the Chronokeeper
Zilean
Once a powerful Icathian mage, Zilean became obsessed with the passage of time after witnessing his homeland's destruction by the Void. Unable to spare even a minute to grieve the catastrophic loss, he called upon ancient temporal magic to divine all...
0/3
Engage
3/3
Peel
3/3
Scaling
3/3
CC
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Abilities
Ability text as Riot writes it, in both languages.
Time Bomb
Tosses a bomb to target area that sticks to units that come near it (prioritizes Champions). It detonates after 3 seconds, dealing area of effect damage. If a Time Bomb is detonated early by another Time Bomb, it also stuns enemies.
Rewind
Zilean can prepare himself for future confrontations, reducing the cooldowns of his other basic abilities.
Time Warp
Zilean bends time around any unit, decreasing an enemy's Move Speed or increasing an ally's Move Speed for a short time.
Chronoshift
Zilean places a protective time rune on an allied champion, teleporting the champion back in time if they take lethal damage.
Recommended build
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Skill order
Q → E → W
Runes
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Summoner spells
Flash + Heal
Combos
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Difficult matchups
Zoe41.9%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Support· Patch 16.19· 129 games
Maokai46.9%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Support· Patch 16.19· 211 games
Swain50.7%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Support· Patch 16.19· 298 gamesBest with
OrnnOrnn supplies 3/3 frontline where Zilean should avoid first contact. Zilean's 3/3 peel protects Ornn's 3/3 scaling job. Ornn's 2/3 peel creates time for Zilean's 3/3 scaling profile.MaokaiMaokai supplies 3/3 frontline where Zilean should avoid first contact. Maokai's 3/3 peel creates time for Zilean's 3/3 scaling profile. Zilean's 3/3 peel protects Maokai's 2/3 scaling job.
SejuaniSejuani supplies 3/3 frontline where Zilean should avoid first contact. Sejuani's 2/3 peel creates time for Zilean's 3/3 scaling profile. Zilean's 3/3 peel protects Sejuani's 2/3 scaling job.
AatroxAatrox supplies 3/3 frontline where Zilean should avoid first contact. Zilean's 3/3 peel protects Aatrox's 2/3 scaling job. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped.
AsheAshe's 2/3 peel creates time for Zilean's 3/3 scaling profile. Zilean's 3/3 peel protects Ashe's 2/3 scaling job. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped.COMMUNITY LAYER
Matchup notes
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