Support Zilean Build

Support Zilean Build.

Support Zilean build with runes and items. Support Zilean guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Zilean build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror should be final item in your build.
Tear of the Goddess should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Zilean ability Time Bomb should be leveled first.
Q
Zilean ability Rewind should be leveled second.
W
Zilean ability Time Warp should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Shurelya's Battlesong should be final item in your build.
Seraph's Embrace should be final item in your build.
Morellonomicon should be final item in your build.
Redemption should be final item in your build.
Cosmic Drive should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Summon Aery from Sorcery tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Exhaust as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Support Zilean Runes

Sorcery
Sorcery major tree Summon Aery rune.
Sorcery major tree Arcane Comet rune.
Sorcery major tree Phase Rush rune.
Sorcery major tree Axiom Arcanist rune.
Sorcery major tree Manaflow Band rune.
Sorcery major tree Nimbus Cloak rune.
Sorcery major tree Transcendence rune.
Sorcery major tree Celerity rune.
Sorcery major tree Absolute Focus rune.
Sorcery major tree Scorch rune.
Sorcery major tree Waterwalking rune.
Sorcery major tree Gathering Storm rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You support your Team providing Movement Speed buffs and Utility.
  2. You rush Shurelya's Battlesong.
  3. You can buff your team to engage or to disengage.

How to play

General

  1. The primary fantasy of this build is to speed up your team. Be it engaging, catching people off guard, pushing or running away.
  2. You need to adapt in the game to your team and to the enemy team.
  3. Remember to counter an enemy team. For example, if they have lots of healing, get Oblivion Orb early.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. You can use Time Bomb (Q) to scout bushes.
  2. You can use Time Bomb (Q) also to zone enemies. Even if you not playing AP build, enemies will still avoid your bombs on the ground.
  3. Use your Time In A Bottle (Passive) on champions that benefits the most from higher level. For example
    • They carry.
    • They have some crucial cooldown or unlocks ability or generally speaking they get something with higher level.
  4. Chronoshift (R) is very powerful cooldown. You can use it strategically for various scenarios:
    • Enemy team focusing your carry and he is getting very low? R your teammate to resurrect him.
    • You can also use R for deterrence. If you R someone (even at high hp) enemies will be less likely to focus him.

Riot

  1. You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
  2. Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
  3. Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

Skill Order

  • Zilean [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Time Bomb
  • Zilean [object Object] ability.
    W
    Rewind
  • Zilean [object Object] ability.
    E
    Time Warp
  • Zilean [object Object] ability.
    R
    Chronoshift

Items

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
For mana problems
Tear of the Goddess item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Rush this
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Good support items
Knight's Vow item.
Redemption item.
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Good AP items
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Rod of Ages item.
Cryptbloom item.
Imperial Mandate item.
Cosmic Drive item.
Counter poke
Warmog's Armor item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Redemption item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
For engage
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Trailblazer item.
Situational items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Mikael's Blessing item.
Knight's Vow item.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter item.
Ardent Censer item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
Situational items
Warmog's Armor item.
Frozen Heart item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Spirit Visage item.
Imperial Mandate item.
For survivability
Frozen Heart item.
Spirit Visage item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Banshee's Veil item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Morellonomicon item.
Redemption item.
Cosmic Drive item.