Talk:Zed/@comment-24673498-20140312122814/@comment-9705522-20140316131413

yes, i said you dont need that much damage most of the time. thats the thing. zed is ... well, the most assasin-y assasin we have. his goal is get in, kill the adc or mage, get out. with your insane damage with just those few items, you will already deal excessive damage. no need for even more. unless they got qss. youmuus is better ... due to the active. it gives you extra sticking power, and makes it easier to get close. besides, black cleaver has been nerfed to shreds already, and zed wasnt even particularly fast about applying it anyway. crits are just unreliable. besides, again, you deal so much reliable damage with just youmuus last whisper botrk and probably maw, that you really dont need crits. and of course, if the enemies have qss or zhonyas, its better to have more damage. but in that case id buy hydra, not a crit item. its just more reliable. with ie you have a 25% chance to deal 250% damage. with hydra you have a 100% chance to deal 100% damage. its just safer.