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Soraka vs Zilean

Soraka
vs
50.5%

over 635 games

Zilean
Analyze a draft with Soraka

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCHeavy pokeCountered by spell shield

Build vs Zilean

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Soraka: Moonstone Renewer, Redemption, Dawncore, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Dream Maker, Celestial Opposition, Ardent Censer, Mikael's Blessing.

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Moonstone Renewer
1
Redemption
2
Dawncore
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Dream Maker
5

Summoner spells

FlashHeal88%
ExhaustFlash10%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dream Maker
Celestial Opposition
Ardent Censer
Mikael's Blessing
Dark Seal
Solstice Sleigh
Locket of the Iron Solari
Diadem of Songs
Staff of Flowing Water
Knight's Vow
Shurelya's Battlesong
Warmog's Armor
Echoes of Helia
Oblivion Orb
Tear of the Goddess
Mejai's Soulstealer
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zaz'Zak's Realmspike
61.0% WR41 games
SorcerySorcery
Summon AerySummon Aery
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

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

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

Playing as Soraka

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Star first, heal second

    Hit a champion with Starcall (Q) before Astral Infusion (W): Rejuvenation heals you, lowers the heal's health cost and passes to the healed ally.

  2. Run to your wounded allies

    Get to your wounded allies quickly: Salvation (passive) makes you run faster toward them.

  3. Equinox on a channel

    Place Equinox (E) under an enemy who is channeling: the zone silences them, then roots champions still inside at the end.

  4. Save an ally anywhere

    Save Wish (R) to rescue an ally anywhere on the map: the heal is stronger on allies below 40% health.

Playing against Zilean

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Other Soraka matchups

Patch 16.21.1