Talk:Zed/@comment-26222017-20150404041558/@comment-5955640-20150404042951

None of those items are out of line to get but people would usually get Youmuus over Black Cleaver and it's strength against tanks along with it's activate is the reason why Blade of the Ruined King is a good choice.

Advantage in ganks? You mean ganks you are making or ganks you are surviving. Given that you are post level 6 the best way to avoid a bad gank is to make sure you go all in and have your shadow at a safe area. If it goes south people will have trouble deciding where to make sure to focus down on you. R has no cooldown so you still have living shadow and if you take a flash you have that as well.

If you get caught so badly that you would need the Bloodthirster shield you are probably already dead. It could be useful against melee carries (assassins) but that's why you would have all those activates which would include a Tiamat.

Bottom line. With ult and activates you should make it and kill just about any one person and escape. If not you should already retreat as you will be killed in no uncertain terms. Maybe you could sweep or win by a hair and guardian angel makes a difference but by that time you could even get your duel winning nuke juked by immunity items.