Zed

the Master of Shadows

Assassin
Melee
Energy

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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. …

Official biography excerpt, © Riot Games. Read the full story on Universe

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The kit

Passive

Contempt 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.

Q · 6s cooldown

Razor Shuriken

Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens. Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.

W · 20/19/18/17/16s cooldown

Living Shadow

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.

E · 5/4.5/4/3.5/3s cooldown

Shadow Slash

Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.

R · 120/110/100s cooldown

Death Mark

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.

Ability text from Riot Games' Data Dragon, patch 16.19.1.

At level 1