While I do believe some heroes need specific builds to work best, I also do believe in flexibility especially for heroes that are already well balanced like Zeph. So this will be more of an overall guide and my personnal take on Zeph, which was my main since beta.

Core concepts

I focus my Zeph on cooldown reduction. You could go for more heal with equipment as people show in other builds, but, I think you get more value from reduced cooldowns, which will help you to heal as much, but will also allow you to hit more with offensive spells. The burst heal on Zeph is already enough and if I can hit one more %Vortex Charm instead of overhealing an ally, or healing an other ally, I'll take it !
Your Charged LMB %Windslinger is a nuke. Release it as soon as you hit the first threshold for max damage, don't reach 2nd threshold, never use normal LMB.
Adapt to the situation and your team composition. If @Resonating Idol is really important, try to play around the other relic depending on what you need.
Your LMB %Windslinger applies %Gale Force, a dot that buffs damage on target with spells and refund 20 mana, damaging a target this way will reduce your %Mending Breeze cooldown !

Spells

%Vortex Charm : Get this to level 4 asap, more stun and cooldown reduction to 9 seconds, which can go down to 4,5 seconds with @Resonating Idol . You will love to spam this spell, trying to poke other squads and hold choke points. @Ardent Songbow Will help you to spam even more.

%Mending Breeze : No real need for level 4, Level 3 is mandatory tho, having one extra charge Synergize well with @Resonating Idol and gives you more burst heal.

%Cyclone Dash : I love this spell, jump before to go farther, hold until threshold to go farther. Gives you a big momentum to use your glider straight after and reposition faster/farther, take your mates with you to get in or out of combat ! Depending on your needs at level 12, take either this or your ult first.

Ult %Second Wind : Reaaally nice defensively and offensively. You'l get so much value from the knockback to turn a fight in your favour. Push the opposite team in the abyss, heal your mates, use it to disengage,... Super versatile and good damage/healing.

LMB %Windslinger : You want to only do charged attacks ! The value you get from this is insane. 50% more damage and going through ennemies ? For a slightly higher cooldown ? Amazing deal, your damage will skyrocket hitting multiple ennemies ! You should learn asap to jump right before releasing your attack since it will give you a bit of backward momentum, that is much needed to kite ; you'll outrun your opponents and hit them at the same time !

Relics

@Resonating Idol is really good for Zeph, with 3 charges of %Mending Breeze you can get super fast to max stacks, use it in between fights to get 10 stacks. This also works amazingly well with %Vortex Charm endgame when you need to zone other squad. This might be the most reliable item for zeph. Having this item level 2 is a really cool bonus !

Second slot is flexible, chose what you need/like to play depending on your team composition !!!

@Duality Is a natural relic for Zeph, especially upgraded to level 3. Improving damage and heal at the same time. Take this if you don't have enough gold for 2 Epics. Better to be geared than saving your golds for later.

@Paladin's Primer Is a solid tech choice, really useful when you need to burst heal an ally affected by anti-heal. It forces you to be close to your mate tho, so be careful on your positionning and not overextending.

@Ardent Songbow You will be using charged basic attacks a lot, this will naturally help to reduce your cooldowns, especially when @Resonating Idol will have low stacks. Probably my GO TO

@Guardian Angel can have some nice value, people are not really paying attention to whisps in heavy fights (level 3 is really strong in complex fights, or even if you have to run away from a fight. Nobody is expecting this). I definitely recommend you to try it.

Honorable Mention

@Ultimate Diadem Really fun to use if level 2 or 3 and if you manage to land a lot of %Vortex Charm.

@Sunweaver only makes sense if level 2 or 3, but could find some use to empower. Not the best but could fit if you're running without gear. You'll be casting a lot, heal or damage, so it will empower most of your LMB.

@Refractor Zeph having a really high damage output on basic attack compared to other characters, this might work like a charm. Can be fun to use.

Gauntlets

Really depends on what you want to achieve and your team comp

@Chrono Gauge Makes %Vortex Charm easier to land and gives an instant cooldown refund. I'm just sad that it does not work on allies and so makes one spell not using it.

@Feytech Claw Is a natural go to for Zeph, more damage and more heal.

@Burning Palm If you're hitting a lot with %Vortex Charm , also works well with your ult %Second Wind hitting multiple ennemies.

@Bubble Frog Really good defensive slot. You can use this pre-fight to add shield on allies and stack @Resonating Idol.

Boots

Whatever you prefer, I personally enjoy @Bloodlust Boots for those situations where you will be chased and have to kite a lot.

Perks

No room for flexibility here, those 4 perks are in my opinion mandatory on zeph.

@Amplified Mana Is mandatory for any build with Zeph, you'll run out of mana fast without it. Get this first !

@Heal Booster is a natural go to.

@Dash Engine helps a lot with your mana management.

@Lockdown works perfectly for your %Vortex Charm and your ult %Second Wind .

Last slot is up to preference. @Forest Blessing gives a crazy amount of mana but is very situational. @Amplified Haste helps to land %Vortex Charm .

Last Words

Zeph is a well balanced hero that can fit in any composition, has amazing survivability and escape, good damage, control, and burst heal. I'm suprised that I don't see it more in every comp. You can play Zeph even if you don't have anything in your armory, it just scales naturally and is super fun to play !

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