Zilean vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Zilean
based on 1,577 Zilean vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Zilean vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some important Zilean vs. Zed matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champions. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Zed
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Who is Better, Zilean or Zed?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Zed, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes an ok counter for Zed.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Zed.
Moreover, Zilean also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Zed matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Zilean is a decent counter for Zed. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Zed during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often racks up less CS compared to Zed. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Zilean versus Zed build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Zed than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Zed with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Zed 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Zilean vs Zed battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% winrate overall.
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