Fiora vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Fiora
based on 1,073 Fiora vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Fiora vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Fiora vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Fiora
Tips for Playing as Fiora against Zilean
Grand Challenge allows Fiora to take down even the most durable opponents and then recover if successful, so do not hesitate to attack the enemy's front line.
Thanks to Duelist's Dance, Fiora excels at quick trades. Use the Move Speed boost from striking a Vital to escape unscathed or set up for the next one.
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.
Fiora vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Fiora in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Fiora vs. Zilean matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Fiora’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Fiora may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Fiora usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Fiora and Zilean
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Who is Better, Fiora or Zilean?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Fiora usually loses when trying to fight Zilean, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Fiora makes a poor counter to Zilean.
While Fiora does have a lower win rate compared to Zilean, when facing one another, Fiora also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Fiora into Zilean.
Moreover, Fiora also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Fiora vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Fiora is a somewhat poor counter for Zilean. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Fiora against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Fiora in order to counter Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Fiora most often racks up much more CS relative to Zilean. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Fiora versus Zilean build include Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Fiora incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Zilean than with many other typical builds. In fact, Fiora boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Zilean with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Zilean as Fiora, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Fiora vs Zilean counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.
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