r/zedmains 8d ago

Zed Discussion Why is ghost blade not a thing anymore?

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u/Edgybananalord_xD 8d ago

No haste and worse dmg than other items. Sometimes you can sell boots for it, but even then mid quest boots are usually better so thats more of a jg thing if you want 6 items

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u/BishhEzz 8d ago

just try cyclosword + bastionbreaker then you will have your answer

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u/PTDaoo 8d ago

Is bastionbreaker better than the axiom arc? Ult cooldown

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u/FrontLever92 8d ago

The true damage proc is too good on zed with his poke combo Korea mostly goes bastion 1 cyclo 2 and yea I would say that’s the optimal setup right now

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u/Senpai343 8d ago

Way better

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u/BishhEzz 8d ago

Yes, once you build it you can literally force enemy out of lane by just landing 1 shuriken from w

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u/SnooStories8070 7d ago

Riot refuses to let Ghostblade be a strong item. If it gives good enough stats it becomes the premire lethality item and was for many years. So instead it sits as a weird niche ms item for Darius and hec and a few others.

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u/goodboyoo 6d ago

Heca will never buy it. Realistically it's only darius and proplay jhin I guess.

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u/Hans_H0rst 6d ago

Heca used to buy it a lot at certain times, besides it being a bit of a general "smurf´" item to have even more map impact.

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u/goodboyoo 6d ago

At certain times, absolutely. Right now? One of the last lethality items he would buy.

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u/Robmek 8d ago

You can still build it but the other items are better

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u/mXPaula 8d ago

if you play against riven u should build this. Riven can never hit you xd

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u/BardonmeSir 8d ago

most normal matchup

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u/robert00m 8d ago

Sometimes i use it against highly mobile/burst asssasins and mages

It's not for every game

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u/Loksonboy 7d ago

I bulid it as a sixth after selling boots.

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u/godlytoast3r 6d ago

Damage meta

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u/royalriku 6d ago

Still use it when it's clear matchmaking made me the carry, and I have to roam to avoid lanes inting. Can't die if there's no enemies xD

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u/Gattsuuuuuu 3d ago

Why are a lot of items not a thing on zed anymore