Zilean vs Shaco
How to Beat Shaco as Zilean
based on 1,342 Zilean vs Shaco matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Shaco Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Shaco Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Shaco
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 Shaco
If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.
If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.
Zilean vs Shaco Counter Stats
How to Counter Shaco with Zilean in LoL
The stats provided here show several vital Zilean versus Shaco counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shaco’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shaco. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Shaco. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Shaco
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Who is Better, Zilean or Shaco?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually loses when trying to fight Shaco, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a bad counter to Shaco.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate compared to Shaco, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zilean into Shaco.
Additionally, Zilean also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shaco. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Shaco matchups, Shaco is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Zilean is a terribly counter for Shaco. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Shaco.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to counter Shaco during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually gets more CS compared to Shaco. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Shaco build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Seraph's Embrace, and Shard of True Ice. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Shaco than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 47.3% when playing against Shaco with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Shaco as Zilean, Zilean players should equip 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 players used for Zilean vs Shaco fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.
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