Urgot vs Zaahen

Urgot
vs
51.4%

over 70 games

Zaahen

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatHigh burstSplit push

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Zaahen

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Urgot: Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Bramble Vest, Overlord's Bloodmail, Thornmail, Kaenic Rookern.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1
Sterak's Gage
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bramble Vest
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot88%
FlashTeleport8%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Bramble Vest
Overlord's Bloodmail
Thornmail
Kaenic Rookern
Executioner's Calling
Hullbreaker
Randuin's Omen
Titanic Hydra
Dead Man's Plate
Stridebreaker
Chempunk Chainsword
Ravenous Hydra
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Guardian Angel
55.6% WR9 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Zaahen's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Cultivation of War (P)

Zaahen's attacks and abilities against enemy champions grant him stacks of Determination, gaining bonus Attack Damage per stack. When filled with Determination, Zaahen gains increased Attack Damage and can revive.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s14s10s–
68s14s10s1m50
96s13.5s10s1m50
116s13s10s1m35
166s12s9s1m20
186s12s8s1m20

Playing as Urgot

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Circle your target

    Move around your target between autos: Echoing Flames (passive) fires from the leg facing them, and each leg has its own cooldown.

  2. Mark your target before Purge

    Hit your target with Corrosive Charge (Q) or Disdain (E) before Purge (W): the chain gun prioritizes the marked champion, and each shot can trigger your legs.

  3. Throw them toward your tower

    Cast Disdain (E) on an enemy who comes near your tower: the first champion hit is stunned and thrown behind you, and you gain a shield.

  4. Save your ult for a sure kill

    Save Fear Beyond Death (R) for an enemy sure to die, especially one who's fleeing: below 25% max health, you can drag them in to execute them, and their nearby allies are feared.

Playing against Zaahen

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Get out of his stab's line

    Get out of the line of Dreaded Return (W): the stab damages you, then pulls you toward him for a second hit.

  2. Back off after his first Glaive

    Back off once he has cast The Darkin Glaive (Q): if he recasts the spell, his next auto knocks you into the air.

  3. Avoid the edge of his slice

    Avoid the edge of the Aureate Rush (E) slice: at the tip, you take bonus damage based on your max health.

  4. Plan to kill him twice

    Save spells to finish him a second time: at max Determination stacks, Cultivation of War (passive) can bring him back to life.

Patch 16.21.1