Quinn vs Zilean
How to Beat Zilean as Quinn
based on 545 Quinn vs Zilean matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Quinn vs Zilean Matchup Summary
Best Quinn vs Zilean Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Quinn
Tips for Playing as Quinn against Zilean
Attacking a
Vulnerable
target marked by Valor will put Harrier on cooldown. Quickly consuming Harrier marks will allow you to generate them faster.
Use Behind Enemy Lines for traveling very long distances quickly, for farming minions around the map, or for chasing wounded targets.
Vault is powerful but must be used with caution, as enemies can attack Quinn when she strikes them. Vault can sometimes be used to cross terrain if your back is to a wall.
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.
Quinn vs Zilean Counter Stats
How to Counter Zilean with Quinn in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some strategic Quinn vs. Zilean matchup statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Quinn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Quinn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Quinn often has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zilean. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Quinn and Zilean
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Who is Better, Quinn or Zilean?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Quinn usually loses when taking on Zilean, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Quinn makes a bad counter for Zilean.
While Quinn does have a lower winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Quinn also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Quinn into Zilean.
Furthermore, Quinn also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Quinn 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.
Quinn is a terribly counter for Zilean. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Quinn against Zilean.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Quinn 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 stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Quinn usually accumulates more CS compared to Zilean. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Quinn versus Zilean build consist of Stormrazor, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Quinn used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Zilean than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Quinn boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Zilean with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Zilean as Quinn, Quinn players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Quinn vs Zilean counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Quinn are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.