Zilean vs Volibear
How to Beat Volibear as Zilean
based on 896 Zilean vs Volibear matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Volibear Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Volibear Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Volibear
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 Volibear Counter Stats
How to Counter Volibear with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several significant Zilean vs. Volibear counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Volibear. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Volibear. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Volibear
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Who is Better, Zilean or Volibear?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually wins when playing against Volibear, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes a good counter to Volibear.
While Zilean does have a higher win rate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Volibear.
Furthermore, Zilean has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This 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 Volibear 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 team members during teamfights.
Zilean is an above average counter for Volibear. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Volibear.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean most often picks up less CS relative to Volibear. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Volibear build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Volibear than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 52.3% battling Volibear with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Volibear 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 sets that we analyzed for Zilean vs Volibear battles, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.3% winrate overall.
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