Wild Rift: ZILEAN Build Guide
League of Legends: Wild Rift ZILEAN, role - Mage / Support. Use the guidelines to take your ZILEAN Wild Rift champion play style to the next level. Study in detail the build of items, runes, spells, skills that need to be developed in the first place. In order to find out what position ZILEAN is in the rating table, go to the - Tier List page.
 54 (3) |  630 (120) |  10 (0.65) |
 0.75 (0.01) |  460 (50) |  12 (0.86) |
 360 (0) |  45 (4.36) |  36 (1.22) |
 175 (0) |
(PASSIVE) TIME IN A BOTTLE
90s
Stores time as Experience at a rate of 20/50/80 (level 1/5/10) XP per 5 second(s). Zilean can grant this Experience to the nearest allied champion when he has enough to complete their next level up by tapping the minion button. Doing so gives Zilean the same amount of Experience. Experience can only be imparted to allies who can level up. If Zilean takes damage or is crowd controlled while imparting Experience, the process will be interrupted.
(Q) TIME BOMB
0.1s 
60/65/70/75
Tosses a Time Bomb to a target location. The bomb sticks to the first unit which comes within a small area around it. After 3 second(s), it detonates, dealing 75 magic damage (75/150/225/300 + 75% 
) to the target and nearby enemies. The bomb prioritizes champions and units that are already carrying a bomb.
Early detonation: Placing a second bomb on the same target detonates the first bomb, stunning enemies in the blast for 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 second(s).
Charge: Stores up to 2 charge(s). 
12/11.5/11/10.5 second(s).
(W) WISTED TIMEFLOW
13/12.5/12/11.5s 35
Makes time flow faster for himself, applying Fleeting Time to himself and gaining a shield that absorbs 60 damage (60/85/110/135 + 45% ). Zilean also grants Fleeting Time and an identical shield to the nearest allied champion for 3 second(s).
Fleeting Time: Increases projectile speed by 60% and grants 25% Movement Speed (25/25/45/55% + 6% ).
While Zilean's Fleeting Time is active, his basic Ability Haste is increased by 80%.
(E) TIME WARP
25s 50
Creates a time-bending force field for 2.5 second(s). While within the force field, enemy champions are slowed by 20% (20/25/30/35 + 5% ) and projectiles by 80%.
(R) CHRONOSHIFT
90/80/70s 125/150/175
Places a protective time rune that lasts 5 second(s) on himself or an allied champion. If the rune bearer takes lethal damage during this time, they teleport back in time and become untargetable for 3 second(s) before they are revived and healed for 600 Health (600/850/1100 + 200% ).
If the rune bearer does not trigger the rune's revival effect, 15% of Chronoshift's cooldown will be refunded.
While being revived, the target becomes untargetable and invulnerable but cannot take any actions.
Support ZILEAN Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Support Line ZILEAN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Relic Shield (Kill minions to earn bonus gold). Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy 
Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Relic Shield
Kill minions to earn bonus gold
+100 Max Health
This item is for support players. When equipped, it will reduce the gold you receive from killing minions and monsters. If there are multiples of this item within the party, only one of them can take effect at any given time.
Spoils of War: Gains 1 charge(s) every 30 seconds (up to 3 times). Attacking enemy minions consumes 1 charge(s) and executes minions whose Health are below 65%, granting your teammates the entire bounty, while granting you 65 bonus gold and restoring your Health by 15-65.
While you will not participate in the resulting minion bounty sharing, you will personally receive gold equal to 50% of the bounty. Your share of the bounty from the minion kill will be entirely given to nearby teammates.
Also reduces monster bounties by 50%.
Deal 1 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom.
Quest: Earn 750 gold with this item to transform it into Bulwark of the Mountain.
500
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health +10 Ability Haste
Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold and 1 stacks of soulforce (up to 10 stacks). Each stack of soulforce grants 25 Health, 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom. 0
Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cooldown +150 Max Health
+150% Mana Regen
+30 Ability Haste.
+45 Move Speed.
Summoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen. 1400
Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots speed up your ability and mana regeneration while boosting durability and movement. They reduce spell cooldowns, enabling more frequent ability use, and grant champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost. — Perfect for mages, supports, and assassins who rely on rapid cooldown refreshes and sustained presence in fights.
Imperial Mandate
Crowd control grants additional ally damage +200 Max Health
+40 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste
Coordinated Fire: Abilities that Slow or Immobilize a champion deal 47-75 bonus magic damage and marks them for 4 seconds (6 seconds cooldown per enemy champion). Allied champion damage detonates the mark, dealing an additional 94-150 magic damage (based on ally level) and granting you both 20% Move Speed, for 2 seconds. 2500
Imperial Mandate TIPS: This item is perfect for support champions who have abilities that slow or immobilize enemies, allowing you to activate effects for your team. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, and ability haste, helping you deal damage while also enhancing teamwork with your allies. The "Coordinated Fire" effect activates when you slow or immobilize an enemy, dealing bonus magic damage and marking them for 4 seconds. When an allied champion damages the marked target, it detonates the mark, dealing additional magic damage and granting both you and your ally 20% bonus movement speed for 2 seconds. This item is especially useful for champions with crowd control abilities.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cooldown +150 Max Health +150% Mana Regen
+30 Ability Haste. +45 Move Speed.
Summoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen. 1400
Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots speed up your ability and mana regeneration while boosting durability and movement. They reduce spell cooldowns, enabling more frequent ability use, and grant champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost. — Perfect for mages, supports, and assassins who rely on rapid cooldown refreshes and sustained presence in fights.
Veil Enchant
Block an ability for an ally
Veil (Active): Remove disables and crowd control effects from a target allied champion. If the ally is not affected by any such effects, they gain a 3-second spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability instead. (60s Cooldown) 500
Veil Enchant TIPS: This enchant instantly removes all crowd control effects from an ally or, if none are present, grants them a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability. — Perfect for supports and tanks looking to safeguard key teammates at clutch moments.
Locket Enchant
Area of effect magic shield
Locket (Active): Grants a shield to yourself and nearby allied champions that each absorbs 60-330 damage for 2.5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
This effect is reduced by 50% if the target has been affected by another Locket in the last 20 seconds. 500
Locket Enchant TIPS: This enchant grants a magic shield to you and nearby allies, absorbing damage for a brief duration. The shield is ideal in large teamfights, providing extra protection and opportunities for counterplay. Perfect for tanks who frequently stand in the thick of battle and want to safeguard their team during critical moments.
Bulwark of the Mountain (Kill minions to earn bonus gold) as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Grants Ability Haste) (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Imperial Mandate (Crowd control grants additional ally damage).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Veil Enchant (Block an ability for an ally). You may want to replace it with Locket Enchant (Area of effect magic shield), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Bulwark of the Mountain
Kill minions to earn bonus gold +175 Max Health +10 Ability Haste
Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold and 1 stacks of soulforce (up to 10 stacks). Each stack of soulforce grants 25 Health, 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive).
Deal 2 more damage to Sight Wards revealed by Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Scryer's Bloom. 0
Bulwark of the Mountain TIPS: This item is designed for support players and grants passive gold income every 60 seconds along with Soulforce stacks that boost your health, attack damage, or ability power. At 10 stacks, you gain a significant adaptive stat bonus. While it reduces gold from killing minions and monsters, it accelerates your team’s economic pace. An additional effect deals extra damage to revealed Sight Wards, making it easier to clear vision and maintain map control.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cooldown +150 Max Health +150% Mana Regen
+30 Ability Haste. +45 Move Speed.
Summoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen. 1400
Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots speed up your ability and mana regeneration while boosting durability and movement. They reduce spell cooldowns, enabling more frequent ability use, and grant champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost. — Perfect for mages, supports, and assassins who rely on rapid cooldown refreshes and sustained presence in fights.
Imperial Mandate
Crowd control grants additional ally damage +200 Max Health +40 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste
Coordinated Fire: Abilities that Slow or Immobilize a champion deal 47-75 bonus magic damage and marks them for 4 seconds (6 seconds cooldown per enemy champion). Allied champion damage detonates the mark, dealing an additional 94-150 magic damage (based on ally level) and granting you both 20% Move Speed, for 2 seconds. 2500
Imperial Mandate TIPS: This item is perfect for support champions who have abilities that slow or immobilize enemies, allowing you to activate effects for your team. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, and ability haste, helping you deal damage while also enhancing teamwork with your allies. The "Coordinated Fire" effect activates when you slow or immobilize an enemy, dealing bonus magic damage and marking them for 4 seconds. When an allied champion damages the marked target, it detonates the mark, dealing additional magic damage and granting both you and your ally 20% bonus movement speed for 2 seconds. This item is especially useful for champions with crowd control abilities.
Yordle Harmonic Echo
Abilities grant healing effects +100 Max Health +40 Ability Power +300 Max Mana +10 Ability Haste
+8% Heal and Shield Strength
Harmonic Echo: Moving and casting abilities builds Harmony. At 100 Harmony your next healing or shielding ability on an ally restores Health equal to 100 + 10% AP to them. If the target has less than 30% Health, heal effectiveness is increased to 150% of the original.
Dancing Notes: After Harmonic Echo is applied to the main target, it bounces to a nearby allied champion, healing them for 50% of Harmonic Echo's effect. Harmonic Echo also revitalizes the main target, restoring 2% of their max Health per second over 3 seconds. 2600
Yordle Harmonic Echo TIPS: This item is designed for supports who want to maximize their healing impact. Moving and casting spells builds up energy, and your next shield or heal delivers a powerful burst of health to your primary ally—amplified if they’re low on HP. The effect then bounces to another nearby ally, while the initial target receives additional healing over time. — Perfect for enchanter supports aiming for strong multi‑target heals and sustained team survivability.
Ardent Censer
Increases allies Attack Speed +250 Max Health +35 Ability Power +20 Ability Haste +8% Heal and Shield Strength
Ardent: +5% Move Speed.
Censer: When you heal or shield, an allied champion other than yourself, they gain 15-40% Attack Speed and their attacks deal 16-30 bonus magic damage. for 6 seconds. This damage can Critically Strike. 2800
Ardent Censer TIPS: This item enhances your heals and shields, granting shielded allies increased attack speed and bonus magic damage on their attacks for a short duration. Perfect for enchanter supports who want to protect and empower their carries when it matters most.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power
+7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Situational items
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +100 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 20-45%
. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on high ability power ratios and want to significantly increase their damage output. It provides a huge bonus to ability power and magic penetration. The "Overkill" effect increases your ability power by 20-45%, depending on the level, significantly enhancing your magical abilities and attacks. This item is especially useful against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets, as it allows you to significantly boost your damage and deal massive magic damage.
Rabadon's Deathcap — This item is perfect for mages who rely on high ability power ratios and want to significantly increase their damage output. It provides a huge bonus to ability power and magic penetration. The "Overkill" effect increases your ability power by 20-45%, depending on the level, significantly enhancing your magical abilities and attacks. This item is especially useful against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets, as it allows you to significantly boost your damage and deal massive magic damage.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +150 Max Health +70 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +20 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2500
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and Vladimir.
Morellonomicon — This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and Vladimir.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Frozen Heart
Reduces all nearby enemies Attack Speed
+80 Armor +200 Max Mana +25 Ability Haste
Winter's Caress: Basic attacks and magic damage caused by you or inflicted upon you and nearby allies, will apply stacks of Chill to the enemy champion for 3 seconds. Each stack of Chill slows enemy attack speed by 9%, up to a maximum of 4 stacks or 36% attack speed reduction. Each individual ability has a 3 seconds cooldown on applying Chill stacks. 2700
Frozen Heart TIPS: This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Frozen Heart — This item is ideal for tanks and support champions who need to slow enemy attack speed and maintain a healthy mana pool. It provides substantial bonuses to armor, mana, and ability haste. The “Winter’s Caress” passive applies up to four stacks of Chill on enemy champions through your basic attacks, abilities, or any magic damage they take—each stack slows their attack speed by 9%, up to 36% at full stacks. This weakens enemy marksmen and fighters, making it harder for them to deal sustained damage in fights.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Protector's Vow
Protects allies +400 Max Health +40 Armor +10 Ability Haste +5% Heal and Shield Strength
Protector: Raise your Guard when next to an allied champion. If you or your ally take damage from a champion, monster, or turret, both of you receive a 125 (125 + 30% bonus health) shield for 1.5 seconds. (20s Cooldown). 2700
Protector's Vow TIPS: This item is perfect for tanky support champions who stand beside their allies and protect them in fights. It grants a large boost to health, armor, ability haste, and enhances healing and shield strength. The “Protector” passive activates when you are near an ally: if either of you takes damage, both receive a shield based on your bonus health, helping you survive critical moments and continue safeguarding your team.
Protector's Vow — This item is perfect for tanky support champions who stand beside their allies and protect them in fights. It grants a large boost to health, armor, ability haste, and enhances healing and shield strength. The “Protector” passive activates when you are near an ally: if either of you takes damage, both receive a shield based on your bonus health, helping you survive critical moments and continue safeguarding your team.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Yordle Redeeming
Heal nearby allies periodically +400 Max Health +300 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Eternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. When consuming Mana, restore Health equal to 20% of Mana consumed. Capped at 15 Health per cast.
Salvation: Every 8 seconds, restore (40 + 7% bonus) Health to all allied champions within 350 units. 2600
Yordle Redeeming TIPS: This item is a must‑have for supports: it restores mana and health in fights and periodically heals all nearby allies. Perfect for enchanters who need to sustain their team, stay in lane, and keep everyone alive during extended skirmishes.
Yordle Redeeming — This item is a must‑have for supports: it restores mana and health in fights and periodically heals all nearby allies. Perfect for enchanters who need to sustain their team, stay in lane, and keep everyone alive during extended skirmishes.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and 
Heal (Restore Health to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Heal
Restore 110 Health (110–400 ) to you and the most wounded nearby ally champion, and grants both of you 30% bonus Movement Speed for 2 second(s).
Healing is halved for champions recently affected by Heal.
Cooldown: 100s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Runes BUILD
Aery (Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.) as your keystone, followed by 
Font of Life (Marks an enemy champion and grants healing upon attack.), 
Loyalty (Grants Armor and Magic Resist to you and your teammates.) and 
Revitalize (Increases healing and shielding effects.) in the primary tree, as well as 
Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Aery
Poke, Protect
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Damage: 10-60 () + 20% bonus 
+ 10% .
Shield: 20-120 () + 40% bonus + 20% .
Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.
Font of Life
Team Heal
Hitting an enemy champion with an attack or ability marks them. When allies or you damage marked champions, heal those allies and yourself. Each ally can trigger this healing once per mark.
Ally Heal: 3% of your max + 15% of your.
Self Heal: 1% of your max + 5% of your.
Mark duration: 3s
Cooldown: 15s for Melee champions, 20s for Ranged champions.
Subsequent heals from other ally's marks are reduced to 25%.
Loyalty
Shared Bonus AR/MR
You gain 2 and 5
. Your closest ally champion gains 5 and 2.
Revitalize
Buff Heal, Shield
Gains a 5% amplification effect when casting Heal or Shield. If the target's Health is lower than 40%, amplifies its effect by an additional 10%.
Increases healing and shielding effects.
Transcendence
CDR
Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels:
At level 1, gain 6 Ability Haste;
at level 6, gain bonus 6 Ability Haste;
at level 9, after Basic Ability hit the target, reduce 10% the ability's cooldown time.
Cooldown: 8s
Situational Runes
Aery
Poke, Protect
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Damage: 10-60 () + 20% bonus + 10% .
Shield: 20-120 () + 40% bonus + 20% .
Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.
Glacial Augment
Applies Slow
Landing an attack on an enemy champion reduces their Movement Speed by 20% for 1.5s. This effect only affects each champion up to a maximum of 1 time(s) within 10s. Immobilizing an enemy champion triggers 3 glacial rays that radiate toward you, creating a frozen region that lasts for 3s. The region slows enemies within it by (1.5% of your bonus Health + 20%). and reduces the damage that they deal by 12%. The slow effect will persist for 1.5s even after they leave the frozen region.
Cooldown: 20s
Glacial Augment — The rune is perfect for champions with crowd control, such as Lulu or Singed, who can slow down enemies and create control zones. After hitting an enemy, their movement speed is reduced, and when immobilizing them, a frozen area appears that slows enemies and reduces their damage. This makes the rune a great choice for support and creating a slow zone, helping your team control enemies and reduce their threat. The effect is especially useful in team fights where slowing and weakening opponents is crucial.
Loyalty
Shared Bonus AR/MR
You gain 2 and 5. Your closest ally champion gains 5 and 2.
Bone Plating
Block Combo-damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Bone Plating — The rune reduces damage from enemy attacks and abilities when you take damage from an enemy champion. It lowers damage from the next few attacks or abilities for a short period, making it useful for most champions, including tanks, fighters, and even some mages. The rune helps improve survivability by mitigating damage in critical moments of the fight, making it suitable for heroes who find themselves in the heart of battles.
Transcendence
CDR
Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels:
At level 1, gain 6 Ability Haste;
at level 6, gain bonus 6 Ability Haste;
at level 9, after Basic Ability hit the target, reduce 10% the ability's cooldown time.
Cooldown: 8s
Manaflow Band
Mana
Hitting an enemy champion with and ability or empowered attack permanently increases your max mana by 30, up to 300 mana.
Manaflow Band — The rune permanently increases your maximum mana with each hit on an enemy champion using an ability or empowered attack, up to a maximum of 300 mana. This rune is perfect for champions who frequently use their abilities and need more mana for efficient combat, such as mages or champions with high mana consumption.Skills Order
(Q) TIME BOMB
0.1s 60/65/70/75
Tosses a Time Bomb to a target location. The bomb sticks to the first unit which comes within a small area around it. After 3 second(s), it detonates, dealing 75 magic damage (75/150/225/300 + 75% ) to the target and nearby enemies. The bomb prioritizes champions and units that are already carrying a bomb.
Early detonation: Placing a second bomb on the same target detonates the first bomb, stunning enemies in the blast for 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 second(s).
Charge: Stores up to 2 charge(s). 12/11.5/11/10.5 second(s).
(Q) TIME BOMB
(W) WISTED TIMEFLOW
13/12.5/12/11.5s 35
Makes time flow faster for himself, applying Fleeting Time to himself and gaining a shield that absorbs 60 damage (60/85/110/135 + 45% ). Zilean also grants Fleeting Time and an identical shield to the nearest allied champion for 3 second(s).
Fleeting Time: Increases projectile speed by 60% and grants 25% Movement Speed (25/25/45/55% + 6% ).
While Zilean's Fleeting Time is active, his basic Ability Haste is increased by 80%.
(W) WISTED TIMEFLOW
(E) TIME WARP
25s 50
Creates a time-bending force field for 2.5 second(s). While within the force field, enemy champions are slowed by 20% (20/25/30/35 + 5% ) and projectiles by 80%.
(E) TIME WARP
(R) CHRONOSHIFT
90/80/70s 125/150/175
Places a protective time rune that lasts 5 second(s) on himself or an allied champion. If the rune bearer takes lethal damage during this time, they teleport back in time and become untargetable for 3 second(s) before they are revived and healed for 600 Health (600/850/1100 + 200% ).
If the rune bearer does not trigger the rune's revival effect, 15% of Chronoshift's cooldown will be refunded.
While being revived, the target becomes untargetable and invulnerable but cannot take any actions.
(R) CHRONOSHIFT
Support ZILEAN Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Support ZILEAN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Support ZILEAN Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Support ZILEAN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Magic Resist
Items with magic resistance can help you to survive against ZILEAN combo.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health
+100% Health Regen +35 Magic Resistance +45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken from champions by 7-12% (). 1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +50 Magic Resistance +20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, regeneration, magic resistance, and ability haste. Its “Blessed” passive amplifies all healing, regen, drain effects, and shields on you by 30%, allowing you to recover more quickly in fights. It’s an excellent choice against champions who deal sustained magic damage, like Vladimir and Swain, as well as burst mages like Syndra or Veigar, helping you survive initial bursts and heal up rapidly.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +55 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item is a great choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie, who can quickly take you down. It provides bonuses to attack damage, magic resistance, and ability haste, helping you resist magic damage. The "Demonbane" effect converts a portion of the physical damage you deal into a magic shield that absorbs magic damage, making it especially effective against both burst and sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Support ZILEAN Strengths and Weaknesses
Support ZILEAN Strategy and Tactics
Mid ZILEAN Build items and runes
The information below will help you get familiar with the game on the Mid Line ZILEAN. We have prepared a items builds, runes, summoner spells and ability order for a comfortable game. Situational options for replacing items and runes are also available to you.
Key items
Sapphire Crystal. Next, you should pay attention to whether your mobility champion is enough, our further actions will depend on this. If it is hard for you to dodge the enemy's skills or you want to roam on neighboring lines, then it is better to buy Boots of Speed at an early stage.
Sapphire Crystal +100 Max Mana +5 Ability Haste
Mana Charge: Increases max Mana by 5 every time Mana is spent. Caps at 250 bonus mana. Triggers up to 3 times every 12 seconds. You may only carry one Tear of the Goddess item at a time. 500
Archangel's Staff
Converts Mana to Ability Power +35 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +500 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Awe: Grants Ability Power equal to 1% max Mana and refunds 25% of all Mana spent.
Mana Charge: Increases max Mana by 18 every time Mana is spent. Caps at 700 bonus Mana, transforming Archangel's Staff into Seraph's Embrace. Triggers up to 3 times every 10 seconds. You may only carry one Tear of the Goddess item at a time. 2950
Archangel's Staff TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on a large mana pool and need a significant boost to their ability power. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and use your abilities frequently. The "Awe" effect increases your ability power based on your maximum mana and refunds a portion of mana spent, helping you sustain in fights. The "Mana Charge" effect increases your maximum mana every time you spend mana, eventually transforming the item into Seraph's Embrace, giving you additional bonuses. This item is ideal for champions who want to scale well into the late game with a large amount of AP and mana.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power +150% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions. 1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Rod of Ages
Stats grow over time +250 Max Health +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +300 Max Mana
Eternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. Restore Health equal to 20% Mana spent. Capped at 25 Health per cast.
Veteran: Each stack provides 25 Health, 10 Mana and 6 Ability Power, stacking at a rate of 1 every 35 seconds. Max of 10 stacks, providing 250 Health, 100 Mana, and 60 Ability Power. 2800
Rod of Ages TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who need survivability and strong resource regeneration. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and maximum mana, enhancing both damage and durability. The "Eternity" effect restores mana based on damage taken from champions and health based on mana spent, allowing you to maintain resources in battle. The "Veteran" effect provides stacking bonuses to health, mana, and ability power, making the item useful for extended fights. It’s an excellent choice for mages who need additional defensive stats and sustainability throughout the game.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power +150% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions. 1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Cooldown +150 Max Health +150% Mana Regen
+30 Ability Haste. +45 Move Speed.
Summoned: Reduces spell cooldowns by 15%.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen. 1400
Ionian Boots of Lucidity TIPS: These boots speed up your ability and mana regeneration while boosting durability and movement. They reduce spell cooldowns, enabling more frequent ability use, and grant champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost. — Perfect for mages, supports, and assassins who rely on rapid cooldown refreshes and sustained presence in fights.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
GLP-800
Damage and slows targets on hit
Frost Bolt (Active): Fire a spray of icy bolts that explode on first enemy hit, dealing magic damage equal to 40–75 plus 20% AP. (30s Cooldown)
Enemies hit are slowed by 90%, decaying to 30% plus 0.035% AP over 2s. 500
GLP-800 TIPS: This enchant fires icy bolts that explode on first contact, dealing magic damage and heavily slowing the target before the slow decays. Ideal for mages and supports who need to peel and control enemy mobility.
Archangel's Staff (Converts Mana to Ability Power) as your first item, followed by Boots of Mana (Grants Ability Power, Magic Penetration and Mana Regeneration) or Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Grants Ability Haste) depending on the situation. (sometimes it will still be better to build a boot as the first item, which significantly increases the mobility of your champion) the third key element in our build is Rod of Ages (Stats grow over time).
Maybe now it's time to think about upgrading your boot, invest in
Stasis Enchant (Turn invulnerable). You may want to replace it with GLP-800 (Damage and slows targets on hit), it all depends on your playstyle and the situation on the battlefield.
The remaining last three items are situational, of course you can use the example builds above. But for a more effective game you will need to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
Archangel's Staff
Converts Mana to Ability Power +35 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +500 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Awe: Grants Ability Power equal to 1% max Mana and refunds 25% of all Mana spent.
Mana Charge: Increases max Mana by 18 every time Mana is spent. Caps at 700 bonus Mana, transforming Archangel's Staff into Seraph's Embrace. Triggers up to 3 times every 10 seconds. You may only carry one Tear of the Goddess item at a time. 2950
Archangel's Staff TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on a large mana pool and need a significant boost to their ability power. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and use your abilities frequently. The "Awe" effect increases your ability power based on your maximum mana and refunds a portion of mana spent, helping you sustain in fights. The "Mana Charge" effect increases your maximum mana every time you spend mana, eventually transforming the item into Seraph's Embrace, giving you additional bonuses. This item is ideal for champions who want to scale well into the late game with a large amount of AP and mana.
Boots of Mana
Ability Power, Magic Penetration, Mana Regeneration +55 Ability Power +150% Mana Regeneration +45 Move Speed.
Magic Break: +8% Magic Penetration.
Equilibrium: Champions without Mana gain 75% bonus health Regen.
Big Bully: Attacks and active abilities deal 18 bonus physical damage to minions. 1400
Boots of Mana TIPS: These boots boost your ability power, mana regeneration, and movement speed. The “Magic Break” passive grants extra magic penetration for more potent spells against resistances. “Big Bully” speeds up waveclear by dealing bonus damage to minions with attacks and abilities. The new “Equilibrium” passive gives champions without mana a strong health regeneration boost, enhancing their survivability in prolonged engagements. — A great pick for mage mid laners and supports who need frequent spellcasting, wave control, mobility, and added staying power.
Rod of Ages
Stats grow over time +250 Max Health +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +300 Max Mana
Eternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. Restore Health equal to 20% Mana spent. Capped at 25 Health per cast.
Veteran: Each stack provides 25 Health, 10 Mana and 6 Ability Power, stacking at a rate of 1 every 35 seconds. Max of 10 stacks, providing 250 Health, 100 Mana, and 60 Ability Power. 2800
Rod of Ages TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who need survivability and strong resource regeneration. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and maximum mana, enhancing both damage and durability. The "Eternity" effect restores mana based on damage taken from champions and health based on mana spent, allowing you to maintain resources in battle. The "Veteran" effect provides stacking bonuses to health, mana, and ability power, making the item useful for extended fights. It’s an excellent choice for mages who need additional defensive stats and sustainability throughout the game.
Yordle Infinity Orb
Abilities deal bonus damage +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Destiny: +5% Move Speed.
Balanced: +15 Magic Penetration.
Inevitable Demise: Abilities and empowered attacks Critically Strike for 20% bonus damage against enemies below 35% Health.
Thunderfall: When an enemy champion dies within 3 second(s) of you applying Inevitable Demise to them, a lightning bolt strikes at the spot where they died, dealing magic damage equal to 50-85 () plus 20% to nearby enemies. 2900
Yordle Infinity Orb TIPS: This item is ideal for mages and assassins looking to boost execution damage and mobility. It grants magic penetration and adds critical strike damage against weakened targets, enabling reliable finishers. Following a kill under this effect, a lightning bolt strikes, damaging nearby enemies—perfect for cleaning up in teamfights.
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boosts Ability Power +100 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Overkill: Increases Ability Power by 20-45%. 3400
Rabadon's Deathcap TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on high ability power ratios and want to significantly increase their damage output. It provides a huge bonus to ability power and magic penetration. The "Overkill" effect increases your ability power by 20-45%, depending on the level, significantly enhancing your magical abilities and attacks. This item is especially useful against enemy teams that lack magic resistance or have squishy targets, as it allows you to significantly boost your damage and deal massive magic damage.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Situational items
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Yorlde Liandry's Torment
Abilities deal bonus damage +250 Max Health +75 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration
Torment: Damaging abilities or empowered attacks deal 0.6-2% () of the target's max Health as bonus magic damage over 3 seconds.
Infernal Agony: Every 4 seconds, Torment detonates, dealing true damage equal to 40 plus 5% to the target. 3000
Yorlde Liandry's Torment TIPS: This item enhances your abilities with a damage-over-time effect that scales off the target’s health, allowing you to wear down tanky opponents over an extended skirmish. Periodically, the torment detonates for a burst of true damage to finish off weakened foes. — Perfect for mages who want to drag out engagements, shred through frontline tanks, and execute them with true damage.
Yorlde Liandry's Torment — This item enhances your abilities with a damage-over-time effect that scales off the target’s health, allowing you to wear down tanky opponents over an extended skirmish. Periodically, the torment detonates for a burst of true damage to finish off weakened foes. — Perfect for mages who want to drag out engagements, shred through frontline tanks, and execute them with true damage.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Oceanid's Trident
Anti-Shielding +200 Max Health +80 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +10 Ability Haste
Lethal Weapon: Dealing ability damage to an enemy champion reduces any shields they gain for 3 seconds. Area of effect abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 25)% shield reduction, capped at 45%; while single target abilities apply (5% of bonus AP + 40)% shield reduction, capped at 60%. When you damage an enemy who is unaffected by Lethal Weapon, all shields on them are reduced by the same values. 2600
Oceanid's Trident TIPS: This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Oceanid's Trident — This item is perfect for mage-assassins who face enemies with a lot of shields. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal damage and more effectively break through enemy shields. The "Lethal Weapon" effect reduces the effectiveness of shields that enemies gain based on the type of ability you use. Area of effect abilities apply up to 45% shield reduction, while single target abilities apply up to 60%, allowing you to significantly reduce enemy defenses. This item is especially useful when the enemy team relies on shields for protection.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Morellonomicon
Magic damage reduces enemy healing +150 Max Health +70 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +20 Ability Haste
Affliction: Dealing magic damage to enemy champions inflicts 50% Grievous Wounds for 3 seconds.
Grievous Wounds reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects. 2500
Morellonomicon TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and Vladimir.
Morellonomicon — This item is perfect for mages who need to reduce the effectiveness of healing and regeneration on enemies. It provides bonuses to maximum health, ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste. The "Affliction" effect applies Grievous Wounds on enemy champions when you deal magic damage, reducing their healing and regeneration effectiveness by 50% for 3 seconds. This item is especially useful against champions who rely on healing, such as Soraka, Dr. Mundo, and Vladimir.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Blocks an enemy ability +60 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +200 Max Mana +20 Ability Haste
Safeguard: Grant a spell shield that blocks the next hostile ability, reduce incoming damage by 40% for 1s (40s Cooldown).
Poise: AP increases by 20 while Safeguarded. Dealing magic damage to enemy champions using an active ability reduces Safeguard's cooldown by 4s. 3000
Crown of the Shattered Queen TIPS: This item is perfect for champions who need both defense and offense. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, maximum mana, and ability haste. The "Safeguard" effect grants a spell shield that blocks the next enemy ability and reduces incoming damage by 40% for 1 second. "Poise" increases your ability power while safeguarded and reduces the cooldown of Safeguard by 4 seconds when you deal magic damage using an active ability. This item is especially useful for champions who need to protect themselves from crowd control while engaging in fights, particularly against champions with key abilities that can be blocked, such as Ashe, Lux, or Morgana.
Horizon Focus
Deals bonus damage to marked targets +90 Ability Power +7% Magic Penetration +20 Ability Haste
Hypershot: Damaging an enemy champion with an ability from 600 units away reveals them for 8 seconds and increases damage dealt to them by 12%.
Focus: When Hypershot is triggered, it reveals all enemy champions within 1,200 units of the target for 3s. (12s Cooldown) 3100
Horizon Focus TIPS: This item is perfect for mages who rely on long-range damage and want to increase their damage to enemies from a distance. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal more damage and use your abilities more quickly. The "Hypershot" effect increases damage to enemies you damage from over 600 units away, while also revealing them for 8 seconds, giving you an advantage in combat. This item allows you to deal more damage from longer ranges or against immobilized enemies. It is especially effective against champions who rely on their mobility, such as Akali, Yasuo, and Zed, as well as those who poke from a distance, like Lux and Ziggs, as it helps you control their movements and increase your damage output.
Horizon Focus — This item is perfect for mages who rely on long-range damage and want to increase their damage to enemies from a distance. It provides bonuses to ability power, magic penetration, and ability haste, helping you deal more damage and use your abilities more quickly. The "Hypershot" effect increases damage to enemies you damage from over 600 units away, while also revealing them for 8 seconds, giving you an advantage in combat. This item allows you to deal more damage from longer ranges or against immobilized enemies. It is especially effective against champions who rely on their mobility, such as Akali, Yasuo, and Zed, as well as those who poke from a distance, like Lux and Ziggs, as it helps you control their movements and increase your damage output.Summoner Spells
Flash (Teleport a short distance) and Ignite (Ignites target enemy champion, dealing true damageand applying Grievous Wounds for the duration. Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing) as your Summoner Spells.
Flash
Teleport a short distance forward or towards the aimed direction.
Cooldown: 150s
Ignite
Ignites target enemy champion, dealing 72 true damage (72–380 ) over 5 and applying 60% Grievous Wounds for the duration.
Grievous Wound reduces the effectiveness of Healing and Regeneration effects.
Cooldown: 100s
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Runes BUILD
Phase Rush (Hitting the enemy champion(s) with basic attacks or abilities multiple times grants Movement Speed and Ability Haste.) as your keystone, followed by 
Scorch (Deals bonus damage to champions on ability hit.), 
Cheap Shot (Deals true damage to enemy champions when their movement is impaired.) and 
Eyeball Collector (Gains Adaptive Force after champion takedowns.) in the primary tree, as well as Transcendence (Grants more Ability Haste the higher your level is and also returns ability cooldown duration.) in the secondary tree. Below you can see possible options for replacing runes.
Phase Rush
Mobility, Ability Haste
Using basic attacks or abilities on an enemy champion 3 time(s) within 4s grants Movement Speed and reduces the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Duration: 3s.
Movement Speed bonus: Melee - 40%-60% () | Ranged - 30-50% ().
Ability Haste: 25.
Cooldown: 12s
Scorch
Poke
Damaging an enemy champion with an ability burns them, dealing 28-42 bonus magic damage () after 1 seconds.
Cooldown: 8s
Cheap Shot
Bonus Damage
Deals 10-45 bonus true damage to enemies whose movement is impaired.
Cooldown: 7s
Eyeball Collector
Adaptive Force
Gains 1 or 2 after each unique enemy champion takedown, stacking up to 10 times.
At 10 stacks, gain bonus 10 or 20.
Transcendence
CDR
Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels:
At level 1, gain 6 Ability Haste;
at level 6, gain bonus 6 Ability Haste;
at level 9, after Basic Ability hit the target, reduce 10% the ability's cooldown time.
Cooldown: 8s
Situational Runes
Phase Rush
Mobility, Ability Haste
Using basic attacks or abilities on an enemy champion 3 time(s) within 4s grants Movement Speed and reduces the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.
Duration: 3s.
Movement Speed bonus: Melee - 40%-60% () | Ranged - 30-50% ().
Ability Haste: 25.
Cooldown: 12s
Aery
Poke, Protect
Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies.
Damage: 10-60 () + 20% bonus + 10% .
Shield: 20-120 () + 40% bonus + 20% .
Aery cannot be sent out again until she returns to you.
Aery — The rune is perfect for champions who combine damage and support, such as Seraphine or Lux. It allows dealing extra damage to enemies or shielding allies. "Aery" is especially effective on heroes with strong ranged control, as it deals damage through attacks or abilities without risking retaliation. The rune is also useful in support roles, providing additional protection to allies in crucial moments.
Transcendence
CDR
Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels:
At level 1, gain 6 Ability Haste;
at level 6, gain bonus 6 Ability Haste;
at level 9, after Basic Ability hit the target, reduce 10% the ability's cooldown time.
Cooldown: 8s
Manaflow Band
Mana
Hitting an enemy champion with and ability or empowered attack permanently increases your max mana by 30, up to 300 mana.
Manaflow Band — The rune permanently increases your maximum mana with each hit on an enemy champion using an ability or empowered attack, up to a maximum of 300 mana. This rune is perfect for champions who frequently use their abilities and need more mana for efficient combat, such as mages or champions with high mana consumption.
Transcendence
CDR
Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels:
At level 1, gain 6 Ability Haste;
at level 6, gain bonus 6 Ability Haste;
at level 9, after Basic Ability hit the target, reduce 10% the ability's cooldown time.
Cooldown: 8s
Bone Plating
Block Combo-damage
When taking damage from a champion, the current and next 3 champion abilities or attacks against you and within 1.5s deal 30-60 () less damage.
Cooldown: 30s
Bone Plating — The rune reduces damage from enemy attacks and abilities when you take damage from an enemy champion. It lowers damage from the next few attacks or abilities for a short period, making it useful for most champions, including tanks, fighters, and even some mages. The rune helps improve survivability by mitigating damage in critical moments of the fight, making it suitable for heroes who find themselves in the heart of battles.Skills Order
(Q) TIME BOMB
0.1s 60/65/70/75
Tosses a Time Bomb to a target location. The bomb sticks to the first unit which comes within a small area around it. After 3 second(s), it detonates, dealing 75 magic damage (75/150/225/300 + 75% ) to the target and nearby enemies. The bomb prioritizes champions and units that are already carrying a bomb.
Early detonation: Placing a second bomb on the same target detonates the first bomb, stunning enemies in the blast for 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 second(s).
Charge: Stores up to 2 charge(s). 12/11.5/11/10.5 second(s).
(Q) TIME BOMB
(W) WISTED TIMEFLOW
13/12.5/12/11.5s 35
Makes time flow faster for himself, applying Fleeting Time to himself and gaining a shield that absorbs 60 damage (60/85/110/135 + 45% ). Zilean also grants Fleeting Time and an identical shield to the nearest allied champion for 3 second(s).
Fleeting Time: Increases projectile speed by 60% and grants 25% Movement Speed (25/25/45/55% + 6% ).
While Zilean's Fleeting Time is active, his basic Ability Haste is increased by 80%.
(W) WISTED TIMEFLOW
(E) TIME WARP
25s 50
Creates a time-bending force field for 2.5 second(s). While within the force field, enemy champions are slowed by 20% (20/25/30/35 + 5% ) and projectiles by 80%.
(E) TIME WARP
(R) CHRONOSHIFT
90/80/70s 125/150/175
Places a protective time rune that lasts 5 second(s) on himself or an allied champion. If the rune bearer takes lethal damage during this time, they teleport back in time and become untargetable for 3 second(s) before they are revived and healed for 600 Health (600/850/1100 + 200% ).
If the rune bearer does not trigger the rune's revival effect, 15% of Chronoshift's cooldown will be refunded.
While being revived, the target becomes untargetable and invulnerable but cannot take any actions.
(R) CHRONOSHIFT
Mid ZILEAN Counters
We have prepared lists of champions that can really annoy you during a match with the game on the Mid ZILEAN. We have also prepared a list of champions with whom you will be comfortable being on the same team. These lists are relative and depend greatly on your level of play, the skills of your allies and opponents. Do not forget that each situation is individual!
Threats
Synergies
Mid ZILEAN Counter Items
We have prepared a list of items and spells that will help counter Mid ZILEAN in a given situation. Buy items wisely, only if it is really necessary for a specific situation!
Magic Resist
Items with magic resistance can help you to survive against ZILEAN combo.
Mercury's Treads
Reduces Magic Damage +200 Max Health +100% Health Regen +35 Magic Resistance +45 Move Speed.
Dissolve: Reduces magic damage taken from champions by 7-12% (). 1350
Mercury's Treads TIPS: These boots provide solid magic damage reduction, enhanced regeneration, and movement speed, with a passive that further lessens incoming magic damage. — The perfect pick for tanks, bruisers, and supports who need to withstand heavy AP threats while maintaining mobility.
Spirit Visage
Increases healing and shielding received +350 Max Health +100% Health Regen +50 Magic Resistance +20 Ability Haste
Blessed: Increases all healing, regen, drain effects and shields on yourself by 30%. 2800
Spirit Visage TIPS: This item greatly boosts your health, regeneration, magic resistance, and ability haste. Its “Blessed” passive amplifies all healing, regen, drain effects, and shields on you by 30%, allowing you to recover more quickly in fights. It’s an excellent choice against champions who deal sustained magic damage, like Vladimir and Swain, as well as burst mages like Syndra or Veigar, helping you survive initial bursts and heal up rapidly.
Force of Nature
Stacking Magic Resist and Move Speed +350 Max Health +55 Magic Resistance
Storm: +5% Move Speed.
Absorb: Taking ability damage from enemy champions grants 1 stack(s) of Steadfast for 7 seconds, max 4 stacks. Receiving damage from an enemy Champion will refresh the duration of the stacks. At maximum stacks, gain 10% Movement Speed and reduce all incoming magic damage by 25%. 2750
Force of Nature TIPS: This item provides a substantial boost to health and magic resistance, and its “Absorb” passive stacks up when you take ability damage from enemy champions, reducing all incoming magic damage and granting bonus movement speed at max stacks. It’s perfect for tanks who need to withstand teams heavy in magic damage and maintain mobility to be in the right position during fights. Pick this up when the enemy team builds magic damage (e.g., Syndra, Brand) and you need extra movement speed to initiate effectively or escape dangerous situations.
Maw of Malmortius
Converts damage from attacks into a magic shield +55 Attack Damage +45 Magic Resistance +10 Ability Haste
Demonbane: 20% of the damage that your attack deals, or 15% of the physical damage that your abilities deal is converted into a magic shield that absorbs up to 60-400 magic damage. The shield decays by 5% per second. 3000
Maw of Malmortius TIPS: This item is a great choice against burst mages like Vex, Syndra, and Annie, who can quickly take you down. It provides bonuses to attack damage, magic resistance, and ability haste, helping you resist magic damage. The "Demonbane" effect converts a portion of the physical damage you deal into a magic shield that absorbs magic damage, making it especially effective against both burst and sustained damage mages like Vladimir and Swain who rely on consistent damage over time.
Cleanse or Block Spells
Items with ability or property to cleanse or block negative spells.
Stasis Enchant
Turn invulnerable
Stasis (Active): Become invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 seconds, but unable to move, attack, cast abilities or use items. (120s Cooldown) 1000
Stasis Enchant TIPS: This Enchant renders you invulnerable and untargetable for 2.5 s, but prevents movement, attacks, and ability or item use. Perfect for surviving critical moments against assassins and high burst damage.
Quicksilver Enchant
Dispels crowd control
Quicksilver (Active): Removes all crowd control effects currently affecting you, and become immune to crowd control effects for 0.75 seconds.
Perseverance (Passive): After the Quicksilver effects ends, grant 30% Tenacity and 30% Slow Resist for 1.5 seconds. (60s Cooldown)
Cannot be used during knock up or knock back effects. 800
Quicksilver Enchant TIPS: This enchant cleanses all crowd control effects, grants brief CC immunity, then boosts your tenacity and slow resist. Perfect for champions who need to quickly purge control to stay in the fight.
Cleanse
Removes disables (including spell debuffs) affecting your champion and grants immunity to disables for 0.25 seconds.
Cooldown: 110s
Mid ZILEAN Strengths and Weaknesses
Mid ZILEAN Strategy and Tactics
Wild Rift ZILEAN Ability and Tips
TIME IN A BOTTLE
TIME BOMB
WISTED TIMEFLOW
TIME WARP
CHRONOSHIFT
(PASSIVE) TIME IN A BOTTLE
90s
Stores time as Experience at a rate of 20/50/80 (level 1/5/10) XP per 5 second(s). Zilean can grant this Experience to the nearest allied champion when he has enough to complete their next level up by tapping the minion button. Doing so gives Zilean the same amount of Experience. Experience can only be imparted to allies who can level up. If Zilean takes damage or is crowd controlled while imparting Experience, the process will be interrupted.
Ability Tips
Video
(Q) TIME BOMB
0.1s 60/65/70/75
Tosses a Time Bomb to a target location. The bomb sticks to the first unit which comes within a small area around it. After 3 second(s), it detonates, dealing 75 magic damage (75/150/225/300 + 75% ) to the target and nearby enemies. The bomb prioritizes champions and units that are already carrying a bomb.
Early detonation: Placing a second bomb on the same target detonates the first bomb, stunning enemies in the blast for 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5 second(s).
Charge: Stores up to 2 charge(s). 12/11.5/11/10.5 second(s).
Ability Tips
Video
(W) WISTED TIMEFLOW
13/12.5/12/11.5s 35
Makes time flow faster for himself, applying Fleeting Time to himself and gaining a shield that absorbs 60 damage (60/85/110/135 + 45% ). Zilean also grants Fleeting Time and an identical shield to the nearest allied champion for 3 second(s).
Fleeting Time: Increases projectile speed by 60% and grants 25% Movement Speed (25/25/45/55% + 6% ).
While Zilean's Fleeting Time is active, his basic Ability Haste is increased by 80%.
Ability Tips
Video
(R) CHRONOSHIFT
90/80/70s 125/150/175
Places a protective time rune that lasts 5 second(s) on himself or an allied champion. If the rune bearer takes lethal damage during this time, they teleport back in time and become untargetable for 3 second(s) before they are revived and healed for 600 Health (600/850/1100 + 200% ).
If the rune bearer does not trigger the rune's revival effect, 15% of Chronoshift's cooldown will be refunded.
While being revived, the target becomes untargetable and invulnerable but cannot take any actions.
Ability Tips
Video
Wild Rift ZILEAN Skills Combo
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Wild Rift ZILEAN Video
Watch here!Once a powerful Icathian mage, Zilean became obsessed with the passage of time after witnessing his homeland's destruction by the Void. Unable to spare even a minute to grieve the catastrophic loss, he called upon ancient temporal magic to divine all possible outcomes. Having become functionally immortal, Zilean now drifts through the past, present, and future, bending and warping the flow of time around him, always searching for that elusive moment that will turn back the clock and undo Icathia's destruction.