Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-41.105.30.84-20121116184404/@comment-142.204.42.76-20121117010611

the way i see it, Zed isn't meant to just jump in and fight an AD bruiser. Oh sure, he builds like an AD bruiser later, but instead of staying close to his opponent, he keeps a safe distance and harasses/farms with his kennen like shurikens, while using his shadows to double that harass.

Think about it, with his kennen shurikens, he can farm and harass from a safe distance. It's not so much as he has no sustain, but he lessens the reason for sustain.

As for fighting like an assassin, why build him just damage? He has enough of that to liquidate a squishy carry with ease, so build some bulk to let him stay in fights.