Mage / Enchanter
Beginner Rule
Check whether Zilean has Chronoshift (R) available before committing everything to a kill.
Zilean is a utility mage who excels at controlling fights through crowd control, movement speed, and revives. He wants to land double bombs with Time Bomb (Q) before using Chronoshift (R) to save key teammates. Many beginners commit too many resources into targets protected by his ultimate.
Level 6 – Ultimate adds game-changing utility.
First Item – Cooldowns become easier to manage.
Teamfights – Excellent utility and protection.
Double bomb stuns
Revives
Movement speed buffs
Pick prevention
QWhat it does
Tosses a bomb. Detonates after 3 seconds. Two bombs on the same target together stun.
How to play against
He can stun almost instantly with W reset. Move away from the first bomb before the second lands.
WWhat it does
Reduces the cooldown of his other basic abilities.
How to play against
His W enables a nearly instant double-bomb stun. He can stun you extremely fast — keep range.
EWhat it does
Slows an enemy or speeds an ally.
How to play against
He slows you with E to enable his team's follow-up or to deny your escape.
RWhat it does
Places a time rune on a champion reviving them if they take lethal damage.
How to play against
His R is a cheat-death ability on any ally. Don't full-commit when the target has Zilean R — they may come back at substantial HP.
Q → Q
Standard stun combo.
E Speed Buff → Engage
Enables teammates.
R → Save Carry
Prevents important deaths.
Time in a Bottle: he can gift accumulated time to allies granting them XP. He may be accelerating his team's level-up timing — his team can be ahead in levels.
