Zilean with Viktor
How to Synergize Zilean and Viktor
based on 622 Zilean with Viktor pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Viktor Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Viktor
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Viktor
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 Viktor Will Play
Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.
Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.
Zilean Viktor Synergy Stats
How to Play with Viktor as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Viktor synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Viktor, 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 Viktor. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Viktor helps Zilean perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean is paired with Viktor, he sees a moderate decrease in his total damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Viktor does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played alongside Viktor on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Viktor.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Viktor on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Viktor does a poor job of protecting Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Viktor
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Viktor?
There is no perfect ally for Zilean that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Viktor is a not very good ally for Zilean. By being on the same side as Zilean, he decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 49.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Zilean and Viktor that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Viktor has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players need to be careful when lining up Viktor allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to play well with you.
Working cooperatively, Zilean players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by aligning Zilean and Viktor together, you may not be granting your other allies very much attack damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their abilities.
Regardless of your Viktor ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Zilean to pair well with Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to include in your Zilean and Viktor synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Viktor than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 49.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Viktor with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of beating your oponents, you should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Zilean and Viktor pairings, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.
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