Level 1 Zilean Stats
Health
630
Health Reg. (5s)
10
Mana
460
Mana Reg. (5s)
12
Armor
45
Magic Res.
36
Move Speed
360
Attack Dmg.
54
Attack Spd.
0.75
Zilean's Abilities
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 seconds, it detonates, dealing 75 / 150 / 225 / 400 (+75% AP) magic damage 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 seconds.
Charge: Stores up to 2 charges.
Charge Time: 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 seconds.
Makes time flow faster for himself, applying Fleeting Time to himself and gaining a shield that absorbs 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 (+45% AP) damage. Zilean also grants Fleeting Time and an identical shield to the nearest allied champion for 3 seconds.
Fleeting Time: Increases projectile speed by 60% and grants 25% / 35% / 45% / 55% (+0.06% AP) Movement Speed.
While Zilean's Fleeting Time is active, his Basic Ability Haste is increased by 80%.
Zilean Build Guide for Wild Rift
Zilean's Item Build
Zilean's Spells & Runes
Zilean's Situational Items
Zilean's Skill Order
Time in a Bottle (Passive)
How to play Zilean
Zilean is a Utility Mage who can play in the Duo Lane as a Support. He excels at protecting his team through shielding and providing movement speed, making himself and his team super mobile. However, he can also play aggressively and offer tons of Crowd Control with his Time Bomb, making a huge difference in team fights. Zilean's Chronoshift is a game-changer. Being able to revive an ally that would have died can change the tide and bait a lot of abilities from the enemy team. Using it at the right time on the right ally is the key to winning games.
Zilean's Abilities
Time in a Bottle (Passive)
Zilean stores Experience throughout the game. He 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 also gives Zilean the same amount of Experience.
When playing in the Duo Lane, this can give you and your marksman an advantage during the laning phase. You'll be able to get Level 2 before the 2nd minion wave gets to the lane, meaning you can try and play aggressively and take advantage of the small window you have when you'll be Level 2 and the enemies will be Level 1.
Time Bomb (1)
Zilean tosses a Time Bomb to a target location. The bomb sticks to the first unit which comes within a small area around it. After a few seconds, it detonates, dealing magic damage to the target and nearby enemies.
The bomb will prioritize champions and units that are already carrying a bomb. Placing a second bomb on the same target detonates the first bomb, stunning enemies within the blast radius. Time Bomb can store up to 2 charges at once.
Time Bomb offers Zilean incredible crowd control. It's always best to save the first charge of Time Bomb until you have 2 to be able to stun enemies instead of just damaging them. Even if you miss a champion with your first bomb and hit a minion instead, be patient and use your 2nd bomb on the same minion and if champions are standing nearby, they'll still be stunned and damaged.
Time Bomb can also grant vision in fog of war and over walls. Rather than face-checking bushes and risking your life, toss a bomb in there to make sure no enemies are nearby.
Twisted Timeflow (2)
Zilean makes time flow faster for himself, applying Fleeting Time, increasing his projectile speed and movement speed and gaining a shield that absorbs damage. Zilean also grants Fleeting Time and a shield to the nearest ally for a few seconds.
Twisted Timeflow has an extremely low cooldown in the late game and can provide you and an ally with a massive amount of movement speed and shielding to keep you both alive. When comboing with Time Bomb, ensure you at least throw 1 Time Bomb before using Twisted Timeflow, so you get the full benefit of the Ability Haste and won't have to wait as long to use 2 Time Bombs again.
Temporal Mirage (3)
Zilean creates a force field for a few seconds. While within the force field, enemy champions and projectiles are slowed.
Temporal Mirage will always be placed where Zilean is standing; this makes positioning especially important during team fights. A projectile is any entity that travels. This includes hooks, giving you and your team more time to dodge and reposition during fights and even auto-attacks.
At times, Temporal Mirage can be pretty awkward to use; most of the time, you want to use it defensively to help peel for your carries.
Chronoshift (Ultimate)
Zilean places a protective time rune that lasts a few seconds on himself or an allied champion. If the rune bearer takes lethal damage during this time, they become untargetable before being revived and brought back to life.
Chronoshift is a game-changer in teamfights. Giving the right ally a free Guardian Angel revive can change and win a fight for your team.
Zilean Build Breakdown
Harmonic Echo offers Zilean additional healing on top of his shielding from Twisted Timeflow. Since you gain a huge amount of movement speed, Harmonic Echo will be able to stack faster, allowing you to heal every time you use Twisted Timeflow.
Ardent Censer gives Zilean's closest ally attack speed and bonus magic damage on hit when he shields them. This is especially good on Marksman to help them deal more damage.
Staff of Flowing Water grants Zilean and his closest ally ability haste and ability power when he shields them. This is great if you have a strong AP carry on your team.
With runes, we have the following:
Aery offers flexibility with either dealing damage or giving Zilean's allies more shields. So, whether you want your Time Bombs to deal more damage or Twisted Timeflow to give your ally more shielding, this rune is a great pickup.
Font of Life works well with Zilean's Time Bombs. When Zilean deals damage with Time Bomb, it can be followed up by his allies, healing you both.
Zilean can take a lot of damage and be focused down by enemy champions since he has such a game-changing ultimate. However, Bone Plating will help protect Zilean, allowing him to take reduced damage.
Revitalize synergizes extremely well with Zilean's Twisted Timeflow, items and Aery, giving them more healing and shielding power.
Transcendence reduces the cooldown of his abilities. This synergizes well with Time Bomb, reducing the time you need to wait for you to get two charges to try and stun enemies.
Flash is a must on Zilean. It's a great spell to get you out of bad situations, can allow you to get closer to allies to save them with your shields or Chronoshift or even Flash forward to land that crucial Time Bomb to secure a kill.
Ignite can easily be used when you stun enemies with Time Bomb. It can give you kill pressure throughout the game and reduce the healing that the enemy receives.
Early Game
Zilean can have a rough early game, but does have opportunities to try and get advantages early on. At level 1, when you start with Time Bomb, you will automatically have 2 charges. This gives you insane early pressure and can allow you to stun enemies to win and early trade. When you push the first minion wave, you can use your passive Time in a Bottle to get level 2 before your enemy, giving you a small window to try and punish the enemies.
Late Game
Zilean is one of the best late-game champions at protecting his team and giving them more agency around teamfights. Your Chronoshift makes you and your team hard to kill, giving you more room to play aggressively. However, most of the time, you want to use this on the highest-value ally who is being focused. Positioning in late-game fights is crucial, not only for getting in range to use Chronoshift but also to ensure you focus the right ally with Twisted Timeflow to give them shields and movement speed for them to reposition during fights.
Conclusion
Overall, Zilean is an easy champion to pick up, with minimal skill expression required. He is a great teamfight champion, and his abilities make a huge impact throughout the game to keep your team alive.
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