The most-played Patch 26.20 Zilean build is Boots of Swiftness, Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, Shurelya's Battlesong, Redemption, Luden's Echo, Oracle Lens: 11.21% of games, 56.08% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
This Zilean build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Zilean build are Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, and Shurelya's Battlesong. This item combination achieves a 56.1% win rate across 189 matches analyzed.
At full build, Zilean gains a total of 240 AP, 200 Health, 20 Armor, and 20 MR, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.
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Zilean build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Health, Physical Damage.
The most popular starting items for Zilean are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 58.8% win rate and 61.0% pick rate.
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Zilean players complete Rod of Ages first in 1% of games, winning 80.0% of them. The median first item is finished at 13:30 (25th to 75th percentile: 12:30 to 14:48).
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 80.0% | 1.0% | 13:30 | 20 |
 | 54.6% | 14.8% | 14:06 | 284 |
 | 56.1% | 7.7% | 14:54 | 148 |
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 73.3% | 1.8% | 21:54 | 30 |
 | 63.1% | 3.9% | 23:48 | 65 |
 | 71.4% | 1.3% | 22:12 | 21 |
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 56.1% | 10.8% | 28:30 | 98 |
| 53.6% | 6.2% | 29:30 | 56 |
| 50.0% | 2.4% | 28:00 | 22 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Zilean players max Q > E > W in 61% of games, winning 53.9% of the 1,197 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
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| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Movement Speed:55
Ability Power:240
Armor:20
Health:200
Magic Resistance:20Movement Speed:4%
Mana:600SpeedAPArmorHealthMRSpeedManaThis Zilean burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 56.1% win rate comes from only 189 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 240 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Zilean with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Zilean's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Zilean vulnerable to burst damage and no built-in sustain for extended fights. This build's moderate gold investment allows Zilean to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, and Shurelya's Battlesong to maximize your mid-game impact. For optimal results with this Zilean build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Most Zilean Support players rush Shurelya's Battlesong first (56% of games), finished at a median of 13.1 minutes. Ionian Boots of Lucidity are the usual boots (70%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Heal (51%). The game usually starts with Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ionian Boots of LucidityMost played | 70.1% | 52.2% | 1,368 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 14.9% | 50.9% | 291 |
 Sorcerer's Shoes | 8.8% | 58.7% | 172 |
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Health Potion ×2 + Stealth WardMost played | 57.2% | 53.7% | 1,088 |
| Health Potion ×2 | 26.9% | 51.2% | 512 |
| Health Potion + Stealth Ward | 2.4% | 71.1% | 45 |
 Control Ward + Stealth Ward | 2.3% | 53.5% | 43 |
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + HealMost played | 51.1% | 52.2% | 996 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 26.2% | 52.9% | 512 |
 Flash + Ignite | 18.2% | 53.7% | 356 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Which item Zilean players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
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 Shurelya's Battlesong | 13.1 min 11.5-14.9 min | 55.6% | 50.6% | 1,062 |
 Luden's Echo | 14.1 min 12.9-15.8 min | 14.8% | 54.8% | 283 |
 Imperial Mandate | 14.9 min 12.9-15.9 min | 7.7% | 56.1% | 148 |
 Archangel's Staff | 15.7 min 13.9-17.3 min | 6.8% | 56.6% | 129 |
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shurelya's Battlesong → Imperial Mandate → Bandlepipes | 28.5 min 26.8-30.1 min | 10.8% | 56.1% | 98 |
| Shurelya's Battlesong → Bandlepipes → Imperial Mandate | 29.5 min 26.9-31.0 min | 6.2% | 53.6% | 56 |
The completed items Zilean players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
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| Shurelya's BattlesongMost played | 63.6% | 52.4% | 1,240 |
| Imperial Mandate | 35.4% | 52.2% | 691 |
| Luden's Echo | 28.0% | 52.6% | 546 |
| Bandlepipes | 27.3% | 56.4% | 532 |
 Cosmic Drive | 14.5% | 60.1% | 283 |
 Seraph's Embrace | 13.4% | 59.0% | 261 |
 Locket of the Iron Solari | 10.8% | 57.6% | 210 |
 Mikael's Blessing | 6.5% | 59.8% | 127 |
 Redemption | 5.1% | 60.0% | 100 |
 Zhonya's Hourglass | 4.3% | 55.4% | 83 |
 Morellonomicon | 3.2% | 55.6% | 63 |
 Liandry's Torment | 2.4% | 55.3% | 47 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 56.1% win rate over 98 games.
The top-rated builds and guides players published for Zilean.
Enchanter Zilean support: Summon Aery with Manaflow Band, rush Luden's Echo into Shurelya's Battlesong, Bandlepipes and Redemption, Ionian Boots. Ignite + Flash, max Q then E.
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The best Zilean build in this patch includes Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, and Shurelya's Battlesong. This build has a 56.08% win rate and is picked 11.21% of the time.
Zilean's core items are Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, and Shurelya's Battlesong. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Zilean's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Zilean. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Zilean's playstyle. They are included in 11.2% of Zilean builds.
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Zilean. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Zilean maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Yes, alternative Zilean builds include options like Luden's Echo, Imperial Mandate, and Shurelya's Battlesong. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
MetaBot sources its build data for Zilean directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
MetaBot only counts Zilean games that reached a completed build (boots plus at least three finished items), groups them by their three core items, and ranks the groups by a confidence-adjusted win rate (Wilson lower bound) so a build with a handful of lucky games cannot outrank a well-played one. A build is only presented as the highest win rate once it has at least 50 games and a tenth of Zilean's build sample; otherwise the most-played build is shown.
