Zilean vs Corki
How to Beat Corki as Zilean
based on 502 Zilean vs Corki matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Corki Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Corki Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Corki as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Corki
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 Corki
Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.
Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.
Zilean vs Corki Counter Stats
How to Counter Corki with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Zilean vs. Corki matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Corki’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Corki. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Corki. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Corki
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Who is Better, Zilean or Corki?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Corki, with a 56.2% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a fantastic counter to Corki.
While Zilean does have a much higher win rate than Corki, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Corki.
Additionally, Zilean also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Corki. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Corki matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a great counter for Corki. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Corki.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean to counter Corki during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Corki. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Zilean versus Corki build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Corki than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 56.2% when countering Corki with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Corki as Zilean, Zilean players should use 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 Corki counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 56.2% winrate overall.
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