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

Zilean vs Vayne

How to Beat Vayne as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vayne as Zilean

based on 2,207 Zilean vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Zilean faced off against Vayne 2207 times. Using so many matchups for Zilean versus Vayne gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a solid build to destroy your opposition. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Zilean has to counter Vayne in only 5.0% of his matches.

Zilean vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Zilean does a decent job of beating Vayne. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Zilean versus Vayne games, Zilean’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Vayne.

Best Zilean vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongMorellonomiconZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveCelestial OppositionLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

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 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 Vayne as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Zilean vs Vayne Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Vayne Image
2.6
< Kills >
7.1
4.7
< Deaths >
6.2
13.1
< Assists >
5
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
58
< Minions Killed >
166
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,078
< Physical Damage >
15,591
9,983
< Magic Damage >
1,588
719
< True Damage >
4,334
11,780
< Damage Dealt >
21,514
17,868
< Damage Taken >
21,672
9,036
< Gold Earned >
11,969
2.11
< Towers >
2.21
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,848
< Total Healing >
6,164
12,046
< Experience >
12,842
51
< Vision Score >
18
22
< Wards Placed >
8
171
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Vayne with Zilean in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several critical Zilean versus Vayne matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vayne. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Vayne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Vayne

Who is Better, Zilean or Vayne?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Vayne, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter for Vayne.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Vayne, when facing one another, Zilean also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Vayne.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Vayne matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zilean is a decent counter to Vayne. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Vayne.

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

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Zilean, we analyzed 2,207 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to counter Vayne during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue 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 increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean typically racks up less CS as Vayne. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zilean versus Vayne build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zilean included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Vayne than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Vayne with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Vayne 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 that we analyzed for Zilean vs Vayne battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Zilean are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.