Talk:Zed/@comment-5077844-20140707210353/@comment-15280970-20140710010856

It's not that his late game is bad. There is a broad of counterplay to him (disengage/peel picks). And itemizable counterplay too (zhonya's for ap mids, qss, randuin's, even supp items). Add to that that zed usually denies magic damage to his team, making itemization easier.

But zed usually farms a lot and gets kills, so he can get items faster than the enemy team counterbuilds him. For me, lvl 16 is his strongest peak as an assassain.

However he seems lackluster to other AP mids with utility (take orianna for example, she will rush zhonya's so she will always use her ult), Aoe Damage, tankyness, or the ability to kill more than one thing in succession (kassadin), since itemizing against them and their ADC at the same time is harder.