Leona vs Zilean

Leona

Zilean

Analyze a draft with Leona

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Zilean's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Time In A Bottle (P)

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.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	10s	14s	15s	–
6	9s	14s	15s	2m
9	8s	12s	15s	2m
11	8s	10s	15s	1m30
16	8s	6s	15s	1m
18	8s	6s	15s	1m

Playing as Leona

Tips to maximize your impact

Engage at level 2
Look for an engage at level 2: with Zenith Blade (E) then Shield of Daybreak (Q), you root then stun your target.
Only engage if your carry follows
Only engage if your carry can follow: Sunlight (passive) marks your targets for 1.5 seconds, and only your allies trigger it for extra damage.
Activate Eclipse before engaging
Activate Eclipse (W) right before engaging: you gain armor, magic resist and damage reduction, extended if the explosion hits an enemy.
R on a stunned target
Engage with Zenith Blade (E) and Shield of Daybreak (Q), then cast Solar Flare (R) on the stunned target: they can't leave the center, which stuns.

Playing against Zilean

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

Move away from the bomb
Spread out from your allies when Time Bomb (Q) is stuck on you or one of them: a second bomb makes it explode instantly and stuns every enemy around.
Focus Zilean as a team
In teamfights, focus Zilean with your team: he's fragile under pressure, and without him, there's no Chronoshift (R) to save his carry.
Switch targets under his rune
If an enemy has the Chronoshift (R) rune, hit someone else or wait for the effect to end: if they die with the rune, they come back to life.
Force fights without his ult
Force an objective or a fight when Chronoshift (R) is on cooldown: without it, he revives no one, and it takes 120 to 60 seconds to come back.