Zilean vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Zilean
based on 1,389 Zilean vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Zilean vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Zilean vs. Kayle matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayle. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Kayle. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Kayle
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Who is Better, Zilean or Kayle?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Kayle, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a good counter to Kayle.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Kayle, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Kayle.
Furthermore, Zilean also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Kayle matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a decent counter to Kayle. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Kayle.
Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean
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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 Kayle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually gets a lot less CS as Kayle. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Zilean versus Kayle build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kayle than with most other common builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 51.3% battling Kayle with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Kayle as Zilean, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Zilean vs Kayle matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.
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