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Zoe
Patch 16.2.1
MidDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Create a numbers advantage by catching a priority target (ADC/Mid) with from Fog of War before an objective spawns. Use the resulting 5v4 to take towers or Baron.
Playstyle
Zoe is a long-range pick specialist and burst mage who thrives on Fog of War. You're looking to catch enemies out from screens away, blow them up, and use their own summoner spells against them to snowball the map.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Extreme pick potential with through walls
- +High snowball potential via RNG drops
- +Unrivaled long-range poke with distance scaling
- + provides massive 1-shot setup via Magic Resist reduction and damage doubling
Weaknesses
- -Highly telegraphed movement—enemies know exactly where you'll be after
- -Zero sustained damage; if you miss your skillshots, you are useless for 10+ seconds
- -Primary damage and CC are both blocked by minions/tanks
- -Extremely squishy with no real defensive mobility other than RNG drops
Abilities
Every time you cast a spell, your next auto is empowered. In early lane, this is 40% of your damage. Never just throw , always follow up with an auto. It helps with last hitting under tower too.
This is your bread and butter. The further it travels, the harder it hits. Cast it backwards first, then recast it toward the enemy. You can use or Flash while it's mid-air to extend the flight distance and damage.
This makes you the RNG queen. Prioritize killing minions with balloons. Using a spell gives you movement speed and three homing missiles. In all-ins, spamming your own summoners just for the procs is often worth it.
The 'Trouble Bubble'. If it travels through a wall, the range extends significantly. It makes enemies 'Drowsy' before sleeping. The first hit on a sleeping target deals double damage—always let your be that hit.
A 1-second portal. You cannot stay at the destination; you will always return. Use it to peek over walls for angles, extend the range of , or dodge specific skillshots. Careful: enemies will timing their CC on your return point's 'shadow'.åˆ¶é€ å†…å®¹
Teamfight Role
Artillery Assassin
Stay behind walls and out of vision. Do not front-line. Your goal is to fish for on carries. If you hit a tank, don't waste your unless they are low; wait for a better angle. Use drops to reposition and stay slippery.
If your ADC is being dove by a single threat, use to peel for them instead of looking for the enemy backline.
Combos
Standard Poke
(backwards) → (forwards) → (Auto)
The basic trading pattern. Use the first Q to build distance, then redirect it. Use the passive auto while the Q is traveling to maximize efficiency.
The Long-Distance Snipe
(through wall) → (backwards) → (forward) → (redirect) →
Hit them with the bubble first. While they are falling asleep, throw Q away, then Portal Jump forward to gain max distance before redirecting the Q into their face.
The Defensive Peel
(at feet) → (backwards) → → (forward)
When an assassin jumps on you, drop E directly on yourself. As they fall asleep, you have time to set up a point-blank max damage Q while walking away.
W-Spam Chase
(active) → → (dropped spell) →
If you have multiple spells on the ground, picking them up resets the movement speed and missiles. You can outrun almost anyone by chaining these.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | Having and means any bubble hit is a guaranteed 50% HP chunk or a kill with Ignite. |
| Level 3 | is unlocked. You can now pick up balloons. A lucky Redemption or Ignite drop here wins the lane instantly. |
| Level 6 | allows you to land bubbles from impossible angles and extends range for lethal damage. |
| Level 9 | is maxed out. Your waveclear becomes one-shotting the backline minions, allowing you to roam. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can hide the cast animation by using or first.
- •The trap lasts on the ground; use it to zone narrow jungle corridors even if you don't hit anyone.
- •Always check the 'balloon' minions—if you don't need the spell immediately, leave it on the ground for up to 20 seconds as a backup plan.
- •Using to dodge a skillshot is great, but remember you return to the same spot. Don't if a Lux or Morgana is aiming at your return shadow.
- • applies to towers. Use your (back and then into the ground) to proc it repeatedly for fast taking of plates.
- •The sleep from is only broken by post-mitigation damage—don't let your support auto-attack the sleeping target and waste the double damage proc.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using forward into heavy CC→You get stunned at your destination and then die immediately upon returning to your shadow.
- ✕Waking up targets with a weak auto attack→You waste the double damage cap of . Always wait for your to land first.
- ✕Ignoring in early trades→You lose trades you should win. Zoe's early autos are deceptively high damage.
- ✕Tunneling on picking up a spell in a bad spot→You walk into a death trap just to get a Cleanse or Smite drop.
- ✕Throwing while in vision→It's very slow and easy to dodge. If they can see you, they won't get hit. Cast it from walls.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached