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Patch 16.16.20–16.21
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How to play Zed
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Place W slightly off-angle, land E, then throw Q after the slow shows the dodge; on Zed, the shadow’s angle is usually what lands the combo, not raw speed
A lot of bad Zed lanes start when you spend W into a dead-even wave and have to stand there honestly, so trade when the shadow also leaves you a lane you still control after the combo
Zed’s map usually opens when mid starts costing people caster minions and side-wave catchers stop walking up into shadow range, and the recent data backs that lane-earned 1v1 pressure more than random early wandering
Swap when the new position actually improves the next step of the fight, not just because the shadow exists. In lane, that usually means W stays put until the enemy has already respected the first angle or committed to punishing you; if you instantly swap, you often trade away your safe return for no extra hit. After R, think about the mark and the W shadow as two exits with different jobs: one may keep you on the target, the other may get you out of peel or back over terrain. If neither swap gives you a better route, stay where you are and let the threat of the swap do the work.
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.
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
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.
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
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.
