The League of Legends community is currently engaged in a heated discussion about the state of assassins in the game, with many players pointing fingers at Zed as being overpowered. One Reddit user claimed that Zed’s safety, scaling, and skill ceiling make him a more popular pick than other assassins who have to play their lane differently. Zed is currently one of the most-banned champions in ranked play, with a ban rate ranging from 30.6 percent to 36.5 percent across different tiers.
Players argue that Zed’s dominance reflects the frustration towards the entire assassin class, but he stands out as the primary source of concern. Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends, has been urged by the community to address this issue by either nerfing Zed or rebalancing him to have a stronger early game but less snowball potential.
In response to the community’s concerns, Riot Games has announced a change for Zed in the upcoming Patch 13.20, set to be released on October 12th. The cooldown of Zed’s W ability will be increased from 20-14 seconds to 20-17 seconds. This change aims to address the ease with which Zed can spam his abilities with certain item builds. However, players remain skeptical about whether this adjustment will be enough to curb Zed’s strength in the current meta.
It is important to note that the information provided in the table below remains unchanged and accurate. The table displays the ban rates of Zed in different tiers of ranked play.
Source: DOTESPORTS
