Riot, let me tell you something about Zed.

What stopped most professionals from playing Zed was the rework to his ult, not the nerfs to the missile speed of his W and the E cooldown nerf. Especially with the W nerf included in the patch with his reworked ult, you guys may have pushed a little too far too quick with these changes.

With this in mind, would it really be pushing Zed overboard if we were to just bring his W's shadow speed back to what it was, and shave off a second of his E cooldown?

Considering the fact that most pros didn't have the time nor the desire to re-learn the intricacies of Zed's reworked ult and how it affects his kit, I would like to respectfully tell you that the nerf to W's shadow speed may have been a little too much too early.

I believe there are 6 different tiers of Champion strength: Trash, Bad, Okay, Balanced, Strong, Overpowered.

Right now, Zed is just "Okay". Okay is not Balanced. However, he is close to it. That's why I am suggesting these minor changes. Shadow missile speed returning to 2500, and Shadow Slash being 3 seconds instead of 4. Keep the ult in its reworked state - as that is what made pro players stop playing him, and I don't think these minor buffs will push him far.

@Meddler @CertainlyT @Scarizard