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
  瓶中时光

  基兰将时光储存为经验值并能将其提供给他的友军。当他拥有足够的经验值来使一名友方英雄升级时，他就能通过右键点击来传授经验值。基兰自身也会获得等值的经验值。

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

• Q
  定时炸弹

  将一颗炸弹扔向目标区域，炸弹会附着在靠近它的单位身上（英雄优先）。炸弹会在3秒后爆炸，造成范围魔法伤害。如果炸弹被另一颗定时炸弹给提前引爆，那么还会使敌人晕眩。

  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
  穿梭未来

  基兰为未来的对抗做准备，减少他所有其它基础技能的冷却时间。

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

• E
  时光发条

  基兰扭曲任意单位的时光，短时间内提升友方单位移动速度或减少敌方单位移动速度。

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

• R
  时光倒流

  基兰对友方英雄施放时光结界，若目标死亡，则时光倒流，救活目标。

  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.