Zilean with Kayn
How to Synergize Zilean and Kayn
based on 2,090 Zilean with Kayn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Kayn Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Kayn
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Kayn
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 Kayn Will Play
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
Zilean Kayn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Kayn as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Kayn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kayn, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kayn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Kayn helps Zilean perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Kayn, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could signal that Kayn supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played together with Kayn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Kayn. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Kayn.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Kayn on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Kayn does a poor job of covering Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Kayn
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Kayn?
There is no ideal ally for Zilean that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Kayn is a very typical teammate for Zilean. By being on the same team as Zilean, he drops their win rate by -0.3% to 50.4%. This proves that there is only a small strategic relationship between Zilean and Kayn that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Kayn has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players must be very careful when enlisting Kayn teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
In contrast, by grouping Zilean and Kayn together, you may not be providing your team very much magic damage. Make sure to have other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Kayn ally, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Zilean to synergize with Kayn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Zilean and Kayn synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Kayn than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 50.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kayn with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating 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 players chose for Zilean and Kayn pairings, this blending of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% winrate overall.
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