Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-194.187.32.1-20121127113915/@comment-142.204.42.45-20121129134455

So you're saying that to counter Zed, you just need to get armor and hp huh? You know what else counters that? A lot of other solo tops. Characters like Rengar, Darius, Wukong and a lot of other physical damage dealers are also countered by armor, but you don't see a lack of them in games do you? Sure there's Irelia, Olaf, Vlad and stuff, but the majority of solo top laners are mostly physical in the nature of their attacks.

I'll admit, he can't come into melee with that many physical dealing characters unless he really commits to it, but that's the beauty of his kit. He can fully harass Darius from a distance, and he'd never be able to retaliate back. Zed has a ranged kit that runs entirely on energy, meaning he can just stay back and poke his enemies without being in range. All Zed has to do is play it smart.