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How to Win Zilean vs Maokai Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Maokai

How to Beat Maokai as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Maokai as Zilean

based on 1,900 Zilean vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Zilean engaged Maokai 1900 times. Including so many matchups for Zilean versus Maokai provides us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to smash your opposition. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Zilean encounters Maokai in only 4.3% of his games.

Zilean vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zilean does a poor job of beating Maokai. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of games the champions battle one another in. In Zilean versus Maokai rounds, Zilean’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Maokai.

Best Zilean vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongMorellonomiconSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's TormentImperial Mandate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zilean to level upq
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Second ability for Zilean to level upe
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Last skill for Zilean to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Maokai

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

Advice to Win Against Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Zilean vs Maokai Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Maokai Image
2.5
< Kills >
2.6
5
< Deaths >
5.6
13
< Assists >
11.8
0.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
57
< Minions Killed >
50
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,136
< Physical Damage >
1,737
10,872
< Magic Damage >
11,737
782
< True Damage >
1,023
12,791
< Damage Dealt >
14,498
18,774
< Damage Taken >
29,553
8,984
< Gold Earned >
9,241
1.89
< Towers >
1.42
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,922
< Total Healing >
9,558
11,916
< Experience >
11,456
53
< Vision Score >
46
23
< Wards Placed >
19
179
< Time Dealing CC >
433

How to Counter Maokai with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Zilean vs. Maokai counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Maokai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Maokai..

Zilean often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Maokai. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Maokai

Who is Better, Zilean or Maokai?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when taking on Maokai, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes an ok counter for Maokai.

While Zilean does have a lower winrate than Maokai, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Maokai.

Furthermore, Zilean has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Maokai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Maokai. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Maokai.

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Zilean, we analyzed 1,900 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 Maokai as Zilean 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

If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Maokai. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Maokai build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Solstice Sleigh. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Maokai than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 49.0% when countering Maokai with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Maokai as Zilean, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Zilean vs Maokai counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

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