Zilean vs Aurelion Sol
How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Zilean
based on 699 Zilean vs Aurelion Sol matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Aurelion Sol
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol
He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.
Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.
His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.
His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!
Zilean vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats
How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Zilean against Aurelion Sol matchup stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aurelion Sol. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Zilean normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Aurelion Sol. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Aurelion Sol
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Who is Better, Zilean or Aurelion Sol?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually loses when taking on Aurelion Sol, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a bad counter for Aurelion Sol.
While Zilean does have a lower winrate than Aurelion Sol, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zilean into Aurelion Sol.
Furthermore, Zilean also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Zilean is a terribly counter to Aurelion Sol. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Aurelion Sol.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically accumulates a lot less CS as Aurelion Sol. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Aurelion Sol build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Aurelion Sol than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Aurelion Sol with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Aurelion Sol as Zilean, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Zilean vs Aurelion Sol LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.1% winrate overall.
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