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How to Win Zilean vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the b tier of champions
SupportMage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Zilean

based on 1,859 Zilean vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.8 %
K/D/A
3.4
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Zilean came out of an evaluation of 1859 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Zilean fights Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his matches.

Zilean vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Zilean does a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a whopping 55.8% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Zilean against Kai'Sa games, Zilean’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Zilean vs Kai'Sa 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 BattlesongMorellonomiconSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Imperial MandateSeraph's EmbraceShadowflameCosmic Drive

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 BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Zilean vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
55.8 %
VS
Win Rate
44.2 %
Kai'Sa Image
2.6
< Kills >
7.2
4.7
< Deaths >
6.2
13.4
< Assists >
5.7
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
59
< Minions Killed >
185
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,053
< Physical Damage >
12,615
9,991
< Magic Damage >
8,474
730
< True Damage >
433
11,774
< Damage Dealt >
21,523
18,160
< Damage Taken >
20,193
9,122
< Gold Earned >
12,467
2.14
< Towers >
2.03
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,918
< Total Healing >
4,389
12,180
< Experience >
12,902
52
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
180
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Zilean against Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Zilean normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Zilean or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 55.8% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Zilean does have a much higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Zilean also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zilean into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. 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 Kai'Sa matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zilean is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Kai'Sa.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

ViVi+ 54.1% 1233 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 54.1% 2307 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55.6% 2563 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 57.6% 132 Games

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Zilean, we analyzed 1,859 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zilean in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean usually gets a lot less CS compared to Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zilean versus Kai'Sa build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Solstice Sleigh. When Zilean incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Kai'Sa than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 55.8% when countering Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kai'Sa as Zilean, Zilean players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zilean vs Kai'Sa counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 55.8% win rate overall.

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