Lucian vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Lucian
based on 2,811 Lucian vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Zilean
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Lucian against Zilean counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zilean. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Lucian usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zilean. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Zilean
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Who is Better, Lucian or Zilean?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when trying to fight Zilean, with a 46.1% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a bad counter for Zilean.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate compared to Zilean, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Lucian into Zilean.
Additionally, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian 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 teammates during team fights.
Lucian is a trash counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often accumulates much more CS compared to Zilean. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Zilean build consist of Rapid Firecannon, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 46.1% when playing against Zilean with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Zilean as Lucian, Lucian players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Lucian vs Zilean LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.1% win rate overall.
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