Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-173.181.37.119-20130127172639/@comment-4296199-20130128035740

as the other guy said, he's not supposed to be an all in all out kind of guy. At least, not initially. Against some weaker top laners, he can afford to completely dominate the lane. However, either there are really dominating solo tops, or there are the solo tops with super sustain.

Zed is supposed to be a kiter, meant to hurt enemies they are laning against to keep them on their toes. This is used to either weaken them for him to kill, force them away from farming, and to inflict free damage on his opponents.

Say for example that you are fighting Darius as Zed. Obviously, he will beat you down due to his high based damages, bleed and ult. However, as Zed you have an escape mechanism to get away from his pull. On average, Darius has a 550 pull range. Zed's shurikens alone have a 900 range, while his shadow has a 550 range. This means that Zed is allowed to throw out a decently strong shuriken to farm or harass every 6 seconds for what is essentially free. Darius, on the other hand, not only has to maintain his health and mana bar, but also has to worry about a long range shuriken that deals good damage even when going through the minions.