Lethality Zed Build

Lethality Zed Build.

Lethality Zed build with runes and items. Lethality Zed guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Lethality Zed build in League of Legends Patch 14.23!

Updated: 2024-05-15 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Serrated Dirk 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.
The Collector should be final item in your build.
Profane Hydra should be final item in your build.
Serylda's Grudge should be final item in your build.
Hubris should be final item in your build.
Youmuu's Ghostblade should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Electrocute from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Lethality Zed Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand 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 to play

General
  1. You build Lethality and wait for a moment to strike enemy squishes.
  2. Snowball / Mark is a crucial cooldown for playing this build. Do not waste it or even wait to hit the enemy at point-blank range to ensure hit (so you follow them, if they Flash).
  3. If an enemy team is full of tanks or bruisers, rush Serylda's Grudge or even Lord Dominik's Regards early (sometimes even #2). Black Cleaver is also an alternative. The key is to adapt to the enemy team.

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
Serrated Dirk item.
Rush this
The Collector item.
Boots
Plated Steelcaps item.
Mercury's Treads item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good items
Opportunity item.
The Collector item.
Voltaic Cyclosword item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Profane Hydra item.
Spear of Shojin item.
Youmuu's Ghostblade item.
OK items
Axiom Arc item.
Umbral Glaive item.
Edge of Night item.
Counter items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Executioner's Calling item.
Mercurial Scimitar item.
Serpent's Fang item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Anti tank items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Blade of The Ruined King item.
Lord Dominik's Regards item.
Black Cleaver item.
Good defensive items
Maw of Malmortius item.
Death's Dance item.
Anti poke items
Kaenic Rookern item.
Warmog's Armor item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
The Collector item.
Profane Hydra item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Hubris item.
Youmuu's Ghostblade item.