In League of Legends there are some champions that always seem to be banned – one of them is Zed. The assassin is intended to remain intentionally weak because he is so frustrating. MeinMMO reveals what lies behind this.
Riot Games champion designer August Browning announced that the decision was made to intentionally keep the midlaner Zed weak in League of Legends. He also hinted that this intentional weakening could potentially last forever
.
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He is the most frustrating champion in League of Legends
What exactly did August Browning say? In a recent stream, Browning was asked directly about Zed by an attentive player, who is currently ranked in D-Tier. He wanted to know if the situation would worsen further. Browning then replied:
I will just be honest with you. You are right, Zed is weak. It’s intentional. Zed needs to be kept weak because he is the most frustrating champion in League of Legends. Therefore, Zed will probably remain somewhat weaker than he should be for all eternity – because he is banned so often and is so frustrating.
August Browning (reddit)
Why is he being kept weak
? The motivation behind this decision, according to Browning, is due to his consistently high ban rate and that he is the most frustrating champion.
Even if he is not the strongest midlaner, his ban rate remains high because many players obviously do not want to play against him and they may have had some Zed experiences in the past.
- According to u.gg (as of: 02.12.23) Zed currently has the second highest ban rate at
all ranks
as a midlaner after Yone with 27.9%. He is currently ranked in D-Tier with a win rate of 48.22%. - Additionally, Zed is also often played in the jungle.
It can be super frustrating to play against Zed, especially when playing against him in the midlane or when facing him as an ADC. Zed has high all-in potential, deals high burst damage, and can poke well with his Q.
His energy resource bar also regenerates fairly quickly, which can give him an advantage over mana-dependent characters. For example, Zhonya’s can counter his ultimate if activated at the right moment.
Thanks to his high mobility, Zed can quickly move around the map, allowing him to rush to help and gank quickly. It can also be difficult to escape from him, especially if he has a lot of ability haste.
Good Zed players can make impressive outplays with the kit, which can be quite frustrating and annoying as an opponent. An example of impressive plays with Zed can be seen from LL Stylish, who is among the best Zed players worldwide:
How did the community react? Under the Reddit post, numerous players chimed in. The post has a total of over 1,700 comments. We have summarized a few for you:
- IlluminatiConfirmed compared the situation to Samira. She was additionally
nerfed
upon release, even though she was already in abalanced state
. The reason would be that herban rate didn’t want to drop
. - Macaulyn writes:
I mean, if I remember correctly, Zed has been among the top 5 most banned champions for a long time in every patch, so it kind of makes sense.
- GeorgeFraudsel thinks:
He’s just annoying, that’s all he is to me. I don’t mind being countered or facing an OP champion because that is usually an honest challenge, but Zed is just annoying. Other opponents are more fun.
In general, it remains to be seen how the situation around Zed develops. Currently, everything indicates that he will receive less attention in the foreseeable future.
What do you think of Zed, do you find him weak or strong at the moment? Which champions annoy you the most? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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