Zed

Arena changes

• P: Per-target cooldown changed to 6 seconds.
• Q: Base damage changed to 80 to 240.
• Q: Bonus AD ratio changed to 110% bonus AD.
• W: Cooldown changed to 18 to 15 seconds.²

Bonus Attack Damage Ratio changed to 100% in patch 26.19 (was 110%)³

Cooldown changed to 20 - 16s in patch 26.19 (was 18 - 15s)³

• Build options include Carver and Voltaic with Energized effects, Gauntlet with matching items and augments, or quickly stacking lethality to use with Duskblade or Hatchet.⁴
• Hellfire Hatchet can support poke and hit-and-run play when low rolls or defensive augments prevent direct assassinations.⁵
• Energized builds are an option for Zed.⁶

• Zed can place a portal, hit Razor Shuriken (Q), then return through the portal.⁷
• Hitting with two Qs at the same time can restore some of Zed's energy.⁸
• It's Killing Time applies Zed's Death Mark to all enemy champions when he casts his ultimate. The mark stores post-mitigation damage and detonates after five seconds, dealing true damage equal to the stored amount.⁹ Patch unknown
• Jeweled Gauntlet and Vulnerability can help Zed's ultimate deal a large critical hit.¹⁰
• Titan's Resolve from a transmute can win Zed early rounds.¹¹
• Hellfire Hatchet can let Zed damage multiple tanks, including those with high health and resistance.¹²
• Zed's shadows do not trigger either the single-target or all-target version of Jitte.¹³

• After Chauffeur was removed, Zed could glitch between his position and the position of the ally he had been attached to; the tether bug can also occur with other dashing or blinking champions.¹⁴¹⁵
• Skilled Sniper does not trigger for Zed, including when Zed himself is in range.¹⁶¹⁷
• With Regicide, Zed's ultimate cooldown is not restored after killing the marked target unless he casts the return-to-shadow part of his ultimate before the target dies.¹⁸

• The Chauffeur spawn issue may be fixed.¹⁹

Earlier formats

• Zed with Runecarver and Voltaic could repeatedly build Runecarver stacks while remaining difficult to catch.²⁰ 8x2 duos
• It's Killing Time could mark all champions in a Mordekaiser Death Realm, including champions on other teams or in another Arena.²¹²²²³ 8x2 duos
• Zone damage could appear as though another player dealt it; this was a visual bug and did not give Zed kill credit.²⁴²⁵ 8x2 duos
• A poke build with Runecarver and Voltaic was an option for Zed.²⁶ 8x2 duos
• Poke assassins such as Zed could get value from Hellfire Hatchet.²⁷ 8x2 duos