shurikens
  4. Gank him every single time he uses W to push lane
  5. Rush QSS after zhonya's
  6. Get exhaust
  7. Start cloth 4 pots and run oom instantly because no mana regen/mana pots

How to win as zed:

  1. Spam Q in lane, miss half ur cs, and fall slightly behind
  2. Farm under turret with your ridiculously easy passive
  3. Get level 6 and all-in the enemy with nothing but 2 long swords and get a free kill on a full hp target anyway ^ True fucking story btw

176 Comments

Nanuk Pihoqahiak1/3/2016, 7:11:49 PM93 votes

Additional note:

Push him under tower after blowing all of your mana. Watch him effortlessly last hit because his passive works on minions.

Mael bro1/3/2016, 10:23:08 PM29 votes
  • Manaless harass
  • Multiple escapes
  • Has the most powerful level 6 power spike (which was buffed even more)
  • Outpoke a ranged champion
  • Most braindead easy champion to farm

#healthyassassin #outplayed #fakermechanix

Zerolera1/4/2016, 12:21:09 AM19 votes

Do chips come with all that salt?

pE4CbxDPQO1/3/2016, 8:15:22 PM18 votes

Are people throwing a fit about Zed again?

LuluInWonderland1/3/2016, 7:33:37 PM14 votes

I agree that he isn't OP, but he is a bit too strong right now against too many other mids. You have to counter pick him or else "you're gunna have a bad time". That decreases champion diversity, which is Riot's stated goal this season.

While he does have a resource so he can't just constantly spam abilities, there really is little resource management needed by whoever plays him. I wish he was mana gated instead. He could still spam when desired, but would have to make a choice if it's worth spamming now or holding on to that mana for an all-in. Another thought: Why does talon have mana and zed have energy? I don't understand what justifies talon have mana (and considerable mana issues early game unless he manages it well) and zed having energy.

And yes, his passive working on minions is too strong. He's AD and shouldn't have any trouble last hitting already. It's unnecessary.

AD champs in general are still fairly broken. This is a factor of the AD itemization changes, champ changes, masteries being very broken (Thunderlords is just way too strong on almost everyone), armor being nerfed and armor pen being buffed, and AP items being too expensive. As bad as it is, it's not that far off from where things should be to have real champion diversity. They just need some targeted nerfs and/or buffs to bring things to a better balance without having so many 4/5 and 5/5 AD-based teams stomping.

Oh, and delete item 3124. XD But seriously...that thing still needs nerfs. Too many champs can get a little ahead and rush that item, and their damage output is just way too much for anybody to deal with anymore.

im tilt1/3/2016, 9:43:10 PM12 votes

How to win as zed:

  1. Spam Q in lane, miss half your cs, and fall slightly behind
  2. Get level 6 and all-in the enemy with nothing but 2 long swords and get a free kill anyway

OP obviously does not have complete understanding of how zed works, just another qq thread that people make anytime any champ is strong or meta. Zed, as compared to most energy champs, has energy problems, if he spams q he will run out of energy fast and then you can trade with him Unless you are playing some super harass champ, a good zed has no reason to miss ANY cs with his passive Once he hits lvl 6 and ults you with two long swords and kills you, that is on you, unless you are under 50% hp, ulting you, one auto attack, one e , and ignite will not kill you. He has to hit at LEAST ONE pair of shurikens to kill you with ult proc, oh wait, his q IS A PROJECTILE, YOU CAN DODGE IT. Now, don't get me wrong, im not saying zed is particularly balanced right now, but majority of things you stated are false Let the downvotes roll in just because i actually know what im talking about..

I Main Swain1/4/2016, 2:56:45 PM7 votes

ok, while zed annoys me, this is exaggerated af

MunchCrunchLunch1/3/2016, 10:00:48 PM4 votes

How to play as zed.

after you get to level 6. go bot lane and get a double kill.

Indominus Blade1/3/2016, 10:11:01 PM2 votes

only low elo garbage cry about the healthiest Assassin in the game: Zed.

Dryditch1/4/2016, 5:55:27 PM1 votes

How to win against Zed:

Lulu