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How to Win Morgana vs Zilean Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Morgana

based on 2,191 Morgana vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Morgana came out of an analysis of 2191 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Morgana fights Zilean in only 1.1% of her matches.

Morgana vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Morgana has done a poor job of countering Zilean. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs face each other in. In Morgana against Zilean matches, Morgana’s side is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Morgana vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Solstice SleighHorizon FocusLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Morgana to level upq
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Second ability for Morgana to level upw
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Last skill for Morgana to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationTriple TonicBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Zilean

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Zilean Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Zilean Image
3.4
< Kills >
2.5
5.6
< Deaths >
5
11.1
< Assists >
12.8
0.75
< Killing Sprees >
0.51
55
< Minions Killed >
62
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.54
876
< Physical Damage >
1,055
15,987
< Magic Damage >
10,450
1,031
< True Damage >
766
17,895
< Damage Dealt >
12,273
21,444
< Damage Taken >
19,385
9,581
< Gold Earned >
9,181
1.62
< Towers >
1.9
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,784
< Total Healing >
7,426
11,726
< Experience >
12,510
53
< Vision Score >
51
23
< Wards Placed >
22
136
< Time Dealing CC >
174

How to Counter Zilean with Morgana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Morgana against Zilean counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zilean..

Morgana often has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Morgana and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Zilean

Who is Better, Morgana or Zilean?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Morgana usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zilean, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Morgana makes an ok counter for Zilean.

While Morgana does have a lower win rate than Zilean, when facing one another, Morgana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Morgana into Zilean.

Moreover, Morgana also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Morgana is a somewhat poor counter for Zilean. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Morgana against Zilean.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Morgana, we analyzed 2,191 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 Morgana 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Morgana to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zilean. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Morgana versus Zilean build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Zilean than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Morgana had an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Zilean with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Zilean as Morgana, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Triple Tonic runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Morgana vs Zilean face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.

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