Xerath with Zilean
How to Synergize Xerath and Zilean
based on 807 Xerath with Zilean pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Zilean Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Zilean
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Zilean
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Zilean Will Play
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.
Xerath Zilean Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zilean as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Zilean synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zilean, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zilean. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Zilean helps Xerath perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath plays on the same team as Zilean, he gets a noticable increase in his total damage output. This could signal that Zilean provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Zilean on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zilean.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Zilean on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Zilean does a poor job of covering Xerath during teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Zilean
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Zilean?
There is no ideal synergy for Xerath that will no matter what be his best synergy. However, overall, Zilean is a pretty good companion for Xerath. By playing on the same team as Xerath, he increases their win rate by 1.9% to 52.5%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Xerath and Zilean that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Zilean has a lower difficulty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Zilean teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting together, Xerath players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Xerath and Zilean together, you probably will not be granting your other allies much AD. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Zilean ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to pair well with Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to get in your Xerath and Zilean synergy build include Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Zilean than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 52.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zilean with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, Xerath players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the top win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.5% win rate overall.
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