AP Zed Build

AP Zed Build.

AP Zed build with runes and items. AP Zed guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Zed build in League of Legends Patch 25.11!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Hextech Alternator should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Zed ability Razor Shuriken should be leveled first.
Q
Zed ability Shadow Slash should be leveled second.
E
Zed ability Living Shadow should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Hextech Rocketbelt should be final item in your build.
Kaenic Rookern should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Liandry's Torment should be final item in your build.
Warmog's Armor should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune First Strike from Inspiration tree.
Minor rune Domination.
Summoner spells
Pick Ignite as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Zed Runes

Inspiration
Inspiration major tree Glacial Augment rune.
Inspiration major tree Unsealed Spellbook rune.
Inspiration major tree First Strike rune.
Inspiration major tree Hextech Flashtraption rune.
Inspiration major tree Magical Footwear rune.
Inspiration major tree Cash Back rune.
Inspiration major tree Triple Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Time Warp Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Biscuit Delivery rune.
Inspiration major tree Cosmic Insight rune.
Inspiration major tree Approach Velocity rune.
Inspiration major tree Jack Of All Trades rune.
Domination
Domination minor tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination minor tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination minor tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination minor tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination minor tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination minor tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You are not really AP champion, but you can make it work with two specific items!
  2. You rush Hextech Rocketbelt #1, Liandry's Torment #2.
    • If you are against many HP stacking champions, you can rush Liandry's Torment first.
  3. You get Cosmic Insight rune to use Hextech Rocketbelt more often.
  4. You poke with Hextech Rocketbelt and First Strike to earn gold and burn enemies.
  5. After core items, you adapt. You can play as a tank or as a damage dealer.

How to play

General

  1. Use Hextech Rocketbelt active to poke your enemies all the time, earning gold with First Strike.
  2. Adapt to the enemy team. Build tanky or more damage. You can play as a utility tank, poke, or even you can go some AD items to still have plenty of damage. Depends on the team and how you want to play.
  3. For utility tank, remember that Liandry's Torment works good with Serpent's Fang (to counter shields) and Oblivion Orb (to counter healing).

Items

  1. If you are doing really well and want to have even more AP dmg, you can go Lich Bane, Cosmic Drive and The Collector (it procs and works nicely with DoTs).
  2. If your team needs strong Physical damage, you can just go AD items.
  3. Cosmic Insight reduces the cooldown of all active items, so Zhonya's Hourglass really works well with this build.

Runes

  1. Wait for the First Strike and proc it with your combo, to deal damage and earn gold.
  2. Be careful to not get poked, because you waste First Strike procs.
  3. Your main combo is First Strike + Hextech Rocketbelt + W + Q + E + go in.
  4. Your alternate combo just for poke is First Strike + Hextech Rocketbelt + W + Q + E.

Tips and Tricks

Riot

  1. Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.
  2. Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.
  3. Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Skill Order

  • Zed [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Razor Shuriken
  • Zed [object Object] ability.
    W
    Living Shadow
  • Zed [object Object] ability.
    E
    Shadow Slash
  • Zed [object Object] ability.
    R
    Death Mark

Items

Starting items
Hextech Alternator item.
Rush #1
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Rush #2
Liandry's Torment item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Force of Nature item.
Spirit Visage item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Good Armor items
Thornmail item.
Unending Despair item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Situational items
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
Optional AD items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Axiom Arc item.
The Collector item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Ravenous Hydra item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Situational items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Oblivion Orb item.
Serpent's Fang item.
Try if you super fed
Lich Bane item.
Cosmic Drive item.
The Collector item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Wrath item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Thornmail item.
Liandry's Torment item.
Warmog's Armor item.