Kha'Zix vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Kha'Zix
based on 1,316 Kha'Zix vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kha'Zix vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Kha'Zix vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Kha'Zix
Tips for Playing as Kha'Zix against Zilean
Enemies are considered isolated if they have no allies within a short distance. The damage of Taste Their Fear is massively increased against these targets.
Unseen Threat activates when Kha'Zix cannot be seen by the enemy team. Reactivate by using brush or Void Assault. Don't forget to apply Unseen Threat by autoattacking enemy champions.
Kha'Zix has a great deal of freedom to choose where and when to fight. Pick your battles carefully to succeed.
Advice to Win Against Zilean
Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
Kha'Zix vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Kha'Zix in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Kha'Zix vs. Zilean counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kha'Zix’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, showing that Kha'Zix may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Kha'Zix often has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zilean. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kha'Zix and Zilean
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Who is Better, Kha'Zix or Zilean?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kha'Zix usually wins when facing off against Zilean, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Kha'Zix makes a good counter to Zilean.
While Kha'Zix does have a higher win rate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Kha'Zix also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kha'Zix into Zilean.
Furthermore, Kha'Zix has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kha'Zix vs Zilean matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Kha'Zix is a decent counter to Zilean. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kha'Zix against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kha'Zix to counter Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kha'Zix most often racks up less CS as Zilean. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Kha'Zix versus Zilean build include Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Kha'Zix incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Kha'Zix boasted an average winrate of 51.3% battling Zilean with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Zilean as Kha'Zix, Kha'Zix players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kha'Zix vs Zilean counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.
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