Zilean with Riven
How to Synergize Zilean and Riven
based on 1,402 Zilean with Riven pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Riven Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Riven
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Riven
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 Riven Will Play
Riven lacks a source of healing or strong defense and must compensate with burst combos. Lead into fights with Broken Wings and Ki Burst, while using Valor to escape and absorb counter-harass.
Riven's Broken Wings locks onto the champion your cursor is over at the time of cast. If you want to move past your opponent, make sure that your cursor is past your opponent as well.
Zilean Riven Synergy Stats
How to Play with Riven as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Riven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Riven, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Riven. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Riven helps Zilean perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean is an ally to Riven, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Riven does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played together with Riven on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Riven. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Riven.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Riven on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Riven does a decent job of covering Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Riven
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Riven?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Zilean that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. However, Riven is a very typical ally for Zilean. By playing on the same side as Zilean, she improves their win rate by 0.9% to 51.6%. This shows that there is a weak bond between Zilean and Riven that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Riven has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players should be cautious when enlisting Riven allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to provide a lot of utility for your team. When paired, these champions will help their other teammates secure a victory.
Although, by bringing Zilean and Riven together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates enough magic damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Riven teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to pair well with Riven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zilean and Riven synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Riven than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 51.6% helping carry Riven with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should take 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 used for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.
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