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[7.9][Supp] Zilean - aggressiv Support to escape elo hell

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(14) |

Hey PMS 2016,

You have crafted a decent build. I am not a Zilean main player but I kind of disapprove with buying before purchasing . Because gives me the burst damage that needs if he is going Ap.
And another thing. I personally think that the support item or the gold item whatever you called it should be merged with the sightstone into in order to have one free slot for another item. Zilean doesn't really need an item that slows the enemy because he was a 99% slow on his own - his E.

- monimakaroni!

Hi monimakaroni,
ty for your feedback.

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but I kind of disapprove with buying before purchasing .

This is true, is great on Zilean. In my opinion the dmg-increase between and is simmilar - but the movement speed from helps many times to evade. Most of my games i buy (for the magic-penetration and some HP) followed by (for movement speed and some AP). I will add as an optional Item into my guide, but i still prefer for the core-build. I like the bonus-HP, there are so many champs around that just press R and do 1000 dmg to you ... that moment some HP will make the different between a kill or a wasted ultimate.

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I personally think that the support item or the gold item whatever you called it should be merged with the sightstone into in order to have one free slot for another item. Zilean doesn't really need an item that slows the enemy because he was a 99% slow on his own - his E.

Yeah, people argue about my much loved . But its a lot of HP for very little money. You will tank so many ultimates with that ... Katarina rotating form mid to bottom lane to make a fast kill ... she jumps on you, activats her ultimate .... and you just survive it. She will never try it again :3 ... Well, i wrote it in my guide why i like the too. If you ward the jungle and you walk into a dark bush you might be killed by a LeBlank hiding for you ... this will never happen if you activate the first to check for enemys. Your slow-spell is nice, but it needs auto-attack range to be casted. And its just a single-target spell. In lategame, when the teams start battle 5v5 and u just klick the it will slow two enemys ... easy targets, they cant evade any attacks ... this spell is epic!
Finally the two Item slots they block: lets say 66% of the games are over way before you finish your build. And in case you reach the lategame you can still sell something and decide according to your team what you wanne buy instead. Its more the money you spend and what you get for it and and give you very much for little money. Sure, and are stronger, but also way more expensive.

best regards,
PMS

(64) |

I actually was wondering the same thing. I think that if you were buying items such as , , etc, would be a better alternative, of course, because of the active item cooldown reduction. However, you build AP, so I think that everything but the health will go to waste, which you can just buy another health item if you really need it anyways.
It also gives you another item slot, meaning you can not ONLY get another item, but you have an extra spot all game for those 's or parts of items. This is just my two cents, let me know what you think!

-Luxeøn

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Well, the passiv will shorten the active cooldown. But this is realy just a nice site-effect, the HP for little money is the reason i like it. And zilean has allmost no possibilty to engange on enemys that are smart enough to stay out of his autohit range. If you speed yourself you cant slow them and you will miss the first bomb ... with the active you can engage any time and make a sure kill. The item slots are barely a problem for me. In lategame when your inventory is full your team will have one ore two to create vision without pink wards.

Everyone can decide what kind of playstile he prefers. With my build you get map control and utility for low cash.
+ = 3800 gold
--> 500 HP
--> 50 AP, 75% mana regen
--> a long range enemy slow/detective spell

+ = 5400 gold
--> 200 HP
--> 125 AP, 100% mana regen
--> 10% movement speed and some extra damage

(64) |

Ahh okay, I see where you're coming from. I'm that type of person who build a Rabadon's for more damage instead of a defensive item so I definitely favour damage over anything :P (but I also play Lux so it's acceptable to do that unless I really need to have a or something).

If it ever made it to late late game, would you ever suggest selling your for something else?

Thanks for your explanations man!

-Luxeøn

If it is working for you to go without any HP-items its fine. But Zilean has way lower abiltiy range compared to Lux and all the Assasins and Hypercarrys can kill you in less then one seconds if you just make a little mistake in positioning :c

Most games i build:

If the games keeps running i sell the
and/or to build , and/or a 2nd depending on the enemy team (do i need Speed, HP or just more Dmg).
In lategame the enemy-movement is somehow more easy to predict. They run grouped or do simple 4+1 splitpushing. Or its just a Nexus run/defend, where all enemy positions are on the lanes, thats why the Sightstone can be replaced at that point, in my opinion.

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