Zilean Top Build
The patch 25.23 Zilean top build uses Synchronized Souls, Imperial Mandate, Redemption, Shurelya's Battlesong, Luden's Companion, Vigilant Wardstone, Oracle Lens. This Zilean build has a 12.81% pick rate and a 56.31% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Zilean build choices below.
Time In A Bottle
Zilean stores time as Experience and can grant it to his allies. When he has enough Experience to finish an ally's level up, he can right-click them to impart it. Zilean receives as much Experience as he gives.
Time Bomb
Tosses a bomb to target area that sticks to units that come near it (prioritizes Champions). It detonates after 3 seconds, dealing area of effect damage. If a Time Bomb is detonated early by another Time Bomb, it also stuns enemies.
Cost:- 60/
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- 80
Cooldown:- 10/
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- 8
Range:- 900
Rewind
Zilean can prepare himself for future confrontations, reducing the cooldowns of his other basic abilities.
Cost:- 35
Cooldown:- 14/
- 12/
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- 6
Range:- 600
Time Warp
Zilean bends time around any unit, decreasing an enemy's Move Speed or increasing an ally's Move Speed for a short time.
Cost:- 50
Cooldown:- 15
Range:- 550
Chronoshift
Zilean places a protective time rune on an allied champion, teleporting the champion back in time if they take lethal damage.
Cost:- 125/
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- 175
Cooldown:- 120/
- 90/
- 60
Range:- 900
- Support,
- Mage
Zilean's highest win rate build path includes Imperial Mandate, Redemption, Shurelya's Battlesong as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
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Best Zilean Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Top Zilean Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
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.
Best Zilean Core Items - Build These First
These are Zilean's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Imperial Mandate
2,250Defer damage until later.
Ability Power:6051.17%Win Rate31.28%Pick Rate
Redemption
2,300Activate to heal allies and damage enemies in an area
Health:20052.84%Win Rate18.52%Pick Rate
Shurelya's Battlesong
2,200Activate to speed up nearby allies.
Ability Power:50
Movement Speed:4%51.64%Win Rate48.70%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Zilean
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Zilean build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Best Boots for Zilean
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Zilean
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Zilean Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Zilean build.
- Movement Speed:45
- Ability Power:210
- Health:450
- Movement Speed:4%
Mana:600
Armor:25
Magic Resist:30
Zilean Counter Build Advice
When facing Zilean's top counters like Xerath, Brand, Alistar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or 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 Luden's Companion or Vigilant Wardstone based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Zilean performance.
Zilean - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Zilean. The build shown is Zilean's current top zilean build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.6% | 13.1% | View Build → |
Zilean Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Zilean build?
The best Zilean build in this patch includes Imperial Mandate, Redemption, and Shurelya's Battlesong. This build has a 56.31% win rate and is picked 12.81% of the time.
What are Zilean's core items?
Zilean's core items are Imperial Mandate, Redemption, and Shurelya's Battlesong. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Zilean's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Zilean?
Synchronized Souls are the best boots for Zilean. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Zilean's playstyle. They are included in 12.8% of Zilean builds.
What is the best trinket for Zilean?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Zilean. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Zilean maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Zilean builds?
Yes, alternative Zilean builds include options like situational item choices. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Zilean?
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.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Zilean builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Zilean. From there, we aggregate the Zilean builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
