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A data-driven breakdown of Zed Jungle for patch 16.11: the most-played and highest-win-rate builds and runes, the matchups that beat Zed, synergy partners, and how Zed closes games — all from ranked Emerald+ data.
Zed is an AD assassin in the jungle, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a situational pick — a 48.2% win rate, 2.3% pick rate, 26,792 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Zed spikes hardest in the mid game around the two-to-three-item mark — that is the window to force fights and objectives.
How Zed wins: roaming out of lane to snowball the rest of the map, and using Zed's mobility to catch isolated targets. The kit grades 8/10 roaming, 8/10 mobility. Zed's soft spots are siege and engage (2/10, 1/10) — avoid fights that hinge on them.
The most-played core build is Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, which holds a 42.2% win rate across 820 games this patch. The build above re-optimizes once you lock in the enemy composition.
The matchup to respect is Ziggs, where Zed sits at just 38.6%, the lane swings the other way into Gnar (52.9%), and on the team side, Zed gains the most from a Warwick (+6.3% pair win rate).
The build Zed Jungle players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
The picks Zed Jungle struggles into most this patch, sorted by your in-matchup win rate. These are your priority bans.
Who Zed Jungle wants on the team: partners with the biggest positive swing on Zed's win rate this patch.
Best Top partners for Zed
Best Mid partners for Zed
Best ADC partners for ZedZed is also played in these other roles this patch.
Take Zed into the Team Builder to plan around every pick, or check the Tier List to see exactly where Zed ranks this patch.
