Zilean vs Orianna
How to Beat Orianna as Zilean
based on 628 Zilean vs Orianna matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Orianna Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Orianna Counter Build
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Core Zilean Items
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Guide to Countering Orianna as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Orianna
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 Orianna
Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.
Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.
Zilean vs Orianna Counter Stats
How to Counter Orianna with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Zilean vs. Orianna matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Orianna..
Zilean often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Orianna. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Orianna
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Who is Better, Zilean or Orianna?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Orianna, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a great counter to Orianna.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Orianna, when facing one another, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Orianna.
Moreover, Zilean also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Orianna. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Orianna matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Zilean is a great counter for Orianna. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Orianna.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to counter Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually picks up a lot less CS as Orianna. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Orianna build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Orianna than with many other common builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 53.5% battling Orianna with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Orianna as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zilean vs Orianna counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.
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