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Maybe I'm just bad....

bitdullblade·10/27/2014, 1:18:50 AM·2 votes·914 views

But one of the few champions I have no clue on how to counter or don't understand what appears to be bonkers AP scaling and a toxic kit is...Zillean. More and more I have been seeing him in games. I know that revive champions are not new but it seems like he is the most difficult to deal with even with his ULT warning. Also, if you are ADC vs a Zillean lane, all the enemy ADC has to do is kick back and wait as the bombs do massive damage. Then they will be sped up by Zillean and there you have it you are now dead, especially if you are an adc with no escape and your support doesn't have a lot of disengage.If you do somehow turn the fight around not only will one of them be resurrected but they will also have plenty of damage to finish you and the support off-if one of you weren't killed before the Ult. Don't get me started on when he goes mid either. you can cycle through your whole kit and kill him then he will just get back up and kill you. His farming phase is so easy that he gets ahead quick (unless you are also playing a champ that has insane clear).

Besides just complaining about this champion (:P). I would just love to hear from anybody the tips or experiences they have had with him. And if you agree that he is a "problem champ" - not OP just has...problems (which admittedly there are a few "problem champs") , how do you think they could rework him while keeping his personality. Also if you are a Zillean lover/main don't worry about speaking up, I would love to hear what are the difficulties of playing him etc.

19 Comments

Fionbri10/27/2014, 1:53:28 AM2 votes

Wait for zilean to use his bomb. After he places it on a minion, poke him as much as you can. If he saves it for you, then bait his bomb with your support. Never stand next to his bombs. If its on your face, never walk towards your lane partner. If he bombs you then u can have it go off by your minions, forcing them to push the wave and open up the opportunity for your jungler and/or mid laner to gank. (that's if you are playing botlane vs support zilean) Urgotsummoner 11 {{summoner:10}}

xDingwithsalad10/27/2014, 1:19:29 AM1 votes

zilean is fine lol, hes not even that good =(

NuSix310/27/2014, 3:46:50 AM1 votes

I also have problems with Zilean. Morgana and Sivir are pretty good against him though. It's tougher if you're the adc and your support doesn't want to take any harass -- this happens way too often, btw. Sivir's shield cd is a bit long, and it really sucks to waste it on a bomb, but it's better than taking the damage.

I've midlaned against Zilean a couple of times and had 0 issues controlling the lane, but I couldn't kill him once. It was pretty much impossible without well timed ganks.