Whatever you guys do don't mess around with that masterpiece that was made 4 years ago, no one cares if you guys or someone in your team get a better idea because it will obviously not be since Zed Splash Art is the best made since 2013.
yes. a lot of people didn't want the Fiora skin splashes updated but guess what, they were updated anyways and what happened? they got a lot of positive feedback
pretty sure Zed will get a new splash at some point in the future
don't underestimate the art team
Changing Darius from an intimidating commander to a rawr rawr shouty man was a good idea
While I think on the whole, the new splashes are really high quality and good, I see a couple worrying trends. The most relevant here is that Riot seems to like action poses as most of the newer splash arts want some dynamic pose where they're like swinging their weapon or something. They've tended away a little bit from that with splashes like Xayah and Rakan and Galio (although whoever decided Galio should be destroying some poor farmer's house...ugh) but on the whole they tend to be attacking. Which is sad because I think my favorite splash arts, the ones that express character the best, are non-action.
For example, Lee Sin's old splash art I thought suited him way better: he's a calm monk, more likely to meditate and talk to you than kick your butt (unless forced to, of course) not some macho fighter who looks angry. And of Sejuani's new splash arts, everyone is loving Traditional just because how it conveys a whole story, and that wouldn't have been possible if she had been charging into battle like the old splash.
So yeah, agree with you on Zed's splash. Sometimes the best splash has the least action of all. And Zed's splash is directly connected to his backstory, and he still looks menacing against an otherwise idyllic background. Even the shafts of sunlight hint at shadows on this formerly good temple.
