Zed Patch History
Every buff and nerf, with the numbers, 3.8 to 26.19
Zed has been touched in 38 of the 308 patches tracked here, across 68 individual values: 28 moved in their favour, 39 against. Most recent change: patch 26.10.
38Patches touched
68Values changed
28Buffed
39Nerfed
26.10Last change
The abilities Riot keeps touching
StatsBase stats
Health, attack damage, armour, magic resist, movement speed, attack range and their per-level growth.
STATS
Base stats
1 changed0▲ 1▼
PContempt for the Weak
Zed's basic attacks against low health targets deals bonus Magic Damage. This effect can only occur once every few seconds against the same enemy champion.
P
Contempt for the Weak
4 changed0▲ 4▼
QRazor Shuriken
Zed and his shadows throw their shurikens.Each shuriken deals damage to every enemy hit.
Q
Razor Shuriken
19 changed9▲ 10▼
WLiving Shadow
Passive: Zed gains energy whenever he and his shadows strike an enemy with the same ability. Energy can only be gained once per cast ability.Active: Zed's shadow dashes forward, remaining in place for a few seconds. Reactivating Living Shadow will cause Zed to switch positions wi
W
Living Shadow
16 changed9▲ 7▼
EShadow Slash
Zed and his Shadows slash, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Enemies hit by a Shadow's slash are slowed.
E
Shadow Slash
15 changed7▲ 7▼
RDeath Mark
Zed becomes untargetable and dashes to an enemy champion, marking them. After 3 seconds the mark triggers, repeating a portion of all the damage Zed dealt to the target while they were marked.
R
Death Mark
13 changed3▲ 10▼
Every change, newest first
Patch 26.10nerfMay 12, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | AD Ratio | 0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8 | → | ▼ 0.7/0.7/0.7/0.7/0.7 13% | |
| E | Base Damage | 70/95/120/145/170 | → | ▼ 70/92.5/115/137.5/160 4% |
Patch 26.3nerfFebruary 3, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Monster Damage Cap | 300 | → | ▼ 175 42% | |
| P | Monster Damage Mod | 1.2 | → | ▼ 0.75 38% |
Patch 26.2nerfJanuary 21, 2026
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Monster Damage Mod | 1.8 | → | ▼ 1.2 33% |
Patch 25.24nerfDecember 2, 2025
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Monster Damage Mod | 2 | → | ▼ 1.8 10% |
Patch 25.5buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | AD Ratio | 0.65/0.65/0.65/0.65/0.65 | → | ▲ 0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8/0.8 23% | |
| E | Base Damage | 65/90/115/140/165 | → | ▲ 70/95/120/145/170 4% |
Patch 14.15nerfJuly 30, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 80/115/150/185/220 | → | ▲ 80/120/160/200/240 7% | |
| Q | Bonus AD Ratio | 1.1/1.1/1.1/1.1/1.1 | → | ▼ 1/1/1/1/1 9% | |
| R | Cooldown | 100/80/80 | → | ▼ 110/100/100 19% |
Patch 14.14buffJuly 16, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 70/105/140/175/210 | → | ▲ 80/115/150/185/220 7% | |
| E | Shadow Hit CDR | 2/2/2/2/2 | → | ▲ 3/3/3/3/3 50% |
Patch 14.2buffJanuary 23, 2024
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 20/19.25/18.5/17.75/17 | → | ▲ 20/19/18/17/16 3% | |
| E | Base Damage | 65/85/105/125/145 | → | ▲ 65/90/115/140/165 10% | |
| R | R Calculated Damage Coefficient | 0.65 | → | ▲ 1 54% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 | → | ▼ 20/19.25/18.5/17.75/17 9% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR | 32 | → | ▼ 29 9% | ||
| E | Cooldown | 5/4.75/4.5/4.25/4 | → | ▲ 5/4.5/4/3.5/3 11% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 80/115/150/185/220 | → | ▼ 70/105/140/175/210 7% | |
| E | Base Damage | 70/90/110/130/150 | → | ▼ 65/85/105/125/145 5% | |
| E | Cooldown | 5/4.5/4/3.5/3 | → | ▼ 5/4.75/4.5/4.25/4 12% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Mimick Range | 2000/2000/2000/2000/2000 | → | ▲ 25000/25000/25000/25000/25000 | |
| E | Cost | 50/50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 40/40/40/40/40/40 20% |
Patch 12.10
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor per level Class-wide | 3.5 | → | ▲ 4.7 34% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 584 | → | ▲ 654 12% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 85 | → | ▲ 99 16% | ||
| MR per level Class-wide | 1.25 | → | ▲ 2.05 64% |
Patch 12.2nerfJanuary 19, 2022
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | R Calculated Damage Coefficient | 1 | → | ▼ 0.65 35% |
Patch 11.22buffNovember 2, 2021
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | R Shadow Duration Displayed | 6/6/6 | → | ▲ 7.5/7.5/7.5 25% |
Show the earlier 27 patches, back to V1.0.0.152
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Total Damage Coefficient | 1 | → | ▲ 1.1 10% | |
| E | Total Damage Coefficient | 0.8 | → | ▼ 0.65 19% | |
| R | Cooldown | 90/60/60 | → | ▼ 100/80/80 24% |
Patch 11.1January 5, 2021 · Read the 11.1 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base MR Class-wide | 32.1 | → | ▼ 32 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | Base Damage | 70/95/120/145/170 | → | ▼ 70/90/110/130/150 8% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 22/20/18/16/14 | → | ▲ 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Base Damage | 90/125/160/195/230 | → | ▼ 80/115/150/185/220 6% | |
| W | Cooldown | 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 | → | ▼ 22/20/18/16/14 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 22/20/18/16/14 | → | ▲ 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 6% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Cast range | 25000/25000/25000 | → | ▼ 625/625/625 98% | |
| R | Cooldown | 0/0/0 | → | ▼ 90/60/60 |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 2 | 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 | → | ▲ 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 20% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 40/57/75/92/110 | → | ▲ 48/69/90/110/132 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 2 | 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 | → | ▼ 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5/0.5 17% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 45/66/87/108/129 | → | ▼ 40/57/75/92/110 14% | |
| Q | Effect 4 | 0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75/0.75 | → | ▲ 1/1/1/1/1 33% |
Patch 8.3February 6, 2018 · Read the 8.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 1.4184 | → | ▼ 1.4 1% |
Patch 8.2January 23, 2018 · Read the 8.2 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.092 | → | ▼ 1.4184 80% |
Patch 7.22buff
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 54.712 | → | ▲ 63 15% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 579.4 | → | ▲ 584 1% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 26.88 | → | ▲ 32 19% | ||
| HP per level Class-wide | 80 | → | ▲ 85 6% | ||
| Q | Effect 1 | 70/105/140/175/210 | → | ▲ 80/115/150/185/220 7% | |
| Q | Effect 3 | 42/63/84/105/126 | → | ▲ 45/66/87/108/129 4% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 65/90/115/140/165 | → | ▲ 70/95/120/145/170 4% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 1 | 4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5 | → | ▲ 5.25/5.25/5.25/5.25/5.25 17% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5 | → | ▲ 5.25/5.25/5.25/5.25/5.25 17% |
Patch 7.3February 7, 2017 · Read the 7.3 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP regen Class-wide | 7.09 | → | ▲ 7.092 0% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 2 | 4/8/12/16/20 | → | ▼ 0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2 98% | |
| W | Effect 3 | 20/25/30/35/40 | → | ▲ 30/35/40/45/50 33% | |
| E | Cooldown | 4/4/4/4/4 | → | ● 5/4.5/4/3.5/3 0% | |
| E | Effect 1 | 60/90/120/150/180 | → | ▼ 65/90/115/140/165 4% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 2 | 42/63/84/105/126 | → | ▼ 0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6/0.6 99% | |
| W | Effect 1 | 50/62.5/75/87.5/100 | → | ▼ 4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5 94% | |
| W | Effect 4 | 3/3/3/3/3 | → | ▲ 4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5/4.5 50% | |
| R | Effect 5 | 3000/3000/3000 | → | ▼ 6.5/6.5/6.5 100% | |
| R | Effect 6 | 120/100/80 | → | ▼ 3/3/3 97% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Effect 1 | 75/115/155/195/235 | → | ▼ 70/105/140/175/210 10% | |
| Q | Effect 10 | 50/50/50/50/50 | → | ▲ 75/75/75/75/75 50% | |
| Q | Effect 2 | 45/69/93/117/141 | → | ▼ 42/63/84/105/126 10% | |
| Q | Ratio a1 | 1 | → | ▼ 0.9 10% | |
| Q | Ratio a2 | 0.6 | → | ▼ 0.54 10% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cooldown | 18/17/16/15/14 | → | ▼ 22/20/18/16/14 12% | |
| W | Effect 2 | 5/10/15/20/25 | → | ▼ 4/8/12/16/20 20% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Effect 2 | 30/40/50 | → | ▼ 25/35/45 12% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cast range | 550/550/550/550/550 | → | ▲ 650/650/650/650/650 18% | |
| R | Effect 2 | 20/35/50 | → | ▲ 30/40/50 14% |
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Effect 5 | 6/6/6/6/6 | → | ▼ 4/4/4/4/4 33% | |
| R | Effect 1 | 50/125/200 | → | ▼ 1/1/1 99% | |
| R | Effect 3 | 1/1.5/2 | → | ▼ 0.5/0.5/0.5 67% |
Patch 4.20November 19, 2014 · Read the 4.20 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base AD Class-wide | 49 | → | ▲ 54.712 12% | ||
| Base HP Class-wide | 445 | → | ▲ 579.4 30% | ||
| Base MR Class-wide | 30 | → | ▲ 32.1 7% | ||
| Base armor Class-wide | 21 | → | ▲ 26.88 28% | ||
| HP regen Class-wide | 6 | → | ▲ 7.09 18% |
Patch 4.5April 6, 2014 · Read the 4.5 notes
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | Since 3.7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base armor Class-wide | 17 | → | ▲ 21 24% |
Data Dragon’s archive begins at patch 3.8; everything older comes from the community-written League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0). Only the numbers are reproduced here — for the wording of non-numeric changes, follow the link.
V3.7Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor Shuriken | Secondary reduced damage | 60/92/124/156/188 (+ 80% bonus AD) | → | ▼ 45/69/93/117/141 (+ 60% bonus AD) |
| Living Shadow | Shadow sight radius | 1300 | → | ▼ 700 |
| Shadow Slash | Cooldown | 3 | → | ▲ 4 seconds |
V3.6Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Shadow | Cooldown | 22/20.5/19/17.5/16 | → | ▼ 18/17/16/15/14 seconds |
| Shadow Slash | Cooldown reduction per champion hit | 1 | → | ▲ 2 seconds |
Removed · Shadow Slash
V3.03Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor Shuriken | Base damage | 75/110/145/180/215 | → | ▲ 75/115/155/195/235 |
| Shadow Slash | Base damage | 60/95/130/165/200 | → | ▼ 60/90/120/150/180 |
Bug Fix · Living Shadow
V1.0.0.152Wiki
| Ability | What changed | Before | After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Movement speed | 320 | → | ▲ 345 |