Forum talk:Neekerivittu/@comment-97.88.148.64-20121106190056

I love how people are saying that Zed doesn't do damage.

His complete AD ratio on a single target, assuming that everything hits and the target is the first-struck opponent by all Shuriken thrown, is 4.85, not taking into account AAs or a second E. Even with his W used as a gap closer, the ratio is still 4.1.

Making some more reasonable assumptions, i.e. that only one Shuriken hits (his, not the shadows), his total AD ratio is still at 3.35. That's a silly high ratio, and it's not even optimally calculated.

For reference, Talon is at about 3.7 maximum and Pantheon at 4.0 maximum, about 3.0 average.

All of this, of course, is taken into account against only a single target, but that's all that really matters for most AD assassins - that you get in, take out one target, and maybe get away. Played optimally, Zed is really good at this. I've played a couple dozen games with him now, and the experience backs up the numbers. Trust me, Zed is good.