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Zed Top build for patch 16.11, generated from current-patch ranked Emerald+ games. Below: comp-aware build path, runes, top 10 bans for the matchup, and how Zed wins.
Zed is an AD assassin in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a top-tier pick — a 53.7% win rate, 0.6% pick rate, 6,463 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 54.2% win rate across 203 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.
The matchup to respect is Malphite, where Zed sits at just 42.9%, the lane swings the other way into Lucian (61.4%), and on the team side, Zed gains the most from a Bard (+9.7% pair win rate).
Zed's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Zed Top's worst matchups on patch 16.11, ranked by how often they win the lane. Ban these to smooth the game out.
The teammates that make Zed Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Zed going solo.
Best Jungle 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.
