Guide to play midlane Zed in League of Legends pre-season 2023
Zed is one of the most interesting and unique champions in League of Legends. The amount of scope for skill expression and his ability to snowball in the late game put him a step above the other champions in the game.
As it happens, Zed has been topping the popularity charts in League of Legends pre-season 2023. This article offers a brief guide so players have an easier time with Zed in ranked matchmaking.
However, it is important to understand that Zed has a comparatively steep learning curve. He is an extremely complex champion to master, and his entire skillset revolves around manipulating shadows. Hence, practicing in unranked games would be ideal before jumping into ranked games.
League of Legends pre-season 2023 saw the inclusion of a wide range of items. As a result, certain champions like Zed became insanely overpowered and have been taking over solo queue matchmaking.
In the current state, Zed has an S+ rating in the Challenger rank and boasts a massive 53.48% win rate. He has 8.7% pick rate and a 21.6% ban rate, which shows that players are not very fond of having to go up against him.
Zed is as strong in the jungle role as he is in the midlane. However, this guide will focus on the midlane, and the items and runes will be catered to the role.
Primary Rune (Inspiration): First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight
Secondary Rune (Sorcery): Nimbus Cloak, Scorch
Zed's primary and secondary runes are catered towards enhancing his damage. First Strike is obviously a top-tier choice as it provides both gold as well as damage, while also enhancing Zed's ability to scale in the late game.
Cosmic Insight reduces the cooldown of Zed's abilities which is always beneficial for a champion that relies on energy
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