Blitzcrankvs Zilean
Blitzcrank vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Blitzcrank wins with a 65.2% win rate (+30.4%) over Zilean based on 23 games. Zilean wins the early laning phase while Blitzcrank scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Blitzcrank build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Blitzcrank vs Zilean matchup.
Blitzcrank Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Blitzcrank performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Blitzcrank vs Zilean?
Blitzcrank wins 47.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.4% and 60.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.1% From both champions' overall Support win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 53 games Lane: Support
- vs patch 26.18
- +6.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Support · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Blitzcrank wins 47.2% of 53 games (95% range 34.4–60.3%).
- Both champions' overall Support win rates predict 49.1% for Blitzcrank; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 43, within the margin of error (53 games).
- Blitzcrank players pick Health Potion + Health Potion far more often against Zilean: 26.7% of their other Support games, 43.1% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Blitzcrank and Zilean played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Blitzcrank's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Blitzcrank vs Zilean Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Blitzcrank vs Zilean Win Rate by Game Length
Blitzcrank's win rate against Zilean by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Blitzcrank's results against Zilean in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Blitzcrank vs Zilean Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenBlitzcrank gold at 15: −43
- First itemZileanBlitzcrank: 14.3 min · Zilean: 12.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Blitzcrank Changes Against Zilean
Choices Blitzcrank players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Support games.
Best Blitzcrank Build vs Zilean
Usual Blitzcrank build (Support)
84.6% win rate · 13 games
Against Zilean
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 21 Blitzcrank games against Zilean carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Blitzcrank's standard build instead.
- Blitzcrank usually completes Locket of the Iron Solari first, at 14.3 min (median of 31 games).
- Zilean usually completes Shurelya's Battlesong first, at 12.8 min (median of 32 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Blitzcrank Runes vs Zilean
Usual Blitzcrank runes (Support)
Glacial Augment
72.7% win rate · 22 games
Against Zilean
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Blitzcrank draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Blitzcrank matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Blitzcrank's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Blitzcrank build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Blitzcrank Matchups
Hardest for Blitzcrank
Easiest for Blitzcrank
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Blitzcrank vs Zilean FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Blitzcrank vs Zilean?
Current data slightly favors Zilean, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Blitzcrank wins 47.2% of 53 games (95% range 34.4–60.3%).
What is Blitzcrank's win rate against Zilean?
Blitzcrank wins 47.2% of 53 Support games against Zilean on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.4–60.3%). Based on both champions' overall Support win rates, 49.1% would be expected.
Does Blitzcrank counter Zilean?
Not clearly. Blitzcrank wins 47.2% of 53 games against Zilean, and the 95% range (34.4–60.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Blitzcrank or Zilean?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 43, within the margin of error (53 games).
Does Blitzcrank outscale Zilean?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zilean strongest against Blitzcrank?
Zilean is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Blitzcrank build against Zilean?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Blitzcrank's usual Support core: Force of Nature, Locket of the Iron Solari, Frozen Heart. The biggest change against Zilean: Health Potion + Health Potion (26.7% usually, 43.1% here).
What runes should Blitzcrank use against Zilean?
Use Blitzcrank's usual Glacial Augment page (Inspiration + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Zilean: Deep Ward (1.7% usually, 5.7% here).