Zileanthe Chronokeeper | Ranked #14 out of 50 in Support
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As a Support (83%)
Zilean As a Support Counters: 80,14447,31828,8113,607308100 matches, 38 counter champions
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Tips Against Zilean as a Support Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Hannabelle says “i play this champ for ms, pretty unplayable, broken too, i dodge this”
iveye says “Zilean is some what like Renata in how he can flip a lost fight to favor him with his R, either wait out his R if he uses it or engage on him as he is not mobile besides the use of his movement speed.”
Dayruiner says “A good Zilean will get wrecked by Nautilus early game but will ALWAYS win late game. A bad Zilean will get wrecked by Nautilus early game and refuse to group late game. ”
mellorwastaken says “Zilean is really painful to deal with especially if his adc is good at dodging and not inting early, his R is so strong and the ms is really hard to deal with. If you hit Q you can win but it might be pretty hard.”
T1vladimir says “If Zilean throws two QTips bombs next to each other, they instantly explode & apply stun. Stand away from allies when marked by a bomb. ETips has a long slow duration; try to stay away from his range to avoid it. Poke him constantly before Lvl.6 since he has no sustain. Wait for RTips to wear off before attacking the bearer.”
Amelioratelol says “Lane favors Zilean as he just has to wait till you miss a hook once to double-bomb you. You beat Zilean hard pre 6 if you can land the hook.”
gizemdeniz says “Zilean also has good poking potential like Ahri. The biggest problem will probably be his ultimate. However, since our damage is sufficient, we can win this with a good ADc partner.”
mazewalk says “He can't do anything to stop you. His stun requires more time to pull of then your E, he might try slowing you down, but E is not affected by MS and you can get him with Q. Just don't kill him if he used his ult, otherwise he'll come back with more HP.”
Fenreee says “|||SUPPORT||| Zilean is insanely strong and I'm not sure if Janna can apply any appropriate counterplay to him. His R makes him essentially outscale you, provided that his team has a champion that synergizes well with him. Even then, it's fairly difficult to play a laning phase against him without a premade, as you have to stall the fight while the guy with Zilean R is on 1 hp and trying to kill you. Janna can try to R to stall, but only if Zilean has used bombs. He can match your roams and beat you in lane, damage wise atleast. Use Swifties to avoid his disgusting slow, as it usually results in getting double bombed.”
L9NunuChillump says “Zilean can allow the enemies to escape your snowballs but is pretty easy to kill and you can camp his ultimate with yours for easy kills”
zotet says “Zilean is a very large nuisance and can be OP if fed, make sure to avoid grouping up and stay out of his range to kill him. Don't attack enemies affected by his ult when they are low or else you will be caught off guard and all your abilities will be on CD.”
Atemporal says “Zilean nunca pode machucá-lo, além de um pouco de puxão nível 1. Pegue um segundo ponto no Q nível 3, acumule seu dano se necessário e empurre-o repetidamente. Zilean é um dos campeões mais dolorosos para farmar com ele. sob a torre. Se Zilean usa Q em
você enquanto você está empurrando, ande em cima de seus lacaios para estragar o hp deles para tornar mais difícil para ele o último golpe sob a torre. Empurre-o repetidamente, a menos que nada esteja acontecendo no mapa, então você pode jogar para congelá-lo e zoneá-lo, mas
isso é difícil e pode ser arriscado porque você será muito gankável, e Zilean tem um CC decente para atrapalhar você cedo. Jogar contra Zilean pode dificultar o assassinato de carregadores mais tarde, então apenas jogue um estilo split push pesado contra ele. Fazendo o rápido E - Q
Proto - Auto combo pode surpreender Zilean para que ele não tenha tempo para R. Além disso, se Zilean ults, não mate o alvo, mas ult instantaneamente se você estiver no fundo. Este confronto de lane é realmente gratuito, Zilean provavelmente não morra 1v1, então jogue o mapa, jogue
para vagar e se alimentar de todos os outros, exceto o Zilean.”
ARealFakeIdentity says “Zilean is a direct counter to Guardian as a rune, you don't really want to approach your ally, but the biggest issue derives from him granting movement speed, as you work somewhat like a control mage, dodging abilities can be a big problem.”
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Ablano says “all it takes for grandpa is to get you with one of his q and you are done”
PykEugeo says “He will pok you indefinitely by making you back up under the tower and giving you little room to act, but the biggest problem is his ultimate able to resurrect a teammate, try not to kill before the hourglasses run out, do not throw your X unnecessarily.
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DixonTheGuideMaker says “Zilean is super squishy. Focus him rather than the enemy ADC in lane to increase your chances of getting kills. Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. One way of killing him when his Ultimate is up is by locking him down with CC so he is unable to use it on himself. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Zilean is super squishy. Focus him rather than the enemy ADC in lane to increase your chances of getting kills. Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. One way of killing him when his Ultimate is up is by locking him down with CC so he is unable to use it on himself. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. Communicate with your Jungler to abuse his Ultimate cooldown. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses. After Zilean has completed his first item, his wave clear will be pretty strong. Stand outside of the minion wave at all times so he is unable to push, poke and CC you at the same time.”
Aenimatora says “He simply denies your Ult with one button. That´s why you should hate him. And his Lategame is insane ! He can onehit you with 2 precise bombs on your head.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Zilean is super squishy. Focus him rather than the enemy ADC in lane to increase your chances of getting kills. Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. One way of killing him when his Ultimate is up is by locking him down with CC so he is unable to use it on himself. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Zilean is super squishy. Focus him rather than the enemy ADC in lane to increase your chances of getting kills. Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. One way of killing him when his Ultimate is up is by locking him down with CC so he is unable to use it on himself. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Zilean is super squishy. Focus him rather than the enemy ADC in lane to increase your chances of getting kills. Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. One way of killing him when his Ultimate is up is by locking him down with CC so he is unable to use it on himself. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Zilean is super squishy. Focus him rather than the enemy ADC in lane to increase your chances of getting kills. Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. One way of killing him when his Ultimate is up is by locking him down with CC so he is unable to use it on himself. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses.”
M4DN355 says “Zilean's Q+Q combo can stop Pyke dead in his tracks when he tries to engage, and the slow on his E can slow him down further, denying a lot of engage potential. Plus the amount of poke Zilean has against a squishy champion like Pyke can cause major issues in lane. But the worst part is his ultimate which can save allies from death and deny Pyke ultimate resets.”
Coach Sollaw says “His R revive one of his ally so he can denny all your engage. You got huge cooldown on your spell so you can't re-engage easily after.”
RVanisHed says “Generally speaking, you do have advantage in this laning. The issue lies in his R that's absolutely lane changing - Especially when you dont have time to swap aggro of your turrets and they proc his R”
Jageiko says “Zilean is one of my highest winrates and i have no idea why, i feel like It's a fair matchup for both sides. His E is super annoying when he slows your go in. Dodge at least one of his Q and you should be fine. Catch him lategame to make teamfight easier.”
RoseOfInnistrad says “Zilean's very fast and hard to engage on, as well as guaranteeing that you won't have a level advantage, and is impossible to dive without 4 people after 6. You can win by taking advantageous teamfights, or by freezing/roaming in lane for kills, but it's not the easiest. Good chemtank matchup.”
punkahprincess says “His stun can be quiet a problem, since its easy to be caught off guard.
His ult can cause problems if ure low on mana or already ulted.
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Tom3kk says “His Q is dangerous, but most zileans can't hit yuumi with two Q's, so if you see someone have a time bomb on them, either already be on them before they get hit with it or jump on them AFTER it blows up to evade any possiblity of a stun”
Challenger Project says “Abuse early levels. The problem with all enchanters is all the same - if we don’t snowball early hard, we fall off and get outscaled.”
Maxwell_Shaco says “Zilean is not really an issue until he gets his ultimate / gets to late game.
His ult can save anybody from your traps and make all your preparation for nothing. The enemies can then turn those fights around so you need to keep that in mind.
However, his speed boost can help you bait enemies into traps and Zilean is an immobile champion so there is room to outplay him.
You can also place a box on an enemy who is reviving from his ultimate to instantly fear them. ”
Demonsedge90 says “Zilean is so easy to lane into unless they are very proficient in how he manages his bombs and e slow. It's not someone you really need to worry about either since he can't match your roams either.”
Cordiall says “Zilean is a huge problem for Braum. A point-and-click slow that gets up to 99%, bombs that you can't block with your E, and a free revive once every 30-45 seconds? He's just a consistent thorn in Braum's side.”
DtNikk says “Zilean is a skill matchup. Dodge his Time Bombs and try silencing zilean whenever one of his allies is going to die, as to not let him use his R.”
Hienaa says “Before 6 you can contest waves, wait for him to use bomb on wave so he cant stun you, and try to go for a trade, once he gets 6 lane isnt playable, try to shove and roam, but he can counter your shove and zone you, thats why its hard”
Saethwyr says “That slow is why. you will never be able to hit anything and it will be suffering. hope he uses it on the adc rather than you since you can make an adc survive through it, but you cant make yourself survive through it.”
TheBlueImperial says “Zilean is a major counter purely because of his R, he has the ability to completely undo any engagement you make on a priority target and you have very long cooldowns. In lane you can very easily jump on him, just make sure you don't run bombs into your carry...”
PumpkinMatters says “Zilean pode ser um problema se você não estiver com seu passinho pro lado em dia. O maior perigo dele é o dano chato que seus dois Qs podem provocar, além do atordoamento que acaba com sua iniciação. A velocidade de movimento que ele dá para aliados também pode estragar seu combo, mas é só lembrar que, assim como o escudo da Morgana, só um dos dois vai conseguir escapar. Se você acertar seu combo, no entanto, ele tá morto. Fique de olho na ult dele e tente esperar ela ir embora antes de finalizar o oponente”
PumpkinMatters says “Zilean can be a problem if your dance moves are not up to date. His biggest threat is the annoying damage double-Q have, besides the stun that destroys your combo. The move speed he gives allies is also a problem, but you just need to remember that, as well as with Morgana, only one can escape. If you land your combo, however, he's dead. Keep an eye on his ult and try to wait for it to end, before landing the killing blow”
Winter Nicole says “Zilean: His Q and W combo is so annoying and his ult just triggers me whenever he puts it on their adc when they were about to be dead which leaves me and the adc lose mana sometimes but he can easily be killed. (Recommend trying to kill the adc to waste his ult and than kill the adc again and than kill him the second you stun him)”
Discord231 says “"Le tire todo el cc que pude al adc enemigo, y este we lo revivió" Zilean es el peor counter de Rakan a mi parecer, es un mago capas de mitigar todo tu combo de cc reviviendo a la condición de victoria de su equipo, intenta rotar para darle ventaja a tu mid y jg, porque un 2 vs 2, sobre todo cuando el tenga R, es imposible ganarlo.”
GuanaTv says “Utilize os Leveis de 1 ao 5 para criar uma vantagem na rota. Após isso, procure criar jogadas quando a ultimate de Zilean estiver em tempo de recarga!
(Use Levels 1 to 5 to create an advantage on the lane. After that, look to create moves when Zilean's ultimate is on cooldown!)”
Mooncurve says “You can kill him with combos, do decide when to focus killing him vs their ad. Post 6 could become hard. But overall if your team don't hardcore lose you can win teamfights if you used your abilities well enough.”
yaemitskiuwu says “I haven't played vs Zilean as Lulu but I do play him once in a while. I think he's a good support but not enough to counter Lulu. Since he was seen at World's, we should expect to see him more in solo queue. ”
Doglightning says “run comet. If he lands double bomb you are probably dead and his ult counters your ult. You can find early kills vs him tho if you play well”
LeeTV says “Zilean's annoying as he throws bombs zoning you from landing hooks. He can provide movement speed for himself or his adc making it hard to land hooks. If you get caught in a bad spot Zilean can slow you making you an easy target to kill especially when getting ganked.”
Doglightning says “zoes range is the same range as zilean bombs. If you get caught in his stun you will die and you cant even just play for lvl 6 cuz his ult counters your playstyle. if you manage to get his ult with bubble still up then place it under the revive. ”
Aerenax says “Zilean’s bombs are annoying as he can stun you using the minions. His E can slow you and makes your life difficult unless you can dash on your allies. Play away from your own minions and look for him to overstep.”
LimTheDestructor says “Don't eat poke, don't get stunned. Be pacient, wait for a good opportunity to engage. Try to win pre-6, Zilean provides more later but often he can't bear your snowball.”
Rasta Da Masta says “You have push advantage since he isn't going to QWQ your wave since his partner might get mad at losing CS. His E has a big speedup/slowdown & his R can let him revive teammates... or actually let him self-cast QW then flash into a thrown bomb then R. I call that the suicide bomber combo on Zilean.”
Korippo says “Very obnoxious more than anything, if he lands two bombs on you, you will be stunned and he and his ADC can very easily all-in you. His bomb poke damage is also quite annoying, and his ultimate even more so as it revives anyone he's cast it on (which can include himself). All-inning him with your ult and your ADC shouldn't be too hard when all of his CDs are down, but when he revives it's best to back off before re-engaging unless your ADC saved their ult to kill them and/or his ADC again. Paired with a poke ADC such as Caitlyn this is a pretty rough lane, but it isn't unwinnable by any means.”
Distinger says “He can revive anyone you ult.
And in the remote situation where you got anywhere near Lightning McZilean he will ult himself and kill you with a double Q.”
Lynter says “Runa Recomendada: Conquistador.
Use Q no Zilean sempre que houver oportunidade para reduzir sua vida, evite ser acertado com suas bombas (Q) e evite ficar perto de minions com pouca vida visto que Zilean jogará suas bombas e tentará executar os minions para que a bomba exploda mais rápido. A bomba de Zilean prioriza campeões, então mesmo que esteja no meio de tropas, a bomba irá te focar. O tempo de recarga das habilidades de Zilean é muito alto, por isso observe a utilização do W de Zilean (Rewind) que permite recuperar o tempo das habilidades Q e E em 10 segundos. Nos níveis iniciais, caso ele tenha usado o Q e não te acertou e esteja próximo, use seu EW+AA+AA e se reposicione para usar o QE+AA. Zilean só conseguirá te stunar se acertar duas bombas, por isso evite esse combo, lembrando que mesmo que ele não te acerte com a bomba. caso você esteja dentro da zona da bomba você levará o efeito de stun. Cuidado com ganks visto que Zilean possui também seu E que diminui sua velocidade de movimento, e caso não esteja com minions na rota ou algum aliado, dificilmente sairá vivo, a não ser que consiga matar, podendo assim ir para cima. Após nível 6, ficará difícil matar Zilean, por isso, não tente fazer isso, no máximo tente fazer que ele desperdice a ultimate, deixando ele com pouca vida e assim forçando ele a usar para não ser finalizado, assim expulsando ele da rota. A ultimate do Zilean possui um tempo de recarga maior do que a da Katarina, portanto fique atento ao tempo da ultimate para poder saber a hora de agressivar ou não contra ele. Em roaming, Zilean poderá te seguir com teleport ou com o E que fornece velocidade de movimento, por isso tente ser efetivo nos ganks o mais rápido possível para evitar que ele apareça e salve o time usando sua ultimate (Chronoshift). Em lutas em equipe, Zilean deverá negar o máximo possível de seus resets, mas ele não poderá fazer isso com mais de um, e visto que a Katarina dá dano em área e a sua ultimate atinge até 3 inimigos, se você conseguir entrar na luta combando mais de um campeão inimigo com dano suficiente para eliminar, Zilean perderá sua vantagem nas lutas. Evite mal posicionamento em locais sem visão pois Zilean possui muito dano com suas bombas e poderá te matar rápido com ajuda do jungler. Em partidas mais longas, o tempo de recarga da ultimate do Zilean poderá ficar em cerca de 36 segundos com itens e runas de redução de tempo de recarga, por isso evite lutas que não sejam constantes para evitar que ele possa recuperar o tempo de recarga da habilidade. O potencial de Zilean é de igual para igual visto que Zilean possui muito dano em área, controle de grupo com stun e slow e ainda pode ressuscitar aliados e a si mesmo, sendo necessário bom posicionamento e foco para não perder a utilidade da Katarina como assassina e dos seus resets.”
SlippStream says “Immobile but able to give a speed boost or a slow. As long as you keep your distance and bully while his W is on cooldown, you'll be okay.”
0Banda says “ Zilean is a quite easy matchup for Rakan, take Electrocute and play really aggressive early-game since he won't have time to escape from your combo with Time Warp. Don't let Zilean hit any Time Bomb into you, when you see he is about to hit you with one of this, dash backwards with Grand Entrance or Battle Dance. Once he gets to level 6, he gets acces to Chronoshift and as you are not likely to kill him or he's ADC you should look roaming midlane
Against Zilean you should buy Boots on your first back in order to dodge his Time Bombs without having to waste abilities. You can also buy Boots of Swiftness against this old man since his Time Warp will be slowing you by a lot (99% slow at level 5)”
Melyn says “Try to bait out the bombs and be very careful for his speed up and double bomb stun. Do not commit too hard level 6 unless you will win hard as he can revive himself or his teammates. ”
TheBestestBork says “Zilean can be kilean'd. But his ADC can, and if he wastes his ult on them just sit and wait with your Q up. Dodge those Q bois and you should be fine.”
KasgoesREEEEE says “if he lands his double bombs it's usually big damage or even death for you. other than that you can poke him easily. always look out for the wings symbol on an enemy so that you dont accidentally "kill" them and restore 1/3 of their health. you scale better”
VyoS says “Never Ult first, if you want to land a solo-kill on him you have to proc his Ult without using your Ultimate. Only farm and Poke him. Try to land a good burst on him and wait how he react's to it, some will panic and R, and some will chill and wait for you. Just keep him in that lowlife state to proc his Ult with your Poke or to farm better in lane. ”
Spection says “You trade much better than he does in lane, so look for autos and Q+E combos whenever possible. Silence his ultimate when he is about to use it.”
DanNS12 says “Dodge forward whenever he tries to hit you with Q and look for heavy trades because Zilean is pretty vulnerable without Q but don't get too close or he will 99% slow you.”
LilPaniniUwU says “zoes range is the same range as zilean bombs. If you get caught in his stun you will die and you cant even just play for lvl 6 cuz his ult counters your playstyle. if you manage to get his ult with bubble still up then place it under the revive.
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Doody_tco says “Deals a great damage, and stuns your carry which in most cases leads to their death. Moreover, Zilean can save his carry with his ultimate ”
very hot says “Super annoying because he can slow you to oblivion and his ult will heavily reduce the threat of your engages. Overall, you should try to grab some free kills early in laning phase as the lane (and game) will be super hard if the Zilean is left untouched.”
Tatewari says “Basically any champion with abilities which provide large amounts of movement speed counter Brand.
Your Q and W become very difficult to hit on an enemy buffed by Zilean's E.
If you miss your Q and Zilean uses E on you, there is no escape.”
Vispectra says “Terrible champion that needs and update. Not only is he horrible to look at but he's annoying as heck with his outdated abilities. His bombs will go through your Q and honestly they just hit like a truck. I don't know what he packs in those timebombs but you'll feel a kick in the balls everytime they blow up on you. He can speed himself and revive which make him so hard to kill , honestly i'd say he's too hard to kill unless you have 40% CDR level 16 R”
HerYandere says “Annoying to lane against, and once he hits 6 it gets harder. BUT, his ADC won't be able to do anything after reviving since you'll be on top of them ready to cc chain all over again. The slow sucks, and he'll stun you after, so watch your positioning.”
DasNerdwork says “Be careful of his level 2 all-ins, as he has one of the strongest level 2 bursts in the game. Annoying bombs and ultimate, which can also make it harder to play together, but still catchable and killable.”
Daraysen says “Zilean is pretty even, he pokes with his q's and can make himself and his adc faster, watchout for his ult which could cause a comeback for them.”
KeleiX13 says “Zilean relies on hitting his Q to get ahead in lane, so always try and bait it out. If he has missed one Q, he can't stun you so go aggressive then. If you dodge both his bombs, he has basically nothing to keep you away except for a slow so punish him for it. His ult is pretty annoying since you probably won't be able to kill his ADC even if you ult and "kill" them. It's fine if you wanna take Guardian here, I personally wouldn't unless I feel like I have a slow reaction time that day.”
anionPositivo says “Ele vai te dar muito poke, e poke dolorido, e vai correr muito também. Não sei muitas dicas contra um Zilean além de tentar focar o adc antes do nivel 6, e depois começar a dar roaming porque não vai ter muito o que fazer na botlane.”
Discord231 says “"Le tire todo el cc que pude al adc enemigo, y este we lo revivió" Zilean es el peor counter de Rakan a mi parecer, es un mago capas de mitigar todo tu combo de cc reviviendo a la condición de victoria de su equipo, intenta rotar para darle ventaja a tu mid y jg, porque un 2 vs 2, sobre todo cuando el tenga R, es imposible ganarlo.”
LilRidge says “Zilean is a nuisance in lane. Try your best to dodge his (Q) Time Bombs as they will hurt and prevent you from engaging.
If one does land on you, move away from your ADC. He is going to look to throw another on you to stun you. When he is going to throw another on you, immediately engage on him as he will not be able to dodge your (W) Ferromancy - Crash Down during the animation and the shield you will get will negate most of the damage.”
GamingFrog says “Very rare pick to see, but when picked you will most likely lose this lane. He can toss his bombs over your E and his slow can be lethal for you or your ADC. Not only that, he is near impossible to be hit with Q since he has the speed up. Also outscales you hard. I would recommend picking up mobility boots and roaming a lot since he will outscale you. Bring exhaust to slow him down too.”
The Last Rakan says “Zilean irá abusar de seu poke e provavelmente irá te matar, tente não entrar em suas bombas-relógio e use runas que de dê sustain”
GamingFrog says “Pretty bad match up for Thresh. When he hits 6 you have to play carefully. When killing someone that has Zilean R, try to raise the edge of your R on top of them before they respawn. He outscales HARD”
Tauricus2017 says “Zilean is pretty bad champion that outside of his revive doesn't bring much thread on the table. His Qs can be dodged easily and his slow has low range.”
Rainuu says “Zilean is one of your biggest threats as his ulti will completely nullify everything you've worked for. After oneshotting anyone, he'll simply give them a revive and lock you in place afterwards. He is practically a reverse uno card.”
Ruiner of Fun says “Perma-Slow. His e is basically a stun at max rank. This is why I bring tenacity runes. His ult saves the ADC or APC you decided to focus. ”
Kefochka says “Зилеан может очень хорошо вас наказывать, его ульта эффективна в разменах 2 на 2, он хорошо поддерживает своего союзника и обладает контролем. Да и догнать деда не получится, лучше играть от объектов.”
Starchase says “Poke him all you can lvl 1, his poke is meaningless at this point.
Care about lvl 2 though, he can cc you and kill you if you're not paying attention.
Care at lvl 6, his R is literally a second life so try to not focus on the target he R'd and let it expire.
You outscale him pretty easily.”
Takitsu says “Simple early game advantage. Go for engages anytime Zilean misses his bombs/stun.
Post-6 Try to avoid doing all-ins when Zilean has ult up. All-ins can be used to force the ult and then back out for a reengage. ”
AriyaIsTheBest says “Watch out for his Q, as he can stun you if he puts two bombs on top of you. Try not to kill someone with Zilean R on them, as they will revive with more health.”
losolkos says “His Q is very good agains you it deals much dmg and stun you and his ult can make his adc or himself 2st try to run make sure to punish him with your passive and use ult on him to dont let him use his.”
Discord231 says “"Le tire todo el cc que pude al adc enemigo, y este we lo revivió" Zilean es el peor counter de Rakan a mi parecer, es un mago capas de mitigar todo tu combo de cc reviviendo a la condición de victoria de su equipo, intenta rotar para darle ventaja a tu mid y jg, porque un 2 vs 2, sobre todo cuando el tenga R, es imposible ganarlo. ”
unhben says “Post 6 he's a bit of a sitting duck for ganks. you will be pushed in really hard because of his Q poke. Just play around his R and go for him after he uses it on someone else and vice versa if he uses it on himself.”
Bear Gummies says “He really hurts when he lands his time bombs, and he can be really scary when he speeds himself up, and gets in range to slow you down. Keep your distance, use evasive maneuvering to dodge his bombs, and only go for him when his bombs are on cooldown.”
Gryndall says “Similar to Lulu. He can't save both. Let him decide whom or nobody :D
If u struggle to his bombs buy banshee or Abysall mask is handle here.”
mscocca says “The Stun on his Q is a threat but as Nidalee you should have no problems in dodging it. Still, his E is going to give you a hard time as it gives him/his allies a good engage/disengage tool. ”
The Lotus Queen says “Zilean can be annoying to lane against, as he spams his Q and getting hit by 2 will result in your being stunned and possibly die if the enemy adc follows up. Stay out of his range and poke when his abilities are on cooldown. ”
Jexeff says “Zilean can really be a pain in the butt. You will have to be careful throwing out hooks since he will be able to easily chain his bombs and stun you. They also do quite a bit of damage. In addition, he will most likely speed himself or his ADC up to avoid your already telegraphed CC. Post 6 it will be very hard to snag a kill due to his ultimate preventing an allies death. ”
Mugnas says “Deals a lot of damage and can speed up himself or a teammate by a significant amount. Or slow you by that amount. Watch out for his r so you don't waste your abilities.”
Wounds2 says “Zilean has great poke and utility to deal with Rakan's kit. His threat level might be a little biased because I absolutely hate playing against him. ”
fishbully says “ONLY IN SUPPORT ROLE: Zilean will out-range and out-damage Janna. His ult means that Janna can most likely not secure/guarantee kills for the ADC. Not a fun matchup.”
itizhelia says “He can outrun your dash and poke you to death, but you can punish him by damaging your minions with his bombs to push the wave back to your tower and freeze it, etc.”
Find0 says “Zilean is pretty annoying if im being honest. If played correctly he can ruin your day with the slow and double bomb but you simply just have to keep spacing and you are good.
WIN CON IS ALL IN PRE 6 / ROAM”
FiddlesticksChan says “His R can deny yours and the bonus move speed he gives makes it very hard to land your skillshots or chase. He also has good poke damage and cc with his bombs.”
Royal Shaco says “its not hard to play against him just dodge his clocs and watch his ult for who he used it in fight dodge his clocs so u can burst down his adc”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Just watch out for his double bombs, Zilean doesn't offer much else. When you engage, fake going on his ADC. When he ults his ADC, turn on Zilean. Or the other way around, depending on the situation.”
Xeptron says “Zilean can be very annoying to deal with due to his slows and bombs. While he has the damage and movement speed to run around the lane, he has no dash or jump to avoid the hook. As long as Zilean's Q ability is on the cooldown, it is easier to engage since he cannot double stack the bombs and stun you. To dodge bombs even easier, it's suggested to buy mobility boots. Once you have them, makes the laning phase even easier. Movement speed doesn't increase the chance of hitting a hook but increases your will to engage >:D”
Sunedayz says “Try baiting out his Q skillshot, once its down go and poke the enemy. Be mindful that he can slow you down, and stun you. Only go for isolated W's without the auto.”
DracoMeteor_ says “I hate this champion and is stupid annoying. But on a real note, He's a strong champion Especially when he can just Revive his ADC If they die. Not to mention the amount of poke he has with his Q and a 99% slow if he maxes E.”
jessuva says “Zilean has a lot of poke, and his ult is basically a GA. If he hits you with a bomb, silence him so he can't hit you with a second one and stun you. ”
Lykzar says “Dodge his bombs and try to catch him out with your ult. You can stun or ult someone by timing it right after he's done resurrecting them.”
Titans Revenge says “Lots of poke with bombs and he or his ADC will have to die twice at level 6. Dodge the bombs and land your hook. If you notice he casts ult on himself....wait it out...play it slow. If you kill him, he will revive with a lot of health and use his speed up to just run away. keep him alive until his ult wears off, then hit him with the finishing blow.”
CastratedSeal says “Skill matchup. You have a stronger lane phase but Zilean has a stronger late game. Nami normally doesn't have a strong enough early game to punish Zilean.”
YourCut says “Take the 1shot page. Makes all-ins a nightmare, deals insane damage and his slow reduces you to 10 MS point and click. Try to bait his R, your damage is deceptively high and runs out fast. Either he uses R too soon or you can 1shot him or his ADC.”
EmpressBee says “Zilean is easy to poke and all in pre 6. Bait or wait for zilean to use a bomb and then attempt an all in since the stun potential is gone.”
NEED WATER says “Zilean is not only the king of time but also zoning/lane pressure. He throws off focus and can tilt you to the next realm, but look for roam priority and collapse on those lonely enemies. ”
GamingTy12 says “he is not really a threat just more of a champ that doesn't allow you to get kills after 6 in the lane but he also cannot really kill you unless you get double bombed which is hard to land for him since your insanely quick. ”
katt5 says “His ult can save him or his ADC from your combo if he uses it quick enough. He also has decent damage and getting double-bombed isnt fun. That being said his bombs aren't too difficult to avoid.”
NirvanaBunny says “I am actually not sure where to place him on this list because I have not laned against him before! Watch out for his bombs and if you have one on you, try to stay away from the minions and your ADC because when it goes off it'll do some AoE damage.He can also give his ADC levels and his ultimate let's them revive. So be careful.”
Kilo Khaos says “Zilean is extremely irritating to lane against. His Time Bomb (Q) will zone you, and will stun the target if two land on them. Also, his speed boost allows him or his carry to more easily dodge your hooks. These are inconveniences, but make sure if you all in to not kill whoever he ults. Keep them locked in CC until his ult has expired, then secure the kill.”
moon827 says “Zilean is going to be really annoying to deal with in the early game for you, due to the amount he can abuse you from his level 2 power spike. If you can avoid allowing him to get off his combo, it should be easier, but even if he gets 1 bomb on you, that is going to hurt.”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Zilean is a rather hard match-up for Thresh because of multiple reason.
First of he has decent poke with his bomb and if he lands 2 bombs in succession on you there is also his stun. This can very easily get you poked out of lane.
Another thing that's hard about the match-up against Zilean is his ability to speed up himself or his AD carry, enabling both to easily dodge your hooks.
The last thing about Zilean is the most obvious, his ultimate, which can deny you from getting a quick kill very easy.
In this match-up it is best to start of your engage with flay, as this will make your hook more likely to land. If Zilean uses his ultimate, try to hold of on landing the finishing blow until it wears of.”
Terroronyou says “You can try and use your statis when he has ult'd someone to waste time on the duration. Tricky to pull off. Careful of double bomb + solo, will likely kill you.”
Taric Support says “If you ever meet a Zilean support you will have a REALLY hard time in lane. Zileans bombs are insanely frustrating in lane, as he will force you to use all of your mana on healing and shielding your ADC from those goddamned bombs. When fighting Zilean you should avoid getting hit by two of his bombs in a row, as it will stun you and deal a lot of damage. Focus on engaging when he overextends just a little bit, as you won't get any other chances because of his movement speed buff/slow. Zileans ult is way better than Taric's in lane because it can revive and has no casting time. Zilean will make time in lane pass veeeery slowly... OLD CLOCKMAN!!”
Reason97 says “Zilean's strength lies more in what he brings to a team then to his damage. Keep mobile to make it hard on him to land bombs, and keep clear of any minions that have bombs stuck on them, but other than that you have the advantage in pretty much every way in a 1v1. If he can land bombs consistently, he's gonna feel oppressive, but ALL of his damage demands he land those bombs, so make that hard for him to do, and you're aces. ”
Vahlok says “I hate this champ. His E can slow you 99% just like your ult. He can stun you if you try to approach him and poke you at the same time. And if you land the best hook of your life, his ally will revive every 30sec at lategame. It doesn't matter if he goes 0/20. Goodluck friend.”
Spection says “EXTREMELY RARE. If anyone counters Pantheon Anti-ADC, it's this guy. Zilean will punish you whenever you try to farm with great ease. Don't let him land too many bombs or you or he will stun you. His ADC basically gets a second life and he can speed them away from trouble if you manage to get off a combo. Do not pick Pantheon onto this nightmare of a support unless you want to get zero farm and zoned out of lane very fast. Thank god he's one of the rarest supports to deal with. Rush mercury's treads. If you do have to go ADC against a Zilean, buy boots of speed and be very fast and go hard so he can't respond to your damage. If you're fast enough, you can stun him long enough so that he cannot use his ultimate before he dies. He's weak before he gets his ultimate, pressure him and his ADC equally so he doesn't know who to use his ultimate on.”
ShroudedBRH says “Zilean will try to poke with time bombs or stun by stacking bombs. Avoid standing near the center of where the bombs land or walking into the center of bombs. You can bait out the R and disengage until it expires before finishing off the opponent. If you proc the R then he will most likely follow up with bombs to stun you that you will need to avoid immediately”
Mickeystick says “High poke damage, your trades mean nothing. I hate Zilean due to his ultimate preventing you from getting the one-shot you so desperately want with Nautilus.”
Wicked Cherry says “His ult combined with his time bombs can be annoying and deal a lot of damage but you can walk around them. However, you should have more sustain than him with your heals.”
Wicked Cherry says “His ult combined with his time bombs can be annoying and deal a lot of damage but you can walk around them.
But be careful and try only to force fights when it's obvious you're going to win them because he's got more sustain with his ult that you do.”
Wicked Cherry says “Mr Time-bomb is uncommon but if you play against him, watch out for his double time bobs because they stun. He can slow you but you can silence him so he won't be able to cast his ultimate. You got more sustain just beware of his bombs.
Mobility boots will help you with him as well. ”
TheMistCollector says “Your E will be very important in this matchup, because you can deny additional damage from his double Q engage, and you can dodge his E very easily. Bait his Q and you'll be fine. In teamfights, focus him in order to "waste" his ult on himself.”
xlouis31 says “Zilean will speed-up and escape your Q, so you should try to Flash + Q him. After lv. 6 he will be very annoying, so try to get some early kills.”
Mczrks says “He isn't of much threat to pyke really. His q is hard to land on someone as mobile as pyke is, also he's ult can at the very best make your useless”
Vexno says “He can abuse you very early from his level 2 power spike. If you can manage to dodge his combo you will be okay, but even one bomb will hurt.”
Axkuru says “if he dont have his revive its easy for you and its a free kill. If he has his Revive available try to stun both ( ADC And Zilean) and focus the ADC cause the ADC will be 1 Level ahead everytime.”
brandbrandbrandbrandbrand says “Kill him before 6, if you aren't certain of your adc playing well enough to have them under tower and getting kills then dodge. You need to have a giant lead over zilean, otherwise you'll lose bot fights over his R just being super clutch versus brand's timed damage.”
Crippledtoot says “Only extreme if he goes Glacial Augment. I would always go Comet against him just because you usually can't get close enough to him in the first place unless you are allin-ing.”
snukumz says “Watch out for his stun but you slightly out range him with your Q.
His ult can cancel out your ult.
He can speed himself or teammates through your slow wall.”
thesophieset says “Annoying, but doable. His bombs do a lot of damage if he goes for a Seraph's Embrace into AP build. As with all AP supports, he can very well build Morellonomicon against you – keep the Grievous Wounds effect in mind when you heal your allies, otherwise your healing will be significantly cut short. If you manage to avoid getting hit by his Q – or even more importantly, his Q > W > Q combo –, you win. Silence the resurrecting target roughly a second before they respawn so they get rooted right away.”
snukumz says “His bombs can be very annoying, and if he stuns you then you could take a ton of damage or be killed so be careful around this man.
He is squishy so if you snare him you should be able to do a lot of damage to him.”
Thats a OOF says “Pokean will poke with Q's. Avoid getting hit by his Q W Q combo. His R is a free GA. When he will walk forward aggressively go for a hook flay R combo when his R is on CD OR You are 6 and he is 5 OR neither of you are 6. But he will make you suffer. Besides all these hazards, without his Q he deals 0 damage.”
ThePandaEvan says “Double bombs can be a problem sometimes during fights and Zilean's ult can be frustrating to play against but, other than that, its fairly easy to do well.”
Abusable Yuumi says “Annoying with the bombs, but he isn't a threat. Easy farm lane. If you do get bombed, hop onto your ADC with Aery to shield most of the damage.”
netherlessss says “Zilean's poke, disengage, and ult are very annoying to deal with and there isn't much you can do against him other than try to CC him out of his ult onto himself or an Ally. ”
HoneyQT says “A very underrated champion, he deals a lot of damage and if played correctly can be one of the best supports in the game. When he ults, back off. ”
Cat Elf says “Zilean has CC and Speedup which is annoying because he can render your E basically useless, and AOE CC you and ADC. He also have 2 lives. ”
TheBeardedPickle says “Significant amount of poke, but if Zilean fails to land both bombs your shield will negate the damage. Can be a nuisance but shouldn't pose a massive threat. ”
PayyBack says “Really annoying poker, engage whenever his bombs are on cooldown.
To hurt Zilean is anytime you have a bomb placed on you, go next to your allied minions. If you're lucky some might die, denying CS for the opposing ADC. It'll also push out your lane, which makes ganks easier to get.”
Flint124 says “Zilean has the worst laning phase out of any support. Period.
That said, he's rather good against you later on, since Time Warp counteracts Wither and Chronoshift is always a problem.”
Kefochka says “В разменах старина Зилли не сильно поможет делу, но сбить ваш щит сможет, а после очевидно замедлить вас или вашего адк. После шестого уровня он становится очень полезным для своей команды, не давайте ему быть постоянно рядом с союзниками.”
Jointed says “Not a common match up, which makes it a rough one. He knows this match up WAY more than you do. Play cautious and pay attention to his cooldowns.”
Hanjaro says “Zilean has high poke damage, along with a very strong slow, a stun, and once he's level 6 he can revive himself or an ally, completely negating all your burst, and catch you out instead.
Bait his ult, or re-engage when it's on cooldown.”
ningen ouroboros says “His bomb stun hurts and ult revive counters your damage, difficult to play against, but if you play mindgames, you have the high grounds.”
Ghionova says “Only his ult is a bit hard to play against. Focus the other target until the ult mark of his ult is gone. Never kill an ulted target! Never!”
Zer0XM says “Zilean isn't that bad however his passive can get the opposing ADC ahead in XP, otherwise the MS increase is irritating for any hook champ.”
Vexno says “He can abuse you very early from his level 2 power spike. If you can manage to dodge his combo you will be okay, but even one bomb will hurt.”
suppdiff says “This guy outscales you incredibly hard. Be sure to get a lead in lane or else game is absolutely doomed. Be sure to abuse him level one and two. Ask for jungler attention before 6.”
Z-IKE says “Zilean is all about poking each laner down. if either you or you ally has a time bomb attached to them you shouldn't use your E because then your adc will take damage with you.”
spark2 says “He's insanely annoying, but not a real threat to you. Bully him early, then rush 30% CDR, shove the lane in and roam, you're not killing him after 6.”
supersuavebro says “The only reason he isnt free is due to his ult, pre-6 you shouldnt have any problem. Post 6, look to silence him with W before any attempt at a kill”
NirvanaBunny says “I am actually not sure where to place him on this list because I have not laned against him before! Watch out for his bombs and if you have one on you, try to stay away from the minions and your ADC because when it goes off it'll do some AoE damage.He can also give his ADC levels and his ultimate let's them revive. So be careful.”
aimez says “Zilean is going to be really annoying to deal with in the early game for you, due to the amount he can abuse you from his level 2 power spike. If you can avoid allowing him to get off his combo, it should be easier, but even if he gets 1 bomb on you, that is going to hurt.”
Ahpulzz says “His time bombs can be a nuisance but the real threat comes from his ultimate, which revives an ally who'd otherwise die. This single ability flounders any offensive play you try to make while he's around. On top of that he can both speed and slow targets at will, meaning less of his teammates getting hooked and a harder time to escape for you. Take advantage of him pre-six as he can still die easily if caught, but don't over commit past that point.”
flagnut says “Have not fought much zil, but in theory he could bomb your turret twice and stun everyone (bad news). Good news is he runs out of mana super-quick.”
Ahpulzz says “There aren't many skilled Zilean's out there so I can't exactly tell where this match-up lies. What I do know is that he's going to be chucking lots of bombs at you, and while they don't do that much damage to you they may make life hard for your ADC while they're farming. Do your best to zone him off or at least have his attention focused onto you so you can take the hits. Though he does have a range advantage on you, he's extremely squishy early on and a good pillar by you plus a reactive teammate could get him to burn his flash or better yet end up as a kill for you or your ADC.”
Aethlo says “Decent poke, peeling and engage and of course an annoying ultimate - try to out-poke him and all in pre 6 before his ult wastes your mana. You should out trade him on all ins but the cc and ult is a problem.”
Vermeio says “That bombs are annoying as [email protected]#. But his low health play at your favor. Play defensively against him. He got a LOT of range, and is not easy to catch, due to speed up. Armor up (MR) a little, and you will have a chance. Easy to burst, just care with his ult. ”
Axeloy says “Really just depends if he lands his Qs. He has no sustain, and you tend to win trades if they don't go catastrophically for you. She can slip past his Qs, but he can also prevent her from doing much else. A strange match-up.”
Haezard01 says “Early on you might kill him, but a good Zilean will zone you off and make it difficult for you. His E slowwill prevent you to get close to get your ult damage output and his ulti will prevent you to kill the enemy, making you waste your win condition to burst out enemies.”
Slick_top says “Zilean can be easy to lane against pre 6, but after leaving laning phase and reaching 6 he can make ulting your opponets sometimes challenging and cancel out its reset, due to his revive.”
Better Call Phil says “Literally has an Anti-Pyke kit.
AOE stun with a big range, a slow that’s almost as bad as Susan and revives an ally.
A good Zilean will wait at the very last second to ULT his ally so you don’t get a kill AND your ult goes on cooldown.
Extreme matchup late-game, but pre-6 is medium. Ask for ganks then.
Ancient Coin/Aftershock”
NirvanaBunny says “Be aggressive vs Zilean and you'll be fine. If he hit you with bombs stay close to allied minions that are about to die. DENY THEM FARM LOL”
hipstersora says “Hell hath no fury like a kill denied by Zilean ult. Good waveclear, good roaming, and he support his ADC well. Not much you can do specifically, it's more of needing a teamcomp who can deal with him. ”
RainbowNova says “Zilean has annoying CC with a long range and a big amount of damage. He can also slow enemies down or speed allies up by a lot, making it even more annoying to hit abilities or dodge his. Even if you manage to grab someone and kill them, Zilean can just press R and save them, reviving them with close-to-full HP.”
DoABarrellRoll says “Su CC Es impresionante y inituliza tu velocidad y posibilidad de focusear a un adc
His CC It is impressive and disable your speed and possibility of targeting an adc”
Hanjaro says “Zilean is extremely squishy and punishable in lane, he can be relatively hard to catch because of his E movement speed. Abuse this champ anytime he uses his q and doesn't land the bomb because he can't stun combo if his q starts on cd by using his w. Annoyance at level 6 his ult will consume your ult without giving you the reset.”
BurstTheBots says “Can poke you with his bombs and can make his ADC faster making it difficult to escape alive since the ADC can pick you off. (assuming that the ADC isn't a Yasuo) Also he can slow you and revive himself or his ADC with his ult if you try to pick one of them off with your ult.”
unownreality says “Zilean does massive damage at a range that leaves him safe. In addition, his slow will allow the ADC to kill you most of the time. You can try to damage him, but you take a high risk of a slow stun. ”
3ternalSoul says “This is just based on timing, but if he tosses a time bomb on you and you "avoid" it by hopping onto an ally, you're just gonna make an inconvenience. It's just a wasted heal, which is just plain ANNOYING.”
Drlazerbeam says “Zilean has slightly better range than Nami does, so poking back with Ebb and Flow may prove to be difficult for Nami players. If a Nami player just focuses on healing and does not play into Zilean's silly games, they should be fine.”
Shderen says “He can literally bring himself to life and you'll STILL outsustain him. You both serve the same purpose of early/mid game damage and late game utility stuff. Avoid his stuns and you'll pretty much always win. Be cautious of pushing up though because he sets up for ganks REALLY well with his E.”
NirvanaBunny says “I am actually not sure where to place him on this list because I have not laned against him before! Watch out for his bombs and if you have one on you, try to stay away from the minions and your ADC because when it goes off it'll do some AoE damage.He can also give his ADC levels and his ultimate let's them revive. So be careful.”
N0ZOMI says “Be aggressive vs Zilean and you'll be fine. If he hit you with bombs stay close to allied minions that are about to die. That's how you can prevent his adc from farming properly ;)”
NirvanaBunny says “Be aggressive vs Zilean and you'll be fine. If he hit you with bombs stay close to allied minions that are about to die. DENY THEM FARM LOL”
SawyerNelson says “Zilean mid makes Thresh's job very hard, hold your abilities for a long time during fights until you can get very high value out of them. Zilean support makes the bot lane play out a big slower but you can open up the game if you kill him pre-6.”
Ooze OG says “He will poke you down and negate your all in. If you commit to the all in, you're going to take a lot of damage. Avoid his stun and play for team fights.”
Yukkine says “Can't killean the zillean. Or any of his allies for that matter, if he plays his cards right. Extremely annoying with area denial, engage denial and being fast denial.”
TheComicalBiker says “Zilian's time bomb (Q) can be very good at zoning you and can potentially stun if he lands two on a target. His speed boost (E) helps his carry dodge hooks. When he uses his ultimate on someone try to keep them in CC until it expires so they do not get a health and mana rest. ”
Rasta Da Masta says “He isn't going to QWQ your wave since his partner might get mad at losing CS. His E has a big speedup & his R can let him revive teammates... or actually let him suicide bomb you with a self-cast QW then flash into a thrown bomb then R. I call that the ALLAHU AKBAR! combo on Zilean.”
oneandonlyDK says “Play safe around this guy. Try to ult the target he ults to waste the duration. Be really careful when he throws bombs at you since it will likely kill you if he stuns you.”
Jeroen R8 says “Zilean stops you from getting close to the wave or engaging on him by constantly tossing bombs behind the minion wave. Winning lane vs him revolves around going all in and focussing the person he hasn't used his Chronoshift (R) on.”
SimonEagle says “Zilean could stun you or your ADC by throwing two bombs on the target when Galio need to come closer to he enemy. And I'm not writing about others abilities as Chronoshift.”
styllEE says “Zilean is really annoying as he can slow you down, boost his teammates up with movement speed + use ult to save 1 guy, which makes ur ult flanks less usefull”
I love Lun Lun says “Zilean is strong however our silence can destroy his plans.It's way easier to fight against him rather than him fighting against us.His R is not enough to out-HP our allies and his stunbombs are quite useless if we stand away.We can't outrange him but we certainly can steal his HP away if he tries to combo us.An Equinox will suffice for him to die,he is squishy and old.”
TurnDaBeatAround says “You must respect the bombs early scale - if you get tagged, don't kill your ADC with the AoE on your head, and play conservatively - wait for him to setup first, then respond by Qing him.”
TSMSky says “No one really plays this guy, but when they do, they play him either super mediocre or insanely well. Maxing E and taking Coin is ideal here. Mikael's will mitigate his stun.”
Glasletter says “His ult is annoying. Two good things about this matchup is that they both burn a lot of mana when they try and burst your clone and they have to stand still to gain levels, making them easy hits for your abilities.”
SawyerNelson says “Zilean Mid or Support is hard for rakan to deal with, in lane bombs out range and deals with rakan very well. Outside of lane his ULT negates Rakan initial engage.”
MeTheFew says “Has annoying undodgable poke that deals a lot of damage, dodge his Q's and you will be fine. He's faster than you late game so watch out for that as well, and his ult on top of that.”
Middle Lane (14%)
Zilean Middle Lane Counters: 13,0106,7655,21289710828 matches, 57 counter champions
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Tips Against Zilean in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
kaiba77 says “Sleeper broken character, target him in fights so he cant revive the carries.”
AnxialSociety says “Zilean waveclear sucks early so it's very easy to push him in and harass.
You must dodge his q. When it's down you can walk at him with electrocute ignite and all in. The main way to lose this matchup is being too telegraphed when you cast Q and then walk forward and he gets a free bomb on you so try avoid that.
Sometimes at 6 you can even force his ult without actually killing him, then he's left to lane on very low hp.
Later if you R forward, he'll slow you hard and you die.”
Samikin says “Annoying Matchup.
Zilean can be pretty hard to kill with his movement speed, but he will also never be able to kill you solo. You have lane priority the whole game, higher range, and higher damage. He can stop an ally from getting blown up by you, but afterwards he's much more useless than you are.
Recommendation:
Aery (+ Relentless Hunter) rune page
Standard Luden's One-Shot Build”
MiniLuxi1 says “Stand carefully, keep your distance. 2 of his Q, will stun you, he can immediately do a recharge (W) for Q and E (deceleration or acceleration for allied purposes) it is better to wait until it ends.Also, during the fight, do not hit the marked enemies of his R (3 hourglasses are flying around), he will resurrect them in 3 seconds.”
StralekS says “You won't die 1v1 but can't win: Conqueror/ Resolve: vs Mages, Ignite + Flash, Doran Shield/ Dark Seal start. Play lane safely, farm, and when he wastes ability, punish him with all in combo. Full AP for higher win chances.”
Deru says “Zilean mid is niche though it can be really painful because he makes the game utterly unplayable for Singed. Ask the jungler to camp him early on to get some kills before he unlocks his ultimate.”
TwitchTv Kibbylol says “God made this man just to counter you, I'd honestly just dodge this its really cancerous. Sit on tower and do nothing with full scaling phaserush and thats about it, take rocketbelt. Then pray, he will press r and slow you and poke the absolute shit out of you while not being gankable unless you got good cc on the squad”
Atemporal says “Zilean nunca pode machucá-lo, além de um pouco de puxão nível 1. Pegue um segundo ponto no Q nível 3, acumule seu dano se necessário e empurre-o repetidamente. Zilean é um dos campeões mais dolorosos para farmar com ele. sob a torre. Se Zilean usa Q em
você enquanto você está empurrando, ande em cima de seus lacaios para estragar o hp deles para tornar mais difícil para ele o último golpe sob a torre. Empurre-o repetidamente, a menos que nada esteja acontecendo no mapa, então você pode jogar para congelá-lo e zoneá-lo, mas
isso é difícil e pode ser arriscado porque você será muito gankável, e Zilean tem um CC decente para atrapalhar você cedo. Jogar contra Zilean pode dificultar o assassinato de carregadores mais tarde, então apenas jogue um estilo split push pesado contra ele. Fazendo o rápido E - Q
Proto - Auto combo pode surpreender Zilean para que ele não tenha tempo para R. Além disso, se Zilean ults, não mate o alvo, mas ult instantaneamente se você estiver no fundo. Este confronto de lane é realmente gratuito, Zilean provavelmente não morra 1v1, então jogue o mapa, jogue
para vagar e se alimentar de todos os outros, exceto o Zilean.”
Adamonias says “This champ is stupid and bullshit. He will double Q you when you start charging Q, and E himself constantly. once you both get 6 he will just ult himself and then you waste ult. Very hard to play as his Q range is pretty much the same as your W (900 vs 1000) so you're never really safe. You out damage him in teamfights and if you can force his Ulf before the fight that's massive otherwise it's a hard game.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. Communicate with your Jungler to abuse his Ultimate cooldown. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses. After Zilean has completed his first item, his wave clear will be pretty strong. Stand outside of the minion wave at all times so he is unable to push, poke and CC you at the same time.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. Communicate with your Jungler to abuse his Ultimate cooldown. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses. After Zilean has completed his first item, his wave clear will be pretty strong. Stand outside of the minion wave at all times so he is unable to push, poke and CC you at the same time.”
DixonTheGuideMaker says “Once Zilean is level 6, it will be harder for you to get kills in lane. Whenever his Ultimate Chronoshift(R) is down, try to abuse him to get kills. Communicate with your Jungler to abuse his Ultimate cooldown. When looking to trade, try and bait out his Time Bomb(Q) before initiating a fight. This will make it impossible for him to CC you if the first Q misses. After Zilean has completed his first item, his wave clear will be pretty strong. Stand outside of the minion wave at all times so he is unable to push, poke and CC you at the same time.”
Kneecaps says “As much as Zilean is your friendly mechanic, if on the enemy team he can sabotage your gearbox, locking you in gear 1. And gear 1 is only 1/8th of the fun.”
TristinBreeden says “Zilean speed will be hella annoying to go against because you will not be able to hit them and playing against his R is absolute hell for zeri”
Zoose says “His main threat will come when he E slows you and double bomb stuns you, so keep your distance unless you know where the enemy jungler is. Just like most matchups, Zilean is hard to kill at lv 6 with his ultimate ready.”
CaptainBattlaxe says “Super squishy and killable before level 6. Poke and all in with flash + ignite before 6. Orange bomb stun or the slow if you manage to dodge the stun.”
V1kt0r555 says “[Rune Keystone: Aftershock]
[Summoner Spell: Teleport]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring]
[Push your lane and roam]
[Watch out of his bombs]”
Esrucnl says “Easy to lane against and very killable, however the moment he hits level 6 and has his ult is it annoying to face him.
This old man has decent waveclear and good mid-late game aswell. Make sure you abuse him early by trading a lot (you will win all the time unless he hits double bomb but use your E to dodge that)
Tip for mid-late game aswell is: Try ulting the Zilean so he forces the ult on himself instead of a teammate and after that u can either go for the ADC or peel for your team. You trade ults however in most cases this is worth it.”
Azurio says “Annoying to face, he can disengage you everytime you just walk up to him. He can't ever kill you tho. Just farm in peace, dodge his double Q stun with E and play with your jungle all game, even pre 6.”
beansoce says “He'll just shove waves with double bomb, don't stand on wave and you can't really kill him because of his ult at 6. Try wait for jungle to kill him after 6”
Bunny Kata says “The only issue is that he is unkillable. He will just let you scale tho, and you can dodge his double Q. You can split later on to win easier, since zilean is only really strong when paired with another champ.
Ghost/Flash-TP + Cull”
donidaking says “Ah again magifelix. pepelaugh.
Ok this guy is pretty squishy the problem is his wave clear is better than your early so he will just shove you in and poke you undertower and there s not much you can do.
If he gets in range just trade with him since you sustain back up.
At level 3 this guy becomes really hard to kill since he can slow you if you try to trade him and do dmg to you while he just walks away zooming.
At level 6 it wont matter if you all in him since he will just ult and come back full hp.
if by some miracle he does a mistake and you can wait out his R you can kill him otherwise don t waste summoners .
FARM AND GO HAM ON HIS TEAM!”
lilmeatgirl666 says “He will make you very angry! USE A LOT OF PINGS BECAUSE THIS GUY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CS, SO HE WILL PERMA ROAM AND TILT UR TEAMMATES. Farm up as much as you can in lane, because you will most likely not kill him.”
Dustyacer says “Ive played this mu at least 5 times as both pantheon and zilean. Play safe-ish lvl 1,2. Although after using his q, he basically has nothing. Our ideal time is lvl 3-5 before he gets his ult. Try to engage onto him before he gets items. After he does, his bombs actually hurt quite a bit. You can also e to block his bomb if you wish, but i usually end up saving it bc of the long cd on it.
Whenever you have the chance, you can kinda jump on him for free, sure he can run with his e, but he shouldnt be able to farm outside of a few q's that you allow him to hit when u are csing. Outside of lane he can make your life kinda annoying with his pick potential, life saving ult and team fighting ability. I don't recommend building full damage but rather a more bruiser cdr build.
His gank setup is insane, even if u dont get baited in to jump on him, his (E you, Q, W, Q, E you) combo is basically 3 seconds of CC.
Mu is pretty hard in high elo, id say even or winning in low elo. ”
Bundif says “REALLY underrated pick mid. I quiver in fear of the bearded time lord.
He's a VERY annoying matchup. You might just end up dying to impatience. ⭐👀 ALSO a Zhonya's abuser.
”
Juon says “This champ drives me crazy. Can constantly poke, cc, slow you and grant himself a second life after you tried to burst him. Look for plays elsewhere on the map and try to catch him by going in FOW bushes. Run comet and max W second.”
ChrisWasTaken says “It's Zilean mid. Like just dash on him. He slows you + Bomb? Dash to something don't wait for first bomb to hit you before dashing, otherwise he just waits for 2nd one.”
ThePieBeam says “This lane is very weird. Your early beats his, your mid loses, and your late wins. If he hits both his Q/W/Q on you it's going to hurt a lot and his Q is super easy to hit on Anivia, but if you have the health to power through it a good W/Q is going to hit. Just be wary of greeding for him if he uses R since (assuming his team is good) he'll have the cavalry on their way 99% of the time.”
TcKatfish says “[Press The Attack Runes / Long Sword and Refillable Pots start.] This matchup is pretty hard to lock Zilean down however you shouldn't be worried about being killed. Go in once he uses at least 1 bomb that doesn't hit you. He will either E you or himself and get away but just keep doing this same process. Post 6 unless he is insanely mispositioned, don't bother fighting. Instead push waves and roam.”
lonestar1870 says “This is an annoying lane if he is good at Zilean because it will be hard to actually kill him and he outscales you most of the time (depending on the team comps).
You have more kill pressure and can get priority over him at all points of the lane.
Your stun doesn't last very long, so remember he will self cast his R as soon as the stun wears off (if you ult him during stun). Sometimes it is best to kill him and let him revive, but other times it's better to wait for hius ult to wear off.
I prefer PR because you don't need elecrocute to win early or oneshot him and PR scales better than electrocute. Aery is also decent.
I prefer TP, but ignite is okay for more kill threat”
ShokLoL says “Zilean has pretty good ganksetup but can't really counter you E'ing forward with ignite. You can take cleanse if you are really scared of their mid jungle. Recommend rushing vamp scepter or Wit's End if they have lots of AP.”
IAmMakattack says “Be sure to wait to use your shield until Zilean's bomb is about to explode. Mistiming your shield will make you waste your shield and still take damage. That is the only way Zilean can realistically out-poke you. ”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Probably the easiest matchup for Yasuo in the game. Only way you die in this matchup is if your mouse legit disconnects for a whole 30 seconds. Zilean has 0 ways to hurt you besdies auto attacks due to his only damage ability being his Q which you can easily E out of the way of or just simply windwall it. My only tip is do not kill him when he ults, instead leave him super low so he has to either back or you can try to kill him once it runs out.”
Katawina52 says “You can almost always go in in this matchup and be stronger in 2v2/3v3 situations. Only thing you should be careful of are his double bombs so make sure you have your E up when he tries to hit them or if you go for a trade to just move around to avoid it and not be hit as easly. Once you're both 6 his ult is really annoying, because it cucks your resets so hard. Thats why in 2v2/3v3/4v4 situations you should never look to all in 1 single person, but rather be patient and look for the aoe dmg or the frontline kill with your team, if u do look for that backline kill and he ults it you're left with no spells and you sit there awkardly.”
Drewmatth Taliyah says “Corrupting if you think you cannot dodge bombs/ you gonna get poked down eventually, Doran + 2 pots if you are decent at dodging skills / want to survive the burst easier / want to deal a bigger spike of damage if you can hit your W).
It is not a difficult matchup in terms of surviving. It is not easy to kill a decent Zilean as he will just E himself any time you want to W, so your main source of damage is Q while he E's himself and WE after that is over. Beware of his ult. You can push early much faster than him and you can roam better. He is a threat to you only if he comes close to E you and double Q to setup a jungler gank. Call your jungler, they should have no chance 2vs2 if you use your skills properly pre 6. Post 6 don't get baited by his ult for no reason.”
xblademojo says “I KNOW U WONT EVER FIND HIM BUT BRO, this champ perma shoves on you and even if u kill him he is respawing himself? Its sick matchup, but you wont ever encounter it ;D”
Avucado says “Literally unkillable at all points of the lane, especially after 6. You can't catch him in lane so the only way you can kill him is through ganks. Only go for trade with hooks, avoid walking up and taking too much dmg before your jng gets to your lane. Try to roam but don't lose too much XP. He will counter you and make you useless for the whole game with his R if he's good. Not ban worthy because of his very low pick rate but it is dodge worthy. Take sorcery secondary and roam. (I would really suggest dodging if you're in ranked, he makes it literally impossible to chain R)”
Hullos says “He is fast and his ult is kinda a nuisance. Other than that he has one damage ability that can be played around with good positioning. You will find it hard to kill him if they know what they are doing but then you just scale. ”
Halfhand says “TIPS: When played support this is pretty anoying for Twisted Fate once he hits level 6. He will ult the target you are trying to kill, so just like morgana blackshield this is kind of a mind game.”
Yeager says “Use phase rush with inspiration secondary (biscuits + time warp tonic). Zilean relies on slowing opponents to make sure he hits double bomb. Phase rush counters his slows completely, and makes him useless in lane. Post-6 he's really hard to kill because of his ult, so it just depends on who can waveclear first and roam. ”
Fuzzmonkey says “Not a lot of people play Zilean mid but he can be killed multiple times during laning phase if you hit your chains. Reason being is, he can only choose to speed up or double bomb, most will choose to speed up so that they can dodge your chain. Again, this leaves them vulnerable and you're able to make multiple burst combo's on him. After level 6, try your best to use your chains to slowly kill him since he will ult to come back. If you kill him whilst he ults, rinse and repeat the combo's until you kill him.”
Fuzzmonkey says “As long as he doesn't hit a double bomb on you, you'll be fine during laning, the problem occurs when he hits 6. Since he denies your ult with hit ult. The only thing I can suggest is perhaps getting your jungler to gank you to get his ult down, the use your ult once his ult is on cooldown. ”
ShokLoL says “Zilean waveclear sucks early so it's very easy to push him in and harass. He only has one damage spell which is easy to dodge and when it's down you can walk at him with electrocute ignite and all in. The main way to lose this matchup is being too telegraphed when you cast Q and then walk forward and he gets a free bomb on you so try avoid that. Sometimes at 6 you can even force his ult without actually killing him, then he's left to lane on very low hp.”
angeLoon says “lethal Dblade - Second Wind and unflinching.
LVL1 E strategy works here.
You can All-in Zilean Lvl2,or you can just freeze so you can easily win a trade against him.
you can block zilean's Q.”
ShokLoL says “Zilean has very poor early game with low waveclear and only one damage spell. Every time he uses Q you can play really aggressive. He does have good gank setup so be careful of that. Take comet TP or phase rush TP. At 6 get him to ult but don't finish him off so he has to lane on one HP. You can use your ult for poke in this matchup.”
Baion says “This champ outranges you! Luckly he hasn't much damage on lane phase. Revide his pokes and be careful with ganks and his ult when you go for an all-in.”
Sylvan Lore says “Zilean is actually quite a strong mid pick imo. He excels at peeling for allies and stopping pick comps from working. Unlucky for him, Orianna ult can pick multiple targets at once. In laning, always try to trade with him, especially after he throws a double bomb since he has a decent cooldown on his W. Don't push into him too much because his stun coupled with his E slow makes for a free kill for any jungler nearby.
Recommend: Barrier and Dmg Build. If he is hitting a lot of Qs on you, banshee veil works. But i personally find high damage and one-shooting multiple targets is much more effective against his playstyle. ”
Katasandra says “[1] Stay away from minions so you cannot get double bombed.
[2] Be aware that his R denies a lot of what you'd like to do (make picks).
[3] Focus on roaming/clearing waves: killing Zilean is rather hard.”
Hienaa says “Before 6 you can contest waves, wait for him to use bomb on wave so he cant stun you, and try to go for a trade, once he gets 6 lane isnt playable, try to shove and roam, but he can counter your shove and zone you, thats why its hard”
nZk01 says “(Mid) very hard matchup if the zilean plays it right, try to bait out his Q and then hard engage on him if possible, his slow is just very annoying and his ult doesnt give you any kill pressure after 6 so you have to hard all in pre 6, would recommend ignite/TP.”
tozosi says “Very difficult to step up against him since he either just stuns your or speeds away. Especially after he hits level 6, you won't ever be able to kill him or most other people you focus in teamfights with him around since he just ults them/himself. Try to get fed by snowballing off of roams or an early kill on him pre-6 via a gank.”
Kirito OTP Xerath says “Sus bombas hacen mucho daño y si nos aplica su aturdimiento podemos decir que nos quedamos fuera, mantén un ojo siempre sobre él, e intenta pockearlo para que se vaya a base después de todo también es un campeón bastante squishy. ”
ahspaghetti says “you can go in on this guy at almost anytime, but you need to be careful of his double e stun, which you can avoid by using your e to bait. once he does hit 6, you need to watch out, but if you are somewhat ahead, you can make him waste his ult which is a win always, but try not to commit sums for that.”
Black Shadow QIYANA says “This is a really tough matchup unless you get ganked and prio in lane because he has slow/stun and has revive if you can kill him only if you burst him while he is stunned from your R”
cauedg15 says “What makes Zilean a Pyke counter is his R, which can be used on any member of his team at any time, so you must wait until the last moment before using your R when facing a Zilean or any other immortal champion, such as Tryndamere or Taric, this includes the Guardian Angel item as well. Just be patient and these champions won't be so trouble.”
mihaila says “Take cleanse because u dont want him to escape or to die by a gank. Great ult to steal. He will poke u but o dont really need fleet footwork.”
Noodles912 says “His ult screws you over, and you can't avoid his Q damage when stuck to you. Look to shove and roam, and never ult if he is nearby. You win trades against him, but he has better survive ability. Use E to dodge his stun, and stay away from minions with his bomb. Easy lane, impossible solo kills. If he uses ult, let him survive on 1 hp, then when its over, clean it up. Zhonyas can help a lot with this. Watch for his double stun.”
PASS10NE says “Zilean can prevent you from gettings kills with his R, so try to bait his R and wait for it to disappear then all in. Go Corruption potion. You can go Serylda's Grudge when his E is bugging you and for some armor penetration.”
Twitch.Tv-LimitBreaker88 says “Watch out for his bombs, especially double bomb on nearby minion can hit you too. Otherwise you both scale, but you have better lane and gank escape. Keep pushing for priority and poke him out. You can do whatever you want”
nZk01 says “(Mid) very hard matchup if the zilean plays it right, try to bait out his Q and then hard engage on him if possible, his slow is just very annoying and his ult doesnt give you any kill pressure after 6 so you have to hard all in pre 6, would recommend ignite/TP.”
ManiacChester says “Only reason he's here is because Zilean will literally stay next to his tower wait for his jungle and dive you with his R. Just roam and you'll be fine”
Hiimkata says “You can almost always go in in this matchup and be stronger in 2v2/3v3 situations. Only thing you should be careful of are his double bombs so make sure you have your E up when he tries to hit them or if you go for a trade to just move around to avoid it and not be hit as easly. Once you're both 6 his ult is really fking annoying because it cucks your resets so hard. Thats why in 2v2/3v3/4v4 situations you should never look to all in 1 single person, but rather be patient and look for the aoe dmg or the frontline kill with your team, if u do look for that backline kill and he ults it you're left with no spells and you sit there awkardly.”
KataTocDo says “Easy in the lane. Pain in the ass late game. Dodge his Q's. Hard to all in due to his Slow,speed up, and his ult.
Runes: Electrocute-Precision
Starting Items: D Shield or Dark Seal”
invalidd says “ Actually kind of hard to deal with since his speedup allows him to have higher chances of dodging your Q and E or even your ult, it's like a
built-in phase rush, and his ultimate is extremely disgusting so keep that in mind to not mess up your ult resets in fights, other than that he can't
really keep up with your damage. Complicated to gank.”
ezmod66 says “Boring lane to be honest. He will speed away from your q. All this alt stoner guru will do is look to double bomb you out of lane. Play back in lane and focus on csing.
Focus farming, match his wave clear, Fancy Footwork. Warding common jungle ganking paths.
if you want to kill him = bait out e dodge 1 bomb land q e w r and kill him.
Matchup Difficulty: Skill Dependent”
Scyrine says “dodge his skillshots and hard engage on him. He's going to play extremely safe and use his ult exactly when he's going to die. just watch how he's playing and you'll win. ”
Last Roar says “Doesnt do too much dmg. Can sidestep pretty well, but if he steps in a trap you'll catch him with an all in. Doesnt roam much.
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Obj: Try force him onto your traps to all in. Outroam him.”
vCraze says “Zilean is another easy matchup because of the range advantage. He struggles with early wave clear and damage so should not provide any troubles for you. Try to avoid getting hit by too many bombs (and double bombs) as this is his only way of doing damage. Do not walk up to him when he has his abilities up as it is very his for him to then slow you and double bomb for damage. ”
Hqzz says “Zilean can stun you and out range you every second of the game. A good root on Zilean can be his death. Try to punish him as much as possible before lvl 6, but only if he is playing aggressive.”
MetaKnight13373 says “Zilean's speed steroid makes him very hard to land a charm on, he also will be able to outperform you in teamfights with his high damage and resurrect. Luckily his two core items, ROA and GLP were removed so he should be a lot less common in the midlane. ”
sweodigaming says “Same as Ekko, he can't ult when he is stunned, he is also very squishy so try to burst him before he can use his R. Other than that just dodge his time bombs and you will be fine.”
SkellyBirb says “Zilean can't do much to kill you, however he'll be hard to kill with his ultimate and movement speed boost. He can also use his time bombs to stun you, so you need to position carefully.”
FalleN3 says “First thing's first, be careful of his level 2 - it hurts a LOT more than one would expect. He is difficult to lane against and pretty much all you can do for the first few levels is farm. You can start with boots and potions to give you some extra movement speed to avoid his bombs. After level 6 he is still an issue due to his ultimate but you should be able to burst him down fairly quickly. ”
FalleN3 says “Be aware and cautious of his level 2 - it hurts a LOT more than one would expect. He's difficult to lane against and pretty much all you can do for the first few levels is farm. It's possible to try to trade with him once you are level 3 and his abilities have been dodged and are on cooldown. You could possibly start with boots and potions to give you some extra movement speed to avoid his bombs, this however will lower your ability to trade favourably with him. After level 6 he is still an issue due to his ultimate but you should be able to burst him down fairly quickly.”
Fadedreformed says “Very easy to play against, can be annoying and probably be diving you permanently with his jungler so care for that. His wave pushing is insane.”
Yuki H. says “Very difficult matchup. He is almost like another support with his movement impairing or boosting abilities which can assist incoming ganks. Watch out for his bombs- if you are hit with 2, you will be stunned. Do not ever overextend without vision of the enemy jungler, or you will be punished very heavily. You win all-ins quite easily, even post 6. Just remember this is not only about 1v1s and is more about the team. Zilean roams can be more annoying than you think, so ping MIAs whenever he is gone from mid.”
Veralion says “DH/Dark seal. Zilean’s early game is pretty weak. His bombs are telegraphed and dodgeable, but have a somewhat deceptive hitbox and can snap to you in surprising fashion, so be well away from their landing point. They don’t do much damage until he gets a few points into the ability, and he doesn’t have the mana pool to sustain his undodgeable EQWQ harass pattern. You won’t have much difficulty in the lane for a while and should be able to maintain farm parity. Once he gets Luden’s, the lane starts to become obnoxious. Now he’ll have the mana to guarantee chunk you if you step into E range and you won’t be able to stand anywhere near your wave for fear of double bombs. Remember that he doesn’t have to Q you twice to stun you, only something near you. It’s also very hard to all in him through his self E and ult, and the best you can hope for on your own will probably be to force the latter. HoB is inadvisable with how easily he can ult whoever you're hitting, or just press E on you and prevent you from completing the combo. He can't ult more than one target though, so the dragonfire scaling build to chunk several targets at once is the way to go. Just farm up and wait for your jungler to make a play. When he comes, try to make sure both of you don’t get stunned if Zil is too healthy to get immediately gibbed. ”
Zoe Sparklepop says “Low Even
He is annoying with his ult and guaranteed cc burst combo but you generally do out poke him so you should be able to bully him out, keep in mind to delay killing him when he ults and get something to slow him to stop him from running away at the speed of sound.”
Debonair Karma says “Boring. Neither sides have kill potential, but you can poke him really easily. He also can't farm under tower at all, so shove him asap. Take teleport.”
Gageowago says “In a 1v1 you should easily win against him because his only damage comes from his q and autos. Avoid his stun at all costs though because he can poke you with that damage and then easily back away to do it again in a few seconds. Avoid his stun and then go for a charm. It is also important to note that after getting Rod, Zilean's bombs do ridiculous damage. Don't bother dedicating important abilities to killing him post 6. After laning phase remember that Zilean's team earns more xp when grouped than yours does so send someone to split and divide his team.”
topal says “the matchup is favourable for zilean.If you dodge his stun you can win the trades.Try to punish him early game because his midgame is very strong in the right team comp. ”
8wolf says “Rarely seen. Relatively short range and only one damaging ability. If you see him starting his combo, just w e away, even if he hits you with one bomb, he won't get the stun.”
Tehqo says “Pretty easy matchup. You basically don't want to get hit by his 2nd bomb as it will stun you. Other than that, he is relatively easy to lane against. You just probably won't be able to kill him.”
LONERlSM says “Farm Lane be careful to not play into your minions zilean can stun you and chunk you out of lane if you are not careful. Look to shove him in level 1 and harass him till he is level 3.”
DravensBukkake says “TP matchup.
Boring. So fucking boring. Shove and roam. W Q AA spam poke harass. AFK farm, better team wins. Stonewall of mid lane. ”
Cloud375 says “This lane will probably push into your tower normally, but regardless, this is an easy lane as he is quite squishy and as long as you dodge the second bomb which stuns, you will be fine.”
Flakees says “Now, this matchup is not what i consider a threat, but is more like, after lvl 6 you can't kill him. Imo, this is the best champ for someone who can't play vs Fizz should use. Sometimes im smurffing and low elo players pick him, making it almost impossible for me to win the lane.
Push the mid wave, and roam top and bot as much as you can so you can snowball”
Euphoric Toaster says “Really easy matchup. You'll likely never be able to kill him after level 6 so you can go TP to match the TP he will likely take, or you can go Ignite and force an early kill. The only thing Zilean really does is double bomb the wave/you and Ult himself if hes going to die. The double bomb itself is pretty easy to dodge unless he slows you, but If he gets in range for that hes close enough to stun and combo.”
Chromuro says “He won't pose a threat in lane, but you need to kill him pre-6 or you can forget to have some free gold. After six the other lanes will be your new homes and go mid only to push the wave back.”
SeeEl says “Take cleanse. His slow is a literal point an click. If you remember that and don't die to ganks, dodging/outspacing his q's with your superior range/trading pattern should be easy. The actual 1v1 is easy and this should also be played with a slowpush like every other matchup (well, 90% of matchups) level 1. He can only match your range by max ranging his bomb which is easily dodgeable, unlike your ball which should be positioned near his casters.”
I Do Not Flame says “Not so hard match up, but his ult is sooooooo good. So try to win lane (1 or 2 kills are enought to let him behind) before he reach 6
The problem with him is that ult, that counter your pasive :(”
KadiusFTW says “Zilean is one of the champions you want to avoid fighting outside of turret, because he slows so consistently. Farming against him is relatively easy, you have to push him off of his CS early game though to make sure its hard for him to come back late game.”
Pumparum says “Zilean will push the lane for you and doesn't have the damage needed to kill you outright. You can farm fairly freely. Watch his manapool early as it may be a free kill for you if he doesn't have enough to stun or ult, since you cannot be slowed in Snowball.”
maplecat21 says “His easy setup for ganks is powerful, but aside from that he shouldn't be able to beat you. If you dodge the stun then you can kill him/take out his ult. Trying to kill him through r will run you out of mana, though.”
RagexAddict says “Zilean will try to make your laning phase tough. He is a tough champion to all in against, as he can reduce your speed dramatically, stun you with double bombs and revive himself at level 6. Your best bet in this matchup is to all in him early if possible or to bait out his ultimate by skirmishing him a few times while holding your ultimate.”
LyndonK9 says “Zilean is pretty difficult because he has a lot of wave clear and harrass. Try to kill him before 6 by poking him with Q and dodging his Q. After 6 hes basically unkillable. With his ult, barrier if he has, and is building catalyst don't even bother. After 6 do your best to wave clear and roam to other lanes. Otherwise, you can let him push in and try and call your jungler for ganks.”
RainbowNova says “Zilean is your biggest threat. If he manages to hit his E on you, you're done for. -99% movement speed is an insane amount, and is one of the few abilities that can easily ruin your goal of being the fastest Aspect of them all.”
thedonk says “Really easy laning phase before 6, the only source of damage he has is his Q's, so avoid those. Once he has 6, try to bait his R. For example, You are going to one-shot him with Q+R+W, you should do Q+R, wait for him to use his ult, then W him once it is gone.”
TruMediaMix1 says “It normally isn't hard to dodge his attacks using Bladesurge. If any of his clocks DO land on you, you can easily mitigate the damage using Defiant Dance.”
Sozzoh says “This matchup is a joke. The only thing that you'll want to be careful of is his second Q landing on you, which will stun you for a maximum of 1.5 seconds. His Q's are somewhat easy to dodge, but if he keeps landing them, I would suggest getting boots on your first back if you feel the need. Other than that, you'll be able to destroy Zilean as he has no mobility other than his E (bonus movement speed). Post-6, you may not be able to kill him as easily. In teamfights, try and bait out his ult. Zilean is more of a support champion, but if they go full AP Zilean, then he will actually start to hurt. Be careful of that.”
Katapullt says “He can completely deny you in fights by his R. When laning against him dodge his bombs with your W. When he uses his slow on you jump away with your E”
Disgu1se says “Mid Lane Zilean DESTORYS any type of ivern he cant handle that Zilean damage with the combo and even if Ivern kills him Zilean has His R to Escape any Type of Ivern”
asffg123 says “His ultimate is very strong, and the damage/cc from his bombs are not a joke. Play safe - you are likely to have an equal laning phase.”
Smol Jelly says “Zilean's got the same reset potential as Anivia with his ult, but you have greater range than he does. He can be annoying, but he's still not super difficult, since he only has one major damage skill for you to watch out for. It hurts, but it's avoidable.”
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