Kled vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Kled
based on 561 Kled vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kled vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Kled vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Kled
Tips for Playing as Kled against Zilean
Chaaaaaaaarge!!! can be cast at a great range. Try and predict where the enemy team will be by the time you reach them.
The last hit of Violent Tendencies deals more damage than the first three - make sure you hit it!
Kled generates some courage by killing minions, but gets much more from fighting Champions.
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.
Kled vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Kled in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some important Kled versus Zilean counter stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Kled’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kled may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Kled often has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kled and Zilean
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Who is Better, Kled or Zilean?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kled usually loses when facing off against Zilean, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Kled makes a poor counter for Zilean.
While Kled does have a lower win rate compared to Zilean, when on opposite teams, Kled also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Kled into Zileanas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kled also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kled vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Kled is a somewhat poor counter to Zilean. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kled against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Kled 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kled on average picks up more CS relative to Zilean. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Kled versus Zilean build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Kled used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Zilean than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kled boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Zilean with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Zilean as Kled, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Kled vs Zilean counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Kled are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.