How to beat Zilean

Common role: Support / Mid

A time keeper who doubles bombs into stuns and revives the dead.

What makes Zilean dangerous

Zilean sticks time bombs on you (two on one target = AoE stun), rewinds his own cooldowns, speeds allies and slows enemies massively, and his ultimate marks an ally to REVIVE on death — your perfect kill turns into a full-HP comeback.

How to play against Zilean

• 1Watch for the double-bomb: one bomb is poke, two is a stun setup — move instantly.
• 2Bait or play around the revive: kill the marked target LAST.
• 3He's slippery with self-speed — hard CC ends him instantly.
• 4His damage is bombs only — spread and they're just poke.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Kill the revive target last and his ult is wasted gold.
• ✓Squishy under hard CC despite the speed.
• ✓Bomb stuns need setup time — instant engages beat him.
• ✓Low waveclear mid — punish with roams.

Abilities & how to counter them

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

• P
  Tempo Engarrafado

  Zilean armazena tempo como Experiência, podendo concedê-la aos aliados. Quando tiver Experiência o suficiente para completar o nível de um aliado, Zilean pode clicar com o botão direito nele para conceder os pontos. Zilean recebe a mesma quantidade de Experiência que concede.

  Strong: he banks XP and levels allies ahead of time. Weak: macro value only — nothing to dodge, just expect leveled lanes.

• Q
  Bomba-relógio

  Arremessa uma bomba no local-alvo, que gruda em unidades que se aproximarem (priorizando Campeões). Ela detona após 3 segundos, causando dano em área. Se uma Bomba-relógio for detonada antecipadamente por outra, o efeito também atordoa inimigos.

  Strong: a sticking bomb; the SECOND on one target stuns AoE. Weak: watch for the double-cast rhythm — move the instant one lands on you.

• W
  Retroceder

  Zilean pode se preparar para confrontos futuros, reduzindo o Tempo de Recarga de suas outras habilidades básicas.

  Strong: rewinds his own Q/E cooldowns for combo loops. Weak: no direct effect — its danger is only enabling the double bomb.

• E
  Distorção no Tempo

  Zilean manipula o tempo ao redor de qualquer unidade, causando Lentidão a um inimigo ou concedendo Velocidade de Movimento a um aliado por um curto período.

  Strong: a massive slow on you or huge speed on an ally. Weak: single-target — a second diver still gets through.

• R
  Alteração Temporal

  Zilean coloca uma runa protetora do tempo em um Campeão aliado, teletransportando-o de volta no tempo se ele receber um dano letal.

  Strong: marks an ally to REVIVE on death — undoes your best play. Weak: kill the marked target LAST; the mark and cooldown are visible.

Itemization

Target selection wins: marked ally dies last. Instant engage beats the bomb dance; his revive is on a long cooldown — force it, then fight again.

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