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How to Win Yuumi vs Zilean Counter MatchupYuumi is in the b tier of champions

Yuumi vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Yuumi in LoLYuumi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Yuumi

based on 932 Yuumi vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
43.2 %
K/D/A
4.41
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our database, Yuumi faced off against Zilean in 932 matches. Using so many matchups for Yuumi vs Zilean provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to destroy Zilean. This pairing is somewhat rare. Yuumi fights Zilean in only 1.1% of her games.

Yuumi vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Yuumi does a pathetic job of beating Zilean. Typically, she wins a lowly 43.2% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Yuumi against Zilean rounds, Yuumi’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Zilean.

Best Yuumi vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmAmplifying Tome

Core Yuumi Items

~22 Mins
Mikael's BlessingArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Optional Items

Imperial MandateStaff of Flowing WaterDream MakerZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yuumi to level upq
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Second ability for Yuumi to level upe
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Last skill for Yuumi to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Yuumi's passive ability p
Yuumi's q ability q
Yuumi's w ability w
Yuumi's e ability e
Yuumi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Yuumi

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.

Yuumi vs Zilean Counter Stats

Yuumi Image
Win Rate
43.2 %
VS
Win Rate
56.8 %
Zilean Image
1.3
< Kills >
2.1
3.4
< Deaths >
4.4
13.7
< Assists >
11.7
0.24
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
13
< Minions Killed >
57
0.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.56
291
< Physical Damage >
874
7,268
< Magic Damage >
8,047
632
< True Damage >
617
8,191
< Damage Dealt >
9,539
7,793
< Damage Taken >
16,797
7,670
< Gold Earned >
8,552
2.12
< Towers >
2.15
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,523
< Total Healing >
6,130
10,623
< Experience >
11,327
37
< Vision Score >
48
17
< Wards Placed >
21
163
< Time Dealing CC >
166

How to Counter Zilean with Yuumi in LoL

The stats shown here show some influential Yuumi against Zilean counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Yuumi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Yuumi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean..

Yuumi typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yuumi and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Yuumi
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yuumi
Zilean

Who is Better, Yuumi or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yuumi usually loses when playing against Zilean, with a 43.2% win rate. Thus, Yuumi makes a poor counter for Zilean.

While Yuumi does have a much lower win rate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Yuumi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Yuumi into Zilean.

Moreover, Yuumi also has a great deal of utility and CC, 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 Yuumi vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Yuumi is a garbage counter to Zilean. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yuumi against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Yuumi

Yuumi Loses Against

LeonaLeona39.4% winrateTrundleTrundle39.7% winrateUrgotUrgot39.8% winrateYasuoYasuo39.9% winrate

Yuumi Wins Against

GnarGnar51.5% winrateEzrealEzreal50.8% winrateQiyanaQiyana50.4% winrateKarthusKarthus49.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

VayneVayne+ 49.6% 6307 GamesSingedSinged+ 50.3% 2113 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.7% 4721 GamesTwitchTwitch+ 51% 6955 Games

Additional Information for Yuumi Players

How We Calculated Our Yuumi vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Yuumi, we analyzed 932 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 Yuumi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Yuumi Build Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Yuumi in order to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yuumi often accumulates a lot less CS as Zilean. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yuumi versus Zilean build include Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Yuumi bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Zilean than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Yuumi had an average win rate of 43.2% battling Zilean with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Zilean as Yuumi, Yuumi players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Yuumi vs Zilean counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 43.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Yuumi x Zilean tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all rounds run with these champions.