Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-94.109.28.218-20121116164932/@comment-99.237.78.15-20121118052352

Doesn't talon also use his ult to kill his target? Doesn't Kat use her ult to deal most of her damage? Doesn't Fizz use his ult to catch someone by surprise? Any assassin uses their ults to help assassinate their target; it just means that Zed is also effective at assassination with his ult. To the comment on it being counterable, let's consider this for a moment. Fizz can miss his ult, Kat can be cancelled out of her ult, Akali can only dash to enemy targets, Talon's whole set up can still be countered with enough armor. All of their ults are still counterable and so is Zed's.

First of all, he lacks damage? What the hell were you hitting, a 300 armor tank? This guy can tear through squishies with ease just like any other assassin. Secondly, he is plenty mobile with his living shadow; it's just that it's not just a mobility tool. Living Shadow lets him attack in ways most assassin's can't attack in, and can allow escapes in more than just one way. For example, he can leave a shadow out to slow them with shadow slash, saving a teammate. He can also lure targets towards him and the switch places with the shadow. He can also shadow over the wall. These are just examples of his escapes, and someone like Kat or Fizz have to escape by limited blinks or targeted blinks. While he's not the most mobile, he can still move. The CD, I'll admit, is a problem for his living shadow early game. However, late game it still holds up fine. Besides, he has shadow slash to lower the CD, while his ult isn't as necessary for him to kill people. Ever heard of placing a shadow near a target and using shadow slash? That still catches people.