Who counters Zilean Support?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Support matchups for Zilean are Janna (43.18%), Seraphine (44.64%), Thresh (47.76%). The percentage is Zilean's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Zilean Support counter?

On patch 26.19 Zilean does best against Lux (61.90%), Pyke (58.93%), Nautilus (54.43%).

Zilean Support build and counters

Zilean Support has a 50.93% win rate with 1.18% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier A. Based on our analysis of 2 038 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Zilean on Support.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 2 038

Win rate 50.93%

Tier A

Zilean

Support · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 2 038
Wins: 1 038
Win rate: 50.93%
Pick rate: 1.18%
Ban rate: 1.15%
Difficulty: Medium

Zilean Support stats

1 166

Physical Damage

9 194

Magic Damage

477

True Damage

10 837

Total Damage

21 765

Damage Taken

8 746

Healing

Kills

5.6

Deaths

15.5

Assists

0.8

Max Kill Spree

9 354

Gold

45.4

Minions Killed

0.5

Jungle CS

Zilean Support skill order

On patch 26.19 Zilean Support most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 58.54% of games with a 53.52% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Time Bomb
Time Warp
Rewind

Win rate: 53.52%
Pick rate: 58.54%
Games: 1 093

Other options

Win rate 51.07%Pick rate 15.00%
Win rate 51.95%Pick rate 13.71%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Time Bomb
Rewind
Time Warp

Win rate: 51.84%
Pick rate: 77.16%
Games: 1 551

Other options

Win rate 50.60%Pick rate 16.52%
Win rate 48.15%Pick rate 2.69%

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Zilean Support counters

Zilean Support struggles most against Janna (43.18%), Seraphine (44.64%), Thresh (47.76%) and has the easiest time against Lux (61.90%), Pyke (58.93%), Nautilus (54.43%). Percentages are Zilean's win rate in each matchup, based on 2 038 ranked solo games of Zilean in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Zilean

Lowest Zilean win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Zilean's win rate.

Champions Zilean counters

Highest Zilean win rate in the lane matchup.

All Zilean Support matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Zilean's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Zilean win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Janna	43.18%	88	−201
Games 88 Gold diff @15 −201
Senna	44.62%	65	−580
Games 65 Gold diff @15 −580
Seraphine	44.64%	112	−311
Games 112 Gold diff @15 −311
Soraka	45.45%	55	+57
Games 55 Gold diff @15 +57
Blitzcrank	46.55%	58	+2
Games 58 Gold diff @15 +2
Milio	46.97%	66	+130
Games 66 Gold diff @15 +130
Morgana	47.22%	72	−346
Games 72 Gold diff @15 −346
Yuumi	47.54%	61	+249
Games 61 Gold diff @15 +249
Thresh	47.76%	134	−14
Games 134 Gold diff @15 −14
Nami	49.44%	89	−163
Games 89 Gold diff @15 −163
Lulu	50.00%	118	−9
Games 118 Gold diff @15 −9
Karma	51.67%	60	−29
Games 60 Gold diff @15 −29
Nautilus	54.43%	79	+46
Games 79 Gold diff @15 +46
Leona	54.67%	75	−75
Games 75 Gold diff @15 −75
Pyke	58.93%	56	−458
Games 56 Gold diff @15 −458
Lux	61.90%	105	−309
Games 105 Gold diff @15 −309

Zilean in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Zilean outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Zilean Top

Win rate: 60.48%
Pick rate: 0.1%
Games: 167

Skill max order

Win rate 61.03%

Zilean Jungle

Win rate: 62.5%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 8

Zilean Middle

Win rate: 50.8%
Pick rate: 0.11%
Games: 187

Skill max order

Win rate 47.73%

Zilean Bottom

Win rate: 47.83%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 23

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.5%
16–20 min	4.3%
21–25 min	15%
26–30 min	31.2%
31–35 min	26.3%
36–40 min	12.7%
41+ min	6.1%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	39.6%
16–20 min	48.3%
21–25 min	47.7%
26–30 min	52.8%
31–35 min	50.2%
36–40 min	58.5%
41+ min	47.2%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured57.7%
First Dragon secured62.2%
First Herald secured63.2%
First Tower secured70.1%
First Baron secured80.9%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Zilean Support?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Support matchups for Zilean are Janna (43.18%), Seraphine (44.64%), Thresh (47.76%). The percentage is Zilean's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Zilean Support counter?: On patch 26.19 Zilean does best against Lux (61.90%), Pyke (58.93%), Nautilus (54.43%).
What is the best Zilean Support skill order?: On patch 26.19 Zilean Support most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 58.54% of games with a 53.52% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is Q, W, E.

How the Zilean Support page is built

Where the data comes from

This Zilean Support page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Zilean in Support is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Zilean performs in Support, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Zilean in Support.

This Zilean Support data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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