Zilean with Caitlyn
How to Synergize Zilean and Caitlyn
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Zilean Caitlyn Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Caitlyn
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 Understand How Caitlyn Will Play
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Zilean Caitlyn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Caitlyn as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Caitlyn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Caitlyn helps Zilean perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean is an ally to Caitlyn, he observes a little decrease in his full damage output. This change could signal that Caitlyn does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played alongside Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Caitlyn. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Caitlyn.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Caitlyn on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Caitlyn does a decent job of covering Zilean in team fights.
Synergies between Zilean and Caitlyn
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Caitlyn?
There is no perfect ally for Zilean that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Caitlyn is a very typical companion for Zilean. By locking into the same team as Zilean, she improves their win rate by 0.9% to 51.6%. This signals that there is a weak synergy between Zilean and Caitlyn that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.
Caitlyn has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Caitlyn teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.
Working alongside, Zilean players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to provide a lot of utility for your team. Combined, these champs will help their other teammates secure a victory.
Although, by aligning Zilean and Caitlyn together, you will not be giving your other teammates very much protection for burst damage. Plan to include other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their kit.
Regardless of the ability of your Caitlyn teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Zilean to synergize with Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to use in your Zilean and Caitlyn synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Caitlyn than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when playing alongside Caitlyn with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, 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 builds players picked for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Caitlyn with Zilean are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.