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A data-driven breakdown of Zed Mid 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 mid, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a top-tier pick — a 51.6% win rate, 7.8% pick rate, 90,812 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. Play around where Zed is thin, siege and engage (2/10, 1/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge, which holds a 49.3% win rate across 4,124 games this patch. The build above re-optimizes once you lock in the enemy composition.
The matchup to respect is Karthus, where Zed sits at just 39.2%, the lane swings the other way into Smolder (59.5%), and on the team side, Zed gains the most from a Ahri (+9.9% pair win rate).
The build Zed Mid 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.
Champions that beat Zed Mid the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Zed Mid stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Zed going solo.
Best Top partners for Zed
Best Jungle 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.
