Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-194.187.32.1-20121127113915/@comment-218.186.15.10-20121127162835

Decent solo top? Yes. He can harass from range and farm safely with his Q. He can also escape ganks with his W if need be.

Strong? Personally, after playing him top in a lot of my games after buying him, I think there are certainly better champs for top lane, like Jayce, Malphite or Akali. Most top lane champs will start with armor runes anyway, so your harass, while spammable, will be rather weak against most solo top champs. The only safe form of harass is either Q, or AA. Your E won't be doing much, and Zed has little burst without his ult. His main issue = armor.

Plus, his ult won't be doing much at lvl 6 anyway, and getting your opponent low enough for your R may not be the easiest of tasks; even if you do manage to ult, you have to makke sure that your opponent has burned his flash AND disengage/knockback abilities (if any), as it will simply make your ult almost completely worthless.

Of course, that's not to say that Zed is worthless top lane. I like his heavy harass playstyle, and if you can play smart, you'll eventually come out ahead.

Then again, Zed is much better suited for mid anyway due to his kit. He's built to roam and assassinate. His W slows, allowing him to join ganks. Hit ult is built to dash and condemn enemies to their doom with heavy damage amplification. Staying top lane and farming isn't making the best use of his kit, but in the end, it's your call.