Zilean vs Evelynn
How to Beat Evelynn as Zilean
based on 1,135 Zilean vs Evelynn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Evelynn Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Evelynn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Evelynn as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Evelynn
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
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.
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.
Advice to Win Against Evelynn
Purchasing Vision Wards can help you detect Evelynn's location in order to prepare for her ambushes.
A large share of Evelynn's threat is in her charm, 'Allure.' Protect allies marked with 'Allure' or, if you are marked, make sure allies are between you and where Evelynn may attack from.
If you suspect Evelynn is about to ambush one of your teammates, let them know by pinging the minimap and typing in chat.
Zilean vs Evelynn Counter Stats
How to Counter Evelynn with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Zilean against Evelynn matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Evelynn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Evelynn. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Evelynn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Evelynn
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Who is Better, Zilean or Evelynn?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when playing against Evelynn, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes an ok counter for Evelynn.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Evelynn, when facing one another, Zilean also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Evelynn.
Moreover, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Evelynn. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Evelynn matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Zilean is a decent counter for Evelynn. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Evelynn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Evelynn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically accumulates more CS compared to Evelynn. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Zilean versus Evelynn build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Evelynn than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Evelynn with this build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Evelynn as Zilean, Zilean players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zilean vs Evelynn counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Evelynn as Zilean are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.