Lulu vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Lulu
based on 683 Lulu vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lulu vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Lulu vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Lulu
Tips for Playing as Lulu against Zilean
Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.
Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.
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.
Lulu vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Lulu in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some vital Lulu vs. Zilean counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zilean..
Lulu often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lulu and Zilean
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Who is Better, Lulu or Zilean?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lulu usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zilean, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Lulu makes an ok counter to Zilean.
While Lulu does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when they face off with one another, Lulu also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lulu into Zilean.
Moreover, Lulu has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Lulu is a somewhat poor counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lulu against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lulu in order to counter Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lulu typically picks 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 able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Lulu versus Zilean build include Ardent Censer, Dream Maker, and Moonstone Renewer. When Lulu bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs Zilean than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lulu had an average win rate of 49.6% battling Zilean with this counter build.
To have the best probability of defeating Zilean as Lulu, Lulu players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Lulu vs Zilean clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.
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