Max order
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Core
Runes, masteries, skill order and items on this page mirror what is actually being played in Classic on patch 26.16, not a reconstruction of a 2013 patch.
+0.87 magic penetration×9
+1.08 health per level (+19.44 at champion level 18)×9
+1.19 ability power×9
+4.95 ability power×3Favorable
Unfavorable
Skill Leveling Order
Max order Q → W → EQQQQQWWWWWEEEEE
RRRMax in the order Q → W → E, taking R at 6, 11 and 16.
Item Build
Live Classic, patch 26.16Data collected 2026-08-16Build path · Doran's Ring → Health Potion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Ruby Sightstone → Shard of True Ice → Twin Shadows
Open with Doran's Ring + Health Potion.Sorcerer's Shoes››
Masteries
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0/121 points into Offense to push early damage share.
Base Stats
Lv1 · growth · Lv18Skills
Passive · Q · W · E · R
Increases experience gain of all allied champions by 8%.
Places a bomb on any unit, allied or enemy, which detonates after 4 seconds, dealing area of effect damage.
Zilean can prepare himself for future confrontations, reducing the cooldowns of all of his other abilities.
Zilean bends time around any unit, decreasing an enemy's Movement Speed or increasing an ally's Movement Speed for a short time.
Zilean places a protective time rune on an allied champion, teleporting the champion back in time if they take lethal damage.
Champion Tips
Riot officialPlaying as
- 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.
- Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
- Chronoshift is a powerful deterent 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.
Playing against
- If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.
- Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.
Frequently Asked
The quick answers, straight from this buildWhat runes for Zilean?
Marks Greater Mark of Magic Penetration 9, Seals Greater Seal of Scaling Health 9, Glyphs Greater Glyph of Ability Power 9, Quints Greater Quintessence of Ability Power 3
What mastery setup for Zilean?
21/0/9 split. 21 points into Offense to push early damage share.
What is Zilean’s skill order?
Max in the order Q → W → E, taking R whenever available. Max in the order Q → W → E, taking R at 6, 11 and 16.
What is Zilean’s item build?
Start: Doran's Ring + Health Potion → Boots: Sorcerer's Shoes → Core: Ruby Sightstone · Shard of True Ice · Twin Shadows
Who is Zilean weak against?
Sona
Lore
In the wastelands of Urtistan, there was once a great city. It perished long ago in a terrible Rune War, like most of the lands below the Great Barrier. Nevertheless, one man survived: a sorcerer named Zilean. Being obsessed with time, it was only ...
