Ryze vs Zed in Mid lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his Q shurikens — sidestep them, he has no CC to lock you down. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · MIDRYZEthe Rune Mage

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDZEDthe Master of Shadows

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Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 HardTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

Zed has no hard CC, so his Q shurikens are all you have to dodge — sidestep them and he can't whittle you down.

Root his all-in

Bait him to jump onto you with his shadow, then root him — a free setup for your jungler to collapse.

Win before 6

Trade hard levels 1-5 and force him back before his ult — lock in your lane lead before Death Mark comes online.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never sit in his ult range after 6 without Zhonya's or Realm Warp ready — that's a free Death Mark.

Runes

SORCERYmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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