Zilean Support Champion Guide - Complete Build & Runes for Patch 15.4.1

Zilean Support Champion Guide - Complete Build & Runes for Patch 15.4.1

By Marcus Chen

February 28, 2025 at 02:54 PM

Enhance your gameplay with this comprehensive Zilean Support guide for League of Legends.

Role: Enchanter Support

Core Abilities Overview

  • Passive (Time in a Bottle): Stores experience points to share with allies
  • Q (Time Bomb): Places bombs that can stun when doubled
  • W (Rewind): Reduces other abilities' cooldowns
  • E (Time Bend): Speeds up allies or slows enemies
  • R (Chronoshift): Revives allies if they die within a few seconds

Skill Priority

  1. E (Time Bend)
  2. Q (Time Bomb)
  3. W (Rewind)
  4. R (Chronoshift) at levels 6/11/16

Optimal Build Path

Starting Items:

  • Spellthief's Edge
  • 2 Health Potions

Core Items:

  • Shurelya's Battlesong (Mythic)
  • Ionian Boots of Lucidity
  • Vigilant Wardstone

Situational Items:

  • Chemtech Putrifier (vs. healing)
  • Zhonya's Hourglass (vs. assassins)
  • Redemption (team utility)
  • Mikael's Blessing (vs. CC)

Key Gameplay Tips

  • Use passive to maintain level advantage
  • Double bomb combo for reliable CC
  • Time your ultimate carefully on priority targets
  • Coordinate movement speed buffs with team engages

Matchup Strategy

  • Strong against immobile champions
  • Weak vs. long-range poke
  • Excels in teamfights
  • Best paired with high-damage ADCs

This guide focuses on maximizing Zilean's utility as a support, emphasizing movement speed manipulation and strategic ultimate usage over raw damage output.

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