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MasterYi
Master Yi
83%
17%

vs

50.0%
Zilean
Zilean
20%
80%
Heavy CCCountered by spell shieldHeavy AP damage

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Zilean

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1Bruiser
Blade of The Ruined King
2DPS
Guinsoo's Rageblade
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Kraken Slayer
5DPS

Summoner spells

414100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti Tank

Terminus
5vs Tank

DPS

Kraken Slayer
DPS
Experimental Hexplate
Bruiser
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
MasterYiMaster Yi
ZileanZilean
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

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

LevelQWER
310s14s15s–
69s14s15s2m
98s12s15s2m
118s10s15s1m30
168s6s15s1m
188s6s15s1m

Playing against Zilean

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Track his R (revive): it has a long cooldown (120-60s). Engage when it's on CD.

2

If an enemy has Zilean's R (golden aura), don't burst that target — focus someone else and come back after.

3

Double bombs are his only CC: if he misses, he has nothing impactful left.

4

Focus Zilean first in fights to prevent him from R'ing his carry.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026