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Zaahen
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Win your lane through superior sustain, then draw 2-3 people to your side lane. Your revive and healing allow you to waste their time while your team takes objectives.
Playstyle
Extended trade drain-tank who uses high sustain and a revive mechanic to force aggressive dives and front-to-back teamfights.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Extreme sustain from and in long fights
- +Safety net from revive allows for high-risk tower dives
- +High target disruption with pull and knockup
- +Massive AD steroid from makes you a dueling nightmare
Weaknesses
- -Highly dependent on landing to keep targets in range
- -Sustain is nullified by early Grevious Wounds (Bramble Vest/Executioner's)
- - dash is relatively short and has a high early cooldown
- -If you are bursted before stacking , you lose your revive
Abilities
Stacking mechanic. Every hit on a champ gives AD. When the bar is full, you are a god. If you die while the bar is maxed, you revive. Don't take short pokes; you want long fights where can actually stack.
Your main tool. First cast is two slashes for healing and damage. The recast is the game-changer—it provides a knockup. Use the first cast to bait dashes, then the second to lock them down.
A linear stab that pulls enemies toward you. This is your primary engage. If you miss , do not commit with unless they are already in your face.
A short dash followed by a circular slash. Use this to reposition mid-fight or to close the distance so you can land a guaranteed or knockup.
You rise into the air (briefly avoiding ground threats) and crash down. The heal is based on damage dealt—hit as many people as possible. It is a better tool for surviving a burst than it is for starting a fight.
Teamfight Role
Frontline Disruptor
Dive the enemy backline with and . Force them to focus you so you can proc your revive and heal back up with .
If the enemy has an assassin like Zed or Talon, stay back and use and knockup to peel them off your ADC.
Combos
Bread and Butter Trade
-> -> Auto -> Walk away
Pull them in with , get your double slash and heal from , then leave. Use this to stack safely.
The All-In Lockdown
-> -> (Cast 1) -> Auto -> (Recast) ->
Gap close with , pull them with , stack your damage, and use the knockup to ensure the impact lands.
The Catch
-> Flash -> (Recast)
You can start the animation and Flash to change the angle or distance, then immediately follow up with the knockup from .
Tower Dive
Stack on wave -> into tower -> -> to drop aggro/heal
Make sure is nearly full before going in. If you die to the tower, your revive will trigger and you can walk out.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | The and synergy allows for a very strong pull-and-slash trade that most top laners can't out-sustain. |
| Level 3 | With unlocked, you now have the mobility to choose when to engage or escape ganks. |
| Level 6 | provides a massive health swing. You can now bait enemies into thinking they have a kill, only to heal it all back. |
| Level 11 | The AD bonus from begins to scale heavily, making you one of the strongest 1v1 duelists on the map. |
Tips & Tricks
- • first cast heals more if you hit multiple targets; use it while standing in the minion wave.
- •The pull is a set distance; if they are close to you, it pulls them behind you.
- •Don't use at full health; wait until you've taken damage so the healing isn't wasted.
- •You can use during the animation to redirect the slash.
- •The revive only works if the bar is full. Watch your UI carefully before committing to a death.
- • can pull enemies over small walls if they are thin enough.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using recast immediately→You miss out on the maximum duration of stacking and might miss the knockup if they have a dash.
- ✕Missing and still using forward→You are now in melee range with no way to keep them there, and you will likely get kited to death.
- ✕Ignoring the bar→You take a dive thinking you'll revive, but die permanently because you weren't fully stacked.
- ✕Using as an opener→The damage is okay, but you lose the massive heal that you need to survive the mid-fight.
- ✕Trading when is on cooldown→You have no way to disengage if the trade goes south or if the enemy jungler appears.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached