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Sett vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Sett in LoLSett is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Sett

based on 1,168 Sett vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Zilean as Sett resulted from an analysis of 1168 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Sett fights Zilean in only 1.1% of his matches.

Sett vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sett has done a below average job of countering Zilean. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Sett versus Zilean rounds, Sett’s team is 0.2% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Sett vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerTrinity ForceStridebreakerBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
>
Second ability for Sett to level upw
>
Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Sett

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.

Sett vs Zilean Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Zilean Image
5.9
< Kills >
2.5
6.6
< Deaths >
4.8
4.8
< Assists >
13.4
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
160
< Minions Killed >
59
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.57
18,129
< Physical Damage >
1,040
264
< Magic Damage >
10,873
5,171
< True Damage >
724
23,565
< Damage Dealt >
12,637
36,128
< Damage Taken >
18,455
11,760
< Gold Earned >
9,078
2.6
< Towers >
2.04
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,168
< Total Healing >
7,004
14,535
< Experience >
12,227
17
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
180
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Zilean with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several strategic Sett versus Zilean matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Sett normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Zilean

Who is Better, Sett or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually loses when playing against Zilean, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Sett makes a poor counter for Zilean.

While Sett does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Sett also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sett into Zilean.

Moreover, Sett has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sett vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Sett is a garbage counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sett against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Sett, we analyzed 1,168 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zilean as Sett comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sett to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett usually gets more CS compared to Zilean. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Sett versus Zilean build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Sett incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Zilean than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sett had an average win rate of 47.1% when countering Zilean with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Zilean as Sett, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Sett vs Zilean fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.1% win rate overall.

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