Zilean vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Zilean
based on 752 Zilean vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Fiddlesticks
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.
Zilean vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Zilean vs. Fiddlesticks counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiddlesticks. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Zilean or Fiddlesticks?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Fiddlesticks, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter for Fiddlesticks.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate than Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Fiddlesticks.
Moreover, Zilean has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a decent counter to Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Fiddlesticks during both the laning 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean on average picks up more CS compared to Fiddlesticks. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Zilean versus Fiddlesticks build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Fiddlesticks than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Fiddlesticks as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zilean vs Fiddlesticks counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.
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