Talk:Zed/@comment-26571846-20170712193155/@comment-26808509-20170729122058

And still picking Zed gives you a vary of advantages over your lane opponent if he is a mage. While he may be able to bully you in the first 5 levels, if you are able to not get killed and farm with Q as good as you can and maybe take an early back you will win at 6. Zed is able to buy a hexdrinker, an item that gives him a good amount of AD, Mr and a livesaving shield. The mage on the other hand, if he ignores the fact that he usually needs mana, will have the armguard which only gives some AP and a horrible amount of armor. Hexdrinker is so incredibly good compared to seekers because it allready has its shield and doesn't have to be upgradet early, giving Zed an advantage. And then there's the fact that the opponent (again, if he's a mage or any other AP champ) has to get a Zonyah's early and thus denies himself other core items.

Not saying that Zed is OP and a free win, but he has an advantage over this kind of champions just by itemization. The better lethality and Duskblade are in his favor right now aswell.