Faker’s overpowered mid Zeri build is still undefeated in solo queue
You should try her in Practice Tool first though…
Many pro players, including legendary T1 mid lanerLee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, love to experiment in solo queue whenever a new champion debuts. His current Zeri build has a 100% win rate, not in the bot lane, but rather, in mid.
Faker,like other pro mid lanersaround the world, were thefirst to use Viegoand Gwen in the mid lane in ranked play before Riot Games adjusted their numbers and solidified their roles as a jungler and top laner respectively.
The newest marksman in Runeterra was just released this week. We take a closer look at Faker’s go-to mid lane Zeri build and why it’s so effective.
E – Spark Surge
R – Lightning Crash
Summoners all around the world who have tried Zeri might want to check up on their “Q” key on their keyboard.
Designed as a marksman whodoesn’trely on her auto attacks, Zeri uses Burst Fire (Q) to last hit and deal damage, so spamming Q is the way to go.
The only time you want to auto attack is when her secondary orange bar is fully charged, which causes her next basic attack to slow and deal bonus damage. Weave this in between Burst Fire to maximize your damage.
Besides this unique mechanic, Zeri’s biggest selling point is her mobility. I hope you like kiting because she’s short ranged, and you’ll constantly need to reposition with Spark Surge while spamming Burst Fire to keep your distance from threats on the enemy team whilst dishing out damage.
Faker’s mid lane Zeri matchups in solo queue
So far, Faker has played three games of Zeri on his Hide on bush account, going up against Vex, Irelia, and Corki, and has not lost once.
In his debut game against Vex in the mid lane, he had a stable laning phase, where he focused on farming for the first 10 minutes. In Faker’s Zeri build, he buys Doran’s Blade as a starting item, then rushes Berserker’s Greaves.
When it comes to his Mythic item, Faker buys Trinity Force as his core. The next item in his Zeri build is Titanic Hydra, which adds to the on-hit damage of Burst Fire and makes her a little more durable with the extra health.
For more splash damage in team fights, Faker then goes for Runaan’s Hurricane, followed by a late game Last Whisper which would have most likely been upgraded to Lord Dominik’s Regards.
While he did not get to his sixth item in all three games, a Guardian Angel would be practical to round off this Zeri build.
Depending on his lane matchup, Faker adjusts his runes too. For the first two games, he ran Precision and Sorcery, but against Corki, he opted for Resolve as his secondary tree instead with Bone Plating to deal with his poke.
Faker’s mid lane Zeri runes
Faker’s mid lane Zeri build
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