Seraphine - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.3%
Pick Rate
7.8%

Seraphinevs Zilean

SSupportMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Seraphine vs Zilean is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Seraphine wins with a 51.3% win rate (+2.6%) over Zilean based on 115 games. Zilean wins the early laning phase while Seraphine scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Seraphine build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup.

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Seraphine Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Seraphine 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.

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Seraphine - 51.3% win rate in this matchup
Seraphine
51.3% WR
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Zilean vs Seraphine matchup - 48.7% win rate
Zilean
48.7% WR

Who Wins the Seraphine vs Zilean Matchup?

Seraphine wins the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup
Winner
Seraphine
Matches: 115
51.3%
Win Rate
48.7%
1.4
CS / min
1.6
463
DMG / min
372
8,905
Gold / game
8,703
297
Heal / min
275
350
DMG Mitigated / min
342
1.1
CC / min
0.8
42.2%
Early Game WR
57.8%
57.1%
Late Game WR
42.9%

Seraphine vs Zilean Matchup Summary

The Seraphine vs Zilean matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 115 recent matches analyzed, Seraphine wins with a 51.3% win rate compared to Zilean's 48.7%, giving Seraphine a 2.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Zilean controls the early laning stage, but Seraphine outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Zilean needs to press advantages before Seraphine reaches their power spikes, while Seraphine should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Seraphine leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Seraphine has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Zilean's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Seraphine vs Zilean Laning Phase Breakdown

Seraphine wins the laning phase against Zilean in League of Legends

Seraphine is favored during the laning phase against Zilean, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Seraphine holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.4Seraphine
1.6Zilean
Seraphine and Zilean farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
463Seraphine
372Zilean
Seraphine heavily out-damages Zilean by 91 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Zilean should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Seraphine's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
8,905Seraphine
8,703Zilean
Seraphine and Zilean generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 202 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
1.1Seraphine
0.8Zilean
Seraphine provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Zilean, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Seraphine coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
647Seraphine
617Zilean
Seraphine and Zilean have comparable sustain profiles, with only 30 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Seraphine Build Against Zilean

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Zilean, providing the mobility and stats Seraphine needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Seraphine against Zilean are Echoes of Helia, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Diadem of Songs. This combination gives Seraphine an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 72.7% win rate across 11 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zilean. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zilean
57.8%
+15.6% advantage
Seraphine early game win rateSeraphine42.2%
Zilean early game win rateZilean57.8%
Late Game
Seraphine
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Seraphine late game win rateSeraphine57.1%
Zilean late game win rateZilean42.9%

Zilean dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.8% win rate — a 15.6 percentage point lead over Seraphine. This lopsided early game means Zilean can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Seraphine is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Zilean. Extended games heavily favor Seraphine, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Zilean must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Seraphine reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Seraphine survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Seraphine Runes Against Zilean

Sorcery rune tree - Seraphine primary runes vs ZileanSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Seraphine rune vs ZileanManaflow Band - best Seraphine rune vs ZileanTranscendence - best Seraphine rune vs ZileanScorch - best Seraphine rune vs Zilean
Inspiration rune tree - Seraphine secondary runes vs ZileanInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Seraphine rune vs ZileanCosmic Insight - best Seraphine rune vs Zilean
47.1% WR

The Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Seraphine maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Zilean.


Seraphine matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Seraphine'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 Seraphine build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Seraphine matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.75%7791.74669,35944.9%49.5%
50.91%5501.44939,17358.0%45.0%
49.45%5481.44879,00751.2%48.0%
50.83%5431.44879,19746.8%53.9%
52.69%5011.54979,35248.8%55.5%
50.21%4781.85269,25551.6%49.0%
48.69%4211.54709,01249.2%48.3%
50.00%3341.44539,01050.4%49.7%
50.91%3301.95249,71553.4%49.2%
51.72%3191.44699,56046.7%55.4%
52.44%3071.44938,93052.7%52.2%
53.17%2841.74839,53147.7%56.6%
52.84%2821.44878,90149.2%55.8%
50.78%2581.54449,24750.5%51.0%
47.97%2461.54669,32744.7%50.4%
54.85%2371.85849,76454.8%54.9%
54.85%2371.44528,96551.9%57.4%
53.07%2281.53918,66358.8%46.8%
54.63%2271.84989,66455.6%54.0%
43.13%2111.35028,90135.6%48.8%
52.22%2031.45229,03758.4%47.4%
43.22%1991.54988,96147.1%40.4%
48.44%1921.44979,41851.2%46.3%
53.45%1741.84629,23249.4%56.7%
49.70%1691.66149,70344.4%52.2%
52.26%1551.44799,11856.9%48.2%
57.53%1461.45699,69067.9%51.1%
54.48%1454.566211,52162.3%50.0%
52.52%1391.44899,05164.1%42.7%
61.29%1241.64819,07567.7%54.8%
50.00%1221.44628,51250.8%49.1%
50.00%1201.45089,23252.8%47.8%
51.30%1151.44638,90542.2%57.1%
59.13%1156.281412,23054.7%62.9%
53.49%861.54809,03567.5%41.3%
54.88%825.867711,89860.0%51.9%
61.25%804.878912,00275.9%52.9%
56.76%746.880712,47863.9%50.0%
53.42%732.05109,99152.0%54.2%
56.16%731.55149,44956.8%55.6%
46.88%641.54679,51052.0%43.6%
43.33%601.65579,12160.7%28.1%
48.33%602.14408,59548.3%48.4%
54.24%596.283112,84042.1%60.0%
54.24%593.359210,05860.9%50.0%
60.34%585.375111,90651.9%67.7%
63.16%572.056710,73279.0%55.3%
44.23%521.75759,42052.0%37.0%
51.06%472.04629,10847.6%53.9%
50.00%402.260810,02652.6%47.6%
56.76%376.389112,39562.5%52.4%
44.44%362.55159,08730.8%52.2%
60.61%334.259811,53455.6%62.5%
51.52%335.366611,60061.5%45.0%
42.42%336.281310,73542.1%42.9%
51.52%336.878711,42658.8%43.8%
65.63%321.64749,16373.3%58.8%
65.63%324.168110,15666.7%64.7%
58.06%311.64859,79966.7%52.6%
56.67%306.673310,93362.5%50.0%
41.38%291.45019,36630.8%50.0%
44.44%275.167710,72263.6%31.3%
62.96%271.649810,32862.5%63.2%
54.17%244.26249,65645.5%61.5%
50.00%222.45679,74940.0%58.3%
45.45%223.04909,41825.0%57.1%
63.64%222.250811,56760.0%64.7%
40.00%206.580113,55633.3%41.2%
55.00%206.779212,47966.7%45.5%
55.00%202.04629,45857.1%53.9%
45.00%205.871411,07240.0%50.0%
70.00%201.464510,69887.5%58.3%
63.16%191.443410,16060.0%64.3%
61.11%185.67038,05964.3%50.0%
58.82%176.286512,02650.0%63.6%
35.29%171.244610,23775.0%23.1%
75.00%166.791813,62771.4%77.8%
37.50%161.54798,92840.0%36.4%
60.00%156.776112,98866.7%55.6%
40.00%155.359710,54633.3%44.4%
60.00%151.646310,50775.0%54.5%
50.00%143.264710,32850.0%50.0%
50.00%142.65519,74250.0%50.0%
42.86%144.85849,77450.0%37.5%
53.85%136.392112,20066.7%42.9%
30.77%134.16039,87733.3%28.6%
61.54%133.15949,46842.9%83.3%
58.33%126.78259,19670.0%0.0%
50.00%124.36669,42433.3%66.7%
58.33%126.076411,19160.0%57.1%
72.73%116.175811,907100.0%66.7%
27.27%114.55499,3630.0%50.0%
54.55%116.266011,06050.0%60.0%
60.00%105.680311,24250.0%75.0%
80.00%101.44777,16187.5%50.0%
66.67%94.552110,244100.0%62.5%
44.44%91.84238,69366.7%33.3%
37.50%86.293011,95740.0%33.3%
62.50%81.66239,74233.3%80.0%
37.50%81.53958,01025.0%50.0%
37.50%81.34679,59625.0%50.0%
25.00%85.367010,06850.0%16.7%
25.00%83.45779,67325.0%25.0%
62.50%81.457011,7740.0%71.4%
75.00%85.470711,28850.0%83.3%
50.00%81.14638,69050.0%50.0%
50.00%86.298713,25366.7%40.0%
75.00%81.648710,73550.0%83.3%
85.71%71.45378,417100.0%0.0%
42.86%71.949210,03133.3%50.0%
71.43%73.163510,657100.0%60.0%
57.14%73.473912,184100.0%50.0%
100.00%73.15957,466100.0%100.0%
71.43%73.05208,01175.0%66.7%
33.33%67.382210,97625.0%50.0%
100.00%62.35489,903100.0%100.0%
83.33%62.247410,918100.0%80.0%
50.00%61.63829,86350.0%50.0%
100.00%55.957011,5490.0%100.0%
40.00%51.649610,44750.0%33.3%
60.00%51.256510,3000.0%75.0%
40.00%56.06469,77425.0%100.0%
40.00%53.864610,54966.7%0.0%
80.00%51.549910,15550.0%100.0%

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Seraphine vs Zilean - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Seraphine do against Zilean in League of Legends?

Seraphine wins the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup with a 51.3% win rate compared to Zilean's 48.7%, a 2.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 115 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Seraphine do against Zilean in the early game?

In the early game, Zilean has the advantage against Seraphine with a 57.8% win rate versus 42.2%. Zilean players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Seraphine do against Zilean in the late game?

In the late game, Seraphine takes over the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Seraphine scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup?

Seraphine wins the matchup against Zilean with a 51.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.6 percentage point advantage means Seraphine is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 115 games analyzed.

What is the best Seraphine build against Zilean?

The best Seraphine build against Zilean includes Echoes of Helia, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Diadem of Songs with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 72.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Seraphine runes against Zilean?

The best Seraphine runes against Zilean use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 47.1% win rate in the Seraphine vs Zilean matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Seraphine counter Zilean?

Yes, Seraphine has a favorable matchup against Zilean with a 51.3% win rate. Seraphine has a solid advantage over Zilean in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Seraphine against Zilean?

When playing Seraphine against Zilean, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Zilean. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.