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How to Synergize Zilean with Orianna on the Same TeamZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean with Orianna

How to Win With Zilean and Orianna Paired TogetherZilean is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zilean and Orianna

based on 536 Zilean with Orianna pairs
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Zilean has fought alongside Orianna in 536 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Zilean play with Orianna. It is very rare for Zilean to play with Orianna on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.2% of games with Zilean.

Zilean Orianna Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zilean does a poor job of playing alongside Orianna. On average, he wins a dismal 47.6% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Zilean when playing with Orianna by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zilean vs Orianna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassSeraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zilean to level upq
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Second ability for Zilean to level upe
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Last skill for Zilean to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Orianna

Tips for Playing as Zilean with Orianna

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 Understand How Orianna Will Play

Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.

Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.

Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.

Zilean Orianna Synergy Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Orianna Image
2.4
< Kills >
2.5
5.1
< Deaths >
4.9
13.1
< Assists >
12.9
0.46
< Killing Sprees >
0.51
52
< Minions Killed >
59
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,055
< Physical Damage >
1,021
10,009
< Magic Damage >
10,272
745
< True Damage >
726
11,810
< Damage Dealt >
12,021
18,849
< Damage Taken >
18,569
8,987
< Gold Earned >
9,033
1.77
< Towers >
1.94
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
6,826
< Total Healing >
6,946
12,085
< Experience >
12,132
58
< Vision Score >
52
25
< Wards Placed >
23
174
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Play with Orianna as Zilean in LoL

The Zilean Orianna synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Orianna, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Zilean sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Orianna. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Orianna helps Zilean perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zilean is an ally to Orianna, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Orianna does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Orianna on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Orianna. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Orianna.

Moreover, when Zilean plays with Orianna on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Orianna does a poor job of covering Zilean in teamfights.

Synergies between Zilean and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zilean
Orianna

Is Zilean better when played alongside Orianna?

There is no one best synergy for Zilean that will always be his best synergy. Yet, Orianna is a terrible ally for Zilean. By being on the same team as Zilean, she decreases their win rate by -3.1% to 47.6%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit strategic relationship between Zilean and Orianna that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Orianna has a greater difficulty than Zilean. That means you must be very careful when finding Orianna allies to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing together, Zilean players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Zilean and Orianna together, you may not be granting your team very much sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Orianna ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean Orianna Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zilean and Orianna, we analyzed 536 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Zilean with Orianna comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Zilean in order to pair well with Orianna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Zilean and Orianna synergy build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Orianna than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 47.6% when playing alongside Orianna with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Zilean and Orianna collaboration tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game completed with both champions.