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How to Win Zilean vs Graves Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Zilean

based on 1,979 Zilean vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Zilean fought Graves 1979 times. Using so many games with Zilean vs Graves provides us faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a supported build to counter your enemy. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Zilean is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.5% of his matches.

Zilean vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zilean has done a dismal job of countering Graves. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs battle each other in. In Zilean versus Graves matches, Zilean’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Zilean vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongZaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zilean to level upq
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Second ability for Zilean to level upe
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Last skill for Zilean to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Graves as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Zilean vs Graves Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Graves Image
2.4
< Kills >
6.8
4.6
< Deaths >
5.5
12.4
< Assists >
6.4
0.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
57
< Minions Killed >
53
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
1.67
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,009
< Physical Damage >
17,697
9,554
< Magic Damage >
846
663
< True Damage >
1,626
11,227
< Damage Dealt >
20,170
17,821
< Damage Taken >
29,406
8,808
< Gold Earned >
12,523
1.84
< Towers >
1.74
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
6,587
< Total Healing >
14,041
11,772
< Experience >
14,349
53
< Vision Score >
23
23
< Wards Placed >
6
175
< Time Dealing CC >
489

How to Counter Graves with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Zilean against Graves matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Graves. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Graves

Who is Better, Zilean or Graves?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually loses when playing against Graves, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Zilean does have a lower winrate than Graves, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Graves.

Furthermore, Zilean also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Graves.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

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Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Zilean, we analyzed 1,979 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 Graves as Zilean 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

Zilean Build Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zilean in order to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean typically gets a similar amount of CS as Graves. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zilean versus Graves build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Graves than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Graves with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Graves as Zilean, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zilean vs Graves fights, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

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