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How to Win Corki vs Zilean Counter MatchupCorki is in the b tier of champions

Corki vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Corki in LoLCorki is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Corki

based on 502 Corki vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
43.8 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Corki fought Zilean 502 times. Including so many games with Corki versus Zilean gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a recommended build to wreck Zilean. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Corki has to counter Zilean in only 1.2% of his matches.

Corki vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki does a awful job of countering Zilean. Typically, he wins a lowly 43.8% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Corki vs Zilean games, Corki’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Corki vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceEclipse

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Corki to level upq
>
Second ability for Corki to level upe
>
Last skill for Corki to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Zilean

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

Advice to Win Against Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Corki vs Zilean Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
43.8 %
VS
Win Rate
56.2 %
Zilean Image
6.6
< Kills >
2.4
6.1
< Deaths >
4.6
6.4
< Assists >
14.1
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
0.5
190
< Minions Killed >
62
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.62
3,891
< Physical Damage >
1,063
22,379
< Magic Damage >
9,867
1,002
< True Damage >
744
27,273
< Damage Dealt >
11,675
22,433
< Damage Taken >
19,190
12,825
< Gold Earned >
9,247
1.9
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0
3,473
< Total Healing >
7,340
14,802
< Experience >
12,667
19
< Vision Score >
56
9
< Wards Placed >
24
203
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Zilean with Corki in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Corki versus Zilean matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zilean. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Corki typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zilean. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Corki and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Zilean

Who is Better, Corki or Zilean?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Corki usually loses when playing against Zilean, with a 43.8% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a bad counter to Zilean.

While Corki does have a much lower winrate compared to Zilean, when they face off with one another, Corki also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Corki into Zilean.

Additionally, Corki has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Corki vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Corki is a terribly counter to Zilean. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Corki against Zilean.

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Corki, we analyzed 502 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zilean as Corki comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Corki in order to counter Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki often accumulates much more CS as Zilean. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Corki versus Zilean build consist of Muramana, Trinity Force, and Eclipse. When Corki included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average winrate of 43.8% when countering Zilean with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Zilean as Corki, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Corki vs Zilean face-offs, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 43.8% win rate overall.

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