Zilean - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
1.5%

ZileanTop Build

BSupportMage
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.7 Zilean top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, Shurelya's Battlesong, Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption, Oracle Lens. This Zilean build has a 14.44% pick rate and a 61.72% win rate in LoL patch 26.7. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Zilean build choices below.

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Select a Zilean Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Imperial Mandate - Zilean Highest Win Rate Build core itemImperial Mandate
  • Bandlepipes - Zilean Highest Win Rate Build core itemBandlepipes
  • Shurelya's Battlesong - Zilean Highest Win Rate Build core itemShurelya's Battlesong
61.7%Win Rate
+11.2%WR Diff
14.4%Pick Rate

Best Zilean Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Zilean build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
61.72%Win Rate
+11.21%WR Diff
14.44%Pick Rate
303Build Matches

Zilean build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Zilean are Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 59.4% win rate and 66.9% pick rate.

Health PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionHealth PotionStealth WardStealth Ward
59.4%Win Rate
66.9%Pick Rate
These are Zilean's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Imperial Mandate (54.4% WR, +3.9% WR diff, 34.6% pick rate) provides 60 AP. Bandlepipes (55.4% WR, +4.9% WR diff, 31.7% pick rate) provides 20 Armor, 200 Health, 20 MR. Shurelya's Battlesong (52.3% WR, +1.8% WR diff, 56.3% pick rate) provides 50 AP, 0.04% Speed. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Zilean include Locket of the Iron Solari, Redemption. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Zilean are Plated Steelcaps. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Zilean is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Zilean build.

  • Total armor Armor:70
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total ability power Ability Power:140
  • Total health Health:400
  • Total magic resistance Magic Resistance:45
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:4%
When facing Zilean's top counters like Zyra, TahmKench, Blitzcrank, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Locket of the Iron Solari or Redemption based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Zilean performance.

This Zilean burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.7% win rate across 303 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. 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. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. This build's moderate gold investment allows Zilean to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Imperial Mandate, Bandlepipes, 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.

See Also

Zilean OverviewZilean RunesZilean CountersAll Items