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How to Win Zoe vs Zilean Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Zoe

based on 568 Zoe vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Zoe came out of an evaluation of 568 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Zoe has to counter Zilean in only 1.2% of her games.

Zoe vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a terrible job of beating Zilean. Typically, she wins a lowly 44.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Zoe against Zilean rounds, Zoe’s side is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zilean.

Best Zoe vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zilean as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Zilean

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Advice to Win Against Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Zoe vs Zilean Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Zilean Image
6.7
< Kills >
2.4
5.8
< Deaths >
5
6.8
< Assists >
12.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
0.46
137
< Minions Killed >
60
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,789
< Physical Damage >
1,065
18,439
< Magic Damage >
9,835
3,468
< True Damage >
722
23,697
< Damage Dealt >
11,623
19,216
< Damage Taken >
18,675
11,008
< Gold Earned >
9,043
1.53
< Towers >
2.03
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,335
< Total Healing >
6,715
13,229
< Experience >
12,072
26
< Vision Score >
52
12
< Wards Placed >
23
138
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Zilean with Zoe in LoL

The stats provided here show several important Zoe versus Zilean counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zilean. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Zoe typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zilean. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Zilean

Who is Better, Zoe or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zoe usually loses when playing against Zilean, with a 44.9% win rate. Therefore, Zoe makes a poor counter to Zilean.

While Zoe does have a much lower win rate than Zilean, when facing one another, Zoe also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Zoe into Zilean.

Furthermore, Zoe has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zoe is a bad counter for Zilean. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zoe against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Zoe, we analyzed 568 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 Zilean as Zoe 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

Zoe Build Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zoe to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically gets more CS as Zilean. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zoe versus Zilean build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Zilean than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zoe had an average win rate of 44.9% battling Zilean with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Zilean as Zoe, Zoe players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe vs Zilean matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 44.9% winrate overall.

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