Zilean Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 25.09
Zilean The Chronokeeper
Find the best Zilean build guides for League of Legends S16 Patch 25.09. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Zilean build for the S16 meta. Learn more about Zilean's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!
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zilean for cryo
zilean for cryo
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Quit the Foreplay get straight to it Battle Scar Zilean Supp
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「⌛」Zilean's little guide「⌛」ʳᵉᵃᵈ ⁿᵒᵗ
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xRoskilde's Master+ Zilean | Top 10 EuW
xRoskilde's Master+ Zilean | Top 10 EuW
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[10.5] [MID/SUPPORT] Zilean is OP (Quick Guide)
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So you want to Main Zilean! patch 10.4
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[10.4] Bomblord Zilean - Ranked Support
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Speedy Zilean
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[10.21] Peel Support Build for Zilean
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Zilean Top Guide! v10.20
Zilean Top Guide! v10.20
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Zilean "Chronokeeper" Guide
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ZILEAN GUIDE MID
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Zilean - the pocket pick support
Zilean: The Stunning Movement
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S10 Zilean Mid & Supp Guide
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Carry in Low Elo | Zilean Support
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zilean full cdr spells and ult and help jg with smite
zilean sup full cdr and help objs
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Zilean "Chronokeeper" Guide
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Master Tier Zilean 10.11 Guide
Zilean Build & Runes
If you're looking for the best rune build for Zilean we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Zilean, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Zilean this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 25.09. However, if you are a new Zilean player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Zilean!
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Zilean's Runes
51%
Win Rate 48% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 25% Pickrate
Third Best
51%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
Zilean's Summoner Spells
52%
Win Rate 33% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Zilean's Starters
52%
Win Rate 95% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Zilean's Core Items
55%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Third Best
64%
Win Rate 2% Pickrate
Shurelya's Battlesong
Imperial Mandate
Locket of the Iron Solari
Boots
Zilean's Luxury Items
Zilean's Ability Order
50%
Win Rate 40% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Time in a Bottle (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
51%
Win Rate 7% Pickrate
Time in a Bottle (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
47%
Win Rate 5% Pickrate
Time in a Bottle (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
* Each section of the build is rated independently of the others
Zilean's Runes
54%
Win Rate 51% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Second Best
58%
Win Rate 21% Pickrate
Third Best
59%
Win Rate 13% Pickrate
Zilean's Summoner Spells
56%
Win Rate 82% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Zilean's Starters
56%
Win Rate 74% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Zilean's Core Items
63%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Boots
Zilean's Luxury Items
Zilean's Ability Order
56%
Win Rate 42% Pickrate
- 1
- 2
- 3
Time in a Bottle (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Second Best
61%
Win Rate 9% Pickrate
Time in a Bottle (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Third Best
52%
Win Rate 6% Pickrate
Time in a Bottle (PASSIVE)
Passive Ability
Zilean Counters
Learn Zilean's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Zilean guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!
This counter data is for Zilean SUPPORT in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Zilean. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.
Best Against Zilean
Worst Against Zilean
Zilean Skins
Find Zilean's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Zilean skins and chromas on Zilean's skins page.
Our Wish List feature will send you notifications when your skins are on sale!Zilean's Abilities
Time in a Bottle cannot be used in combat.
Placing a second bomb on a unit that already has one detonates the first bomb immediately and stuns enemies in the blast for 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5 seconds.
Questions About Zilean
Latest Questions
Zilean & Fountain of Life Rune
So, I'm new to LOL by a large margin,I guess,and I following various builds. One that catches my attention is one with [[Fountain of Life]]. The rune mentions that when you impair a champion' movement,any ally that attacks that champion heals. I...
Can you help me out with Zilean?
So I'm new to the game and I like to play support because of my personality.I'm trying to rank up and my main sp champion is Zilean.Is he a viable champion for rank?Can you give me tips for playing him or any tip on playing sp overall.I'm really...
Zilean's Time Bomb Stun Problem
The most annoying thing that could happen when using Zilean is when you quickly Q>W>Q at *almost* the same ground/champion they do not stick to the same unit/champion. Do I just need more practice or something is really off with the time...
Feeling difficult to deal damage to mages who build RoA, what should I do?
Situation: In the early-mid game, I built Morellonomicon, opponent built RoA. Problem: Feeling difficult to deal damage to opponents who build RoA. As they have higher effective health after building RoA, I feel like 'my abilities do not...
Does Morde's ult stop Zileans Revive?
Alright, so i was just in a game of ARAM, and i was trying to taunt their morde to dive me. My ult was up, i saw the hourglasses rotate around me, but he ulted me and i still died. So my question is, does mordekaisers ult stop mine because of the...
Zilean, Time Master or something like that
I've recently started using Zilean since he's free this week. My reason for doing so is that I've seen players say that Zilean is a terrible champ and I've actually googled about him and the results from what I've seen say that he sucks. . after...
Zilean Viable?
Personally, I have always like [[zilean]] as a champion. And now that [[tear of the goddess]] is cheaper, I figure that his mana issues will be solved, yet I never seem to see any [[zilean]]s...
