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Zilean
Patch 16.2.1
SupportDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Facilitate your strongest carry by using to keep them safe and to negate the enemy's biggest damage cooldowns. Land AOE stuns with in choke points during objectives.
Playstyle
Backline enabler and disruptor who controls the tempo of battle with massive slows and game-altering revives.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- + provides a nearly point-and-click 99% slow or speed boost at max rank.
- + is the ultimate counter to burst assassins and dive compositions.
- + combined with offers massive AOE stun and zone control.
- + allows your team to reach critical level breakpoints (6, 11, 16) before the opposition.
Weaknesses
- -Extreme mana hunger in the early game; spamming will leave you empty quickly.
- -Zero inherent mobility or defensive stats; if caught without up, you are dead.
- -Reliant on teammates to capitalize on the windows created by your CC.
- - has a very long cooldown early, leaving a massive window of vulnerability for your team.
Abilities
Stores XP over time. Right-click an ally to grant them a level when the bar is full. You gain the same amount. Prioritize your Jungler or Solo Laners to help them hit level 6 first—it can swing the entire early game.
Your only damage and CC. It's a delayed projectile. If you land two on the same target, the first one detonates immediately for an AOE stun. Don't just throw it; wait for the enemy to be CC'd or slowed.
Reduces the remaining cooldowns of and by 10 seconds. This is what allows for the double-bomb stun. Never use this if your basic abilities are already off cooldown.
A targeted speed buff for allies or a slow for enemies. At max rank, it's a 99% modifier. It has no cast time, meaning you can use it while running away without stopping.
Places a 5-second buff on an ally. If they take lethal damage, they are put into stasis and then revived with health. Timing is critical; too early and they won't die, too late and they're already gone.
Teamfight Role
Protective Enabler and Control Mage.
Stay in the backline. Use to peel for your ADC or speed up your frontline. Drop stuns to disrupt the enemy's flow. Hold for the high-value target the enemy is focusing.
If the enemy has a single fed assassin (like Zed or Rengar), your only job is to stay alive and press on whoever they jump on. Everything else is secondary.
Combos
Standard Stun
→ →
The bread and butter. You must cast the second bomb before the first one explodes to trigger the AOE stun. Practice the rhythm so it's fluid.
The Guaranteed Pick
on Enemy → → →
Use the 99% slow from to make it impossible for the enemy to dodge the subsequent bombs. This is your primary way to start a fight.
Double Speed/Slow
→ →
Useful for speeding up two separate allies during a chase or slowing down two divers. Mid-to-late game, your CDR allows you to keep one target slowed indefinitely with this.
The Delivery Man
on Ally → on Ally → → when they arrive
Put a bomb on a diving ally (like Jax or Lee Sin). Speed them up with . When they land on the enemy, throw your second bomb to trigger the stun on top of them.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | You unlock the + stun combo, providing immediate kill pressure or disengage. |
| Level 6 | is unlocked. You now effectively have a 3v2 in bot lane because the enemy has to kill one of you twice. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 and high CDR usually mean your ultimate is available for every single mid-game skirmish. |
| Level 13 | You have maxed both and . The 99% slow makes you one of the best pick-champions in the game. |
Tips & Tricks
- • has no cast time. Use it while moving to maintain maximum distance from enemies.
- •You can use while an ally is teleporting or channeling, but not if they are in active combat.
- •The bomb from prioritizes units that already have a bomb on them, making the stun easier to land in a crowd.
- •If you are about to die and use on yourself, try to path toward your team so they can protect your body during the revive.
- •Spam while walking back from base to have your ready for more frequent self-speed boosts.
- •Check the XP circles under your allies constantly; giving a solo-laner level 11 or 16 early can win the game instantly.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using too early.→The enemy will simply stop attacking the target, wait 5 seconds, and then kill them after the buff expires.
- ✕Fishing for raw stuns without using .→You waste massive amounts of mana and your primary defensive tool for a low-probability skillshot.
- ✕Neglecting to use on enemies.→In many cases, the 99% slow is more valuable than a speed boost for your team, as it guarantees follow-up CC.
- ✕Holding too long.→Your ally dies to a burst of damage before you can react. It is better to use it early and fail than to not use it at all.
- ✕Grouping too close to the frontline.→You get hit by AOE CC and die before you can use on yourself or anyone else.
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