Zilean with Corki
How to Synergize Zilean and Corki
based on 470 Zilean with Corki pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Corki Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Corki
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Corki
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 Understand How Corki Will Play
Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.
Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.
Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.
Zilean Corki Synergy Stats
How to Play with Corki as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Corki synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Corki, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Corki. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Corki helps Zilean perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean tries to synergize with Corki, he gets a measurable drop in his complete damage output. This may signal that Corki does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Corki on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Corki.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Corki on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Corki does a poor job of protecting Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Corki
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Corki?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Zilean that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Corki is a very bad ally for Zilean. By playing on the same team as Zilean, he decreases their win rate by -5.6% to 45.1%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Zilean and Corki that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Corki has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Corki allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Although, by aligning Zilean and Corki together, you may not be granting your team a lot of tankyness. We recommend you have other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Corki ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to work well with Corki during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The most important items to get in your Zilean and Corki synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Corki than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 45.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Corki with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.1% winrate overall.
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