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Braum has to be the biggest counter I've found through playing Zilean. His 4 hit does so much damage, and he can pick up the bombs mid-air off the ADC and shield himself from the first one. It's just not fun man.
Caitlyn
Laning against this might give you a reason to hate the police. Her range is ridiculous, and seeing that you have a pretty squishy early game, accidentally stepping in a trap will result in a very early back, or having your blood spilled all over the rift.
Blitzcrank
Now, Blitz is a high threat TO YOU. If he grabs your ADC you've got a free stun for them to get out. YOU just need to be dodging hooks otherwise you are kill.
Tahm Kench
He can pick up his ADC out of your stun, and is also tanky AF. He just kinda feels unfair in lane :c
Brand
HE CAN OUT DAMAGE YOU IN LANE. He's like, one of the only supports that can do so early. Very, very spooky lane. Be careful
Nautilus
His kit being full of CC and high base damage, once he gets on you you're going to struggle to get him off, or even self ult at times.
Kalista
Even when you slow her, her hops are going to make it very difficult to land your bombs. It's going to be pretty hard to get the stun off on this undead rabbit.
Sivir
I mean, she can spellshield one of your bombs, negating your stun. Nuff said.
Morgana
Her spellshield really makes it tedious to get the stun off on the carries and herself. HOWEVER, once it's down you can slow her like molasses, and let your ADC do all the work for you haha.
Alistar
I mean, he's tanky. He's annoying. You can manage it though, just be smart and don't get caught under their turrets with the knockback. Play a little more passive in this lane.
Ezreal
I mean, same as Kalista, but on a shorter cooldown with the hops.
Tristana
Read: Ezreal
Ashe
So what if she slows you? You slow her back for more. You just need to look out for her ult and you should be golden.
Annie
HER STUN LASTS TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FREAKING LONG. She is, however, highly immobile and your range is better than hers :)
Bard
*Chiming intensifies*
(Dodge his Q, win lane. His health packs are like targets for your bombs)
Corki
Read: Ezreal/Trist
Janna
While she can shield the damage from your bombs, she can't stop that chained CC from your E and your stun.
Jhin
While he is immobile, his high base damage makes him a little bit more of a threat in lane than you might care for. His snare, will almost always spell your death. Be careful.
Jinx
Dodge traps = Ezezez.
Karma
Her shields negate a lot of damage, her Q's hurt you a lot, and her snare will get you killed. Not to mention the speed boosts and massive slows kinda... suck for you
Kog'Maw
So, so immobile. Just EQWQ and win.
Leona
Tanky, and annoying. Just, be careful. Keep your stun ready for her engages.
Lucian
Simmilar to Ezreal or Trist, but with a higher early damage output. Be wary
Mordekaiser
Dude not even. Just E him and he can't even get on you.
Miss Fortune
While her poke is annoying, she is again, immobile, and an easy stun target.
Lux
Squishy: Check
Immobile: Check
Dude, just dodge the Q with E self-cast and stun her for days.
Vel'Koz
Honestly has to be one of your easiest matchups as a support. He is *SO* immobile, ans *SO* squishy. You QWQ + ignite him and it is almost a Guaranteed kill. Care for his knockup, and late game damage though.
Nami
She really kinda goes even with you. Closest to a skill matchup that you have.
Sona
While her early poke is annoying, she's easy to catch, and is literally the squishiest early game champ. Destroy her.
Soraka
In this matchup, don't try to stun the ADC. Slow, and stun the Soraka since she can't self heal easily. She will easily get destroyed early, leaving you to 2 v 1 the remaining ADC.
Thresh
A good one can really mess up your day man. His base damage, especially with more souls can deal large chunks of your health. His CC is also very long in duration, and doesn't give you much opportunity to escape.
Twitch
While his invisibility is annoying, you can out damage him early with the right stuff. Just, ruin his day man.
Varus
His ranged poke does become annoying, and the grievous wounds from his arrow field DOES APPLY TO YOUR ULT, so whoever you ult will comeback with significantly less health if he hit them with it before they died.
Vayne
Like Trist or Ezreal, but way better scaling and with a stun. Be very wary laning against her. Try to pick off the support first.
Draven
While he has high damage output, he literally has an indicator saying 'THROW BOMBS HERE FOR STUNS'. Just mess him up with that in mind.
I'm guessing you're here because you want to learn about my boy Zilean! Oh my oh my, I'll tell you what, you'll love him.
His high damage output, combined with his speed control and AOE stun is just so fun. By the way, your ult is like an undo button for death. It's quite nice.
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