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

Zilean vs Udyr

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

based on 1,245 Zilean vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.41
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Udyr as Zilean came out of an examination of 1245 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zilean is forced to battle against Udyr in only 2.8% of his games.

Zilean vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Zilean has done a good job of countering Udyr. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Zilean against Udyr rounds, Zilean’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Udyr.

Best Zilean vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

ShadowflameCelestial OppositionZhonya's HourglassCosmic Drive

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Udyr as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Zilean vs Udyr Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Udyr Image
2.6
< Kills >
4.7
4.6
< Deaths >
5.6
13.1
< Assists >
6.6
0.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
59
< Minions Killed >
85
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.12
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,045
< Physical Damage >
7,518
10,144
< Magic Damage >
9,174
694
< True Damage >
775
11,884
< Damage Dealt >
17,468
17,927
< Damage Taken >
33,062
9,090
< Gold Earned >
11,453
2.05
< Towers >
1.83
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
6,681
< Total Healing >
13,819
12,155
< Experience >
14,343
52
< Vision Score >
20
23
< Wards Placed >
6
187
< Time Dealing CC >
2,104

How to Counter Udyr with Zilean in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Zilean against Udyr matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Udyr’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Udyr. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zilean usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Udyr. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Udyr

Who is Better, Zilean or Udyr?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Udyr, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a great counter for Udyr.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Udyr, when on opposite teams, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Zilean into Udyr.

Moreover, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Udyr. This 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 Udyr 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 late stage team fights.

Zilean is a great counter to Udyr. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Udyr.

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

Top Synergies by Role

ViVi+ 54.1% 1233 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 54.1% 2307 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55.6% 2563 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 57.6% 132 Games

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Zilean, we analyzed 1,245 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 Udyr 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

Zilean Build Udyr Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Udyr during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to 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 accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Udyr. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zilean versus Udyr build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Udyr than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 53.4% when playing against Udyr with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Udyr 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 sets players chose for Zilean vs Udyr LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.

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