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Zilean Build Guide by lkycch

Middle [Guide for Casual Play]❄️⏳ Gla-Ten Zilean - MID LANE β°πŸ’£γ€ŽζŒ―θ¬™γ€

Middle [Guide for Casual Play]❄️⏳ Gla-Ten Zilean - MID LANE β°πŸ’£γ€ŽζŒ―θ¬™γ€

Updated on January 13, 2025
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Runes: GLA-TEN

Inspiration
Glacial Augment
Magical Footwear
Biscuit Delivery
Cosmic Insight

Precision
Presence of Mind
Legend: Haste
Bonus:

+8 Ability Haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10% Tenacity/Slow Resist

Spells:

1 2 3
GHOST
LoL Summoner Spell: Flash

Flash

LoL Summoner Spell: Ghost

Ghost

Threats & Synergies

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Champion Build Guide

[Guide for Casual Play]❄️⏳ Gla-Ten Zilean - MID LANE β°πŸ’£γ€ŽζŒ―θ¬™γ€

By lkycch
1️⃣ Why is Zilean FUN to PLAY?
βœ… + + Q+W+Q combo can WIN SKIRMISHES INSTANTLY!

βœ… E has 99% SLOW at Rank 5!

βœ… R synergises with ANY COMP!

βœ… POWERFUL WAVECLEAR FOR SMOOTH ROAMING!

βœ… TEAMFIGHTING MONSTER!

βœ… CONSISTENT DUE TO NATURE OF HIS KIT!


GLA-TEN AT ITS PEAK!
2️⃣ RUNES Explained!

Glacial Augment:
- Creates a frozen zone that slows down the enemies and reduces their damage dealt!
- E(yourself) and Q+W+Q to engage for your team! A fantastic stun setup!
- If you get close enough, you can E the target to make it a much easier Q+W+Q.
- Q+W+Q is a perfect disengage tool for peeling or slowing down an enemy chase!

Magical Footwear:
- You need to use all your gold to buy Lost Chapter as early as possible, so it's a no-brainer for free boots.

Biscuit Delivery:
- If only Minion Dematerializer was still around... But anyways, who doesn't like a biscuit right?

Cosmic Insight:
- Your summoner spells are essential for this build's success rate.

Presence of Mind:
- Presence helps out with skirmishes with your jungler in the early game, as your mana depletes very quickly. Having that extra mana replenished after a takedown allows you to continue the fights or clear an extra wave before backing!

Legend: Haste
- If only Legend: Tenacity still existed... Oh well, I guess the only viable option now is the CDR one.

BONUS STATS RUNES:
+8% CDR is always a good stat for Zilean Mid, since you have gold to purchase AP.
+9 AP will help out your waveclear in the Mid Lane.
+10% Tenacity will make our Merc Tread's even spicier! Subsequently, you have the farm so the enemy team will obviously focus you... Extra Tenacity will give you more reaction time in general to cast your spells, especially when a clutch R is needed!
3️⃣ COMBOS!
Waveclear:
Q + W + Q
+ +


Pick-off/Engage:
E(Yourself) + Q + W + Q
(Yourself) + + +


Roaming:
E(Yourself) + W + Wait 2.5 seconds + E(Yourself)
(Yourself) + + Wait 2.5 seconds + (Yourself)


Lane Trading:
E(Enemy) + Q + W + Q + Auto Attack + E(Yourself)
(Enemy) + + + + Auto Attack + (Yourself)

How To Actually Guarantee Landing Your Bombs?

The trick is to use your E to slow your enemies and WAIT 2 seconds! Your E duration lasts for 2.5 seconds, meaning that after 2 seconds you still have half a second to cast your Q+W+Q combo.

This works because your target will often think that you're not going to use your Q+W+Q combo, since you did not cast Q straight away. Also, by being patient and waiting it out, they might even burn their flash, who knows!

All-in-all, patience is key. Just wait out the 2 seconds, then quickly cast Q+W+Q. They won't suspect it!
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4️⃣ Tips and Tricks!
MINDSET: Summoner's Rift is a 5v5 and not a 1v1! Help your allies and work together as a team! That's what MOBA games are all about: TEAMWORK!

In order to play Zilean Mid effectively and gain some sweet winstreaks in Solo Q, you must relax and respect your opponents. Your objective is to win the game, not your lane.

Zilean is a weak laner and can't compete with the meta mid laners in 1-to-1 combat. However, you have fantastic waveclear and roaming potential, so you can use this to your advantage! Carry by influencing other lanes and lead your teammates to victory! GHOST to where you’re ganking and save your E to slow the enemy!


HOW TO WAVECLEAR EFFICIENTLY:



When your Q reaches level 3:
- One Q+W+Q combo to clear the backline caster minions.
- Fastest way to push before your Q reaches level 4.
- Rely on your minions to lower the health of the melee minions, or lure them into your turret.
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When your Q reaches level 4:
- One Q+W+Q combo to clear the frontline minions and bring caster minions down to single autos.
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Once your Q reaches level 5:
- Stun duration will last long enough to clear both melee and caster minions (the entire wave of minions, except the Large Cannon minion):
1. Walk up to the wave, approaching the first three melee minions
2. Melee minions start bunching together horizontally
3. Q+W+Q the melee minion in the middle
4. Run away from the wave horizontally
5. As the caster minions catch up to the melee minions whilst they're stunned, the bomb explodes, clearing the entire wave
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You can also wait till your opponent pushes the wave first:
1. As they last hit your final minion, throw out a Q+W+Q on the ground.
2. Let the enemy minions walk up to the bombs.
3. The melee minions get stunned and the caster minions catch up, getting cleared.
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6️⃣ INSPIRING Zilean Clips! (Please wait several minutes for the videos to load)
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