Zilean vs Twisted Fate
How to Beat Twisted Fate as Zilean
based on 1,733 Zilean vs Twisted Fate matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Twisted Fate Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Twisted Fate Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twisted Fate as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Twisted Fate
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 Twisted Fate
Focus on dodging Wild Cards early when your champion doesn't have the hit points to afford getting hit.
If you have low Health, use Destiny as an indicator to run to safety. It will give you a head start in escaping any possible ganks.
Zilean vs Twisted Fate Counter Stats
How to Counter Twisted Fate with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Zilean versus Twisted Fate counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twisted Fate’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Twisted Fate. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Twisted Fate. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Twisted Fate
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Who is Better, Zilean or Twisted Fate?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually loses when taking on Twisted Fate, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a poor counter for Twisted Fate.
While Zilean does have a lower winrate compared to Twisted Fate, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zilean into Twisted Fate.
Additionally, Zilean also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Twisted Fate. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Twisted Fate matchups, Twisted Fate is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a garbage counter for Twisted Fate. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Twisted Fate.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Twisted Fate during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean usually accumulates less CS relative to Twisted Fate. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Zilean versus Twisted Fate build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Twisted Fate than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 48.0% when playing against Twisted Fate with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Twisted Fate 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 players picked for Zilean vs Twisted Fate fights, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.
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