Let's talk about Zilean

[quote=DuffTime]Soraka would beat Zil over time. Her passive would be the deal breaker, and she can heal and her sustained DMG via starcall's would be the end of it. But, Zil as a support is without a doubt garbage. Zil as a mid, as some others have eluded to, is an incredibly nice choice, and fits the current direction of the evolution of the meta game like a glove. He'll be able to make your tanky DPS bruiser, or your Off-tank, even more fearless, and able to fight even harder. We saw this with CLG and their Jax, but anyone could have predicted that type of combination if they had thought about it. Me and a bud have been doing it with Olaf and Zil for months now. Also, AD carry / Support isn't going to be the same entity as it has been lately. More aggro lanes with weaker heals -is- going to open up the opportunity for other kinds of lanes, like Sona/Morde, Soraka/Pantheon, Soraka/Morde. Other kinds of lanes that may see playing type are bursty type with nice CC's. Maokai is a good option for a counter to the current Meta of AD carry / Support. I.E; Maokai / Leblanc. Maokai / Ezreal. Maokai / Annie. High instant threat. If they stay too near the creeps, they very well may just die instantly. I anticipate that lower Elo players will not innovate anything and generally stick to the old meta until a tourny comes along and they see the higher Elo players doing new things. That's sort of how it always goes anyway.[/quote]