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

Zilean vs Sett

How to Beat Sett as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sett as Zilean

based on 1,168 Zilean vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Zilean faced off against Sett 1168 times. Having so many matchups for Zilean versus Sett provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a solid build to crush your opposition. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Zilean encounters Sett in only 2.7% of his matches.

Zilean vs Sett Matchup Summary

Zilean has done a good job of beating Sett. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champs face one another in. In Zilean versus Sett matches, Zilean’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Sett.

Best Zilean vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassMorellonomicon

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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Guide to Countering Sett as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Sett

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.

Zilean vs Sett Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Sett Image
2.5
< Kills >
5.9
4.8
< Deaths >
6.6
13.4
< Assists >
4.8
0.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
59
< Minions Killed >
160
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,040
< Physical Damage >
18,129
10,873
< Magic Damage >
264
724
< True Damage >
5,171
12,637
< Damage Dealt >
23,565
18,455
< Damage Taken >
36,128
9,078
< Gold Earned >
11,760
2.04
< Towers >
2.6
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,004
< Total Healing >
6,168
12,227
< Experience >
14,535
50
< Vision Score >
17
22
< Wards Placed >
8
182
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Counter Sett with Zilean in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several valuable Zilean against Sett matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sett. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Sett. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Sett

Who is Better, Zilean or Sett?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when playing against Sett, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter for Sett.

While Zilean does have a higher win rate compared to Sett, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Sett.

Moreover, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sett. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Sett matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zilean is an above average counter to Sett. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Sett.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Zilean, we analyzed 1,168 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 Sett 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zilean in order to counter Sett during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean typically picks up less CS as Sett. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zilean versus Sett 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 vs Sett than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 52.9% when countering Sett with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Sett as Zilean, Zilean players should take 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 builds that we analyzed for Zilean vs Sett face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.

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