How to beat Zoe

Common role: Mid

A burst mage who one-shots with a long-range sleepy bubble and stolen summoner spells.

What makes Zoe dangerous

Zoe fires a huge-damage skillshot (Q) that scales with distance, puts you to sleep with her E bubble (waking you for double damage), and steals summoner spells and item actives to reuse them. Her combo — sleep into a max-range Q — deletes squishies from off-screen. Her whole threat is landing the sleep bubble.

How to play against Zoe

• 1Dodge her E sleep bubble — it's a slow, bouncing skillshot and the setup for her one-shot. Stand behind minions and sidestep it; no sleep, no burst.
• 2If you get slept, stay near allies — her Q hits hardest from long range, and ally damage wakes you early. Don't be isolated when the bubble lands.
• 3Watch what summoner spell she stole (her W) — she can reuse a Flash, Ignite or item active. Play around it.
• 4She's immobile besides her E return-dash. Dive her or all-in when her sleep and Q are on cooldown.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Sleep bubble is a slow, dodgeable skillshot.
• ✓No burst without landing the sleep.
• ✓Immobile besides her E dash.
• ✓Squishy; magic resist and diving punish her.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Zoe's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Funkenflug!

  Nachdem sie einen Zauber gewirkt hat, verursacht Zoes nächster normaler Angriff zusätzlichen magischen Schaden.

• Q
  Wanderstern

  Zoe feuert ein Geschoss, das sie im Flug umlenken kann. Je weiter es geradeaus fliegt, desto höher ist sein Schaden.

• W
  Zauberklau

  Zoe kann die Überreste gegnerischer Beschwörerzauber und aktiver Gegenstandszauber einsammeln, um sie einmalig selbst zu wirken. Jeder von ihr selbst gewirkte Beschwörerzauber gewährt ihr 3 Geschosse, die sie auf das nächstgelegene Ziel abfeuern kann.

  Strong: steals and reuses a summoner spell or item active (Flash, Ignite…). Weak: watch what she picked up and play around the reused spell.

• E
  Schlafblasen-Alarm

  Macht das Ziel schläfrig und lässt es einschlafen. Während das Ziel schläft, ist dessen Magieresistenz verringert. Der erste erlittene Schaden, der das Ziel aufweckt, wird bis zu einer Obergrenze verdoppelt.

  Strong: a sleep bubble — the setup for her one-shot. Weak: a slow, bouncing skillshot; dodge it behind minions and there's no burst.

• R
  Portalabenteuer

  Teleportiert dich 1 Sekunde lang an einen Zielort in der Nähe. Teleportiere dich dann wieder zurück.

Itemization

Zoe is AP burst with a sleep setup. Dodge her E bubble (no sleep, no kill), magic resist and a Banshee's blunt her, and dive her when her sleep/Q are down. Stand near allies when slept.

This guide covers Zoe's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.