Champion sheet · Support

Zilean

Patches 16.20 to 16.22 · KR

Tournament presence · pick + ban

2.6%#144 of 173 champions

Pick: 1.1%picked in 202 of 18,759 games
Ban: 1.5%266 bans over 17,736 games, against 0.5% in soloQ

Win rate as Support53.4% between 46.9% and 59.7% over 163 gamesSoloQ 51.6%: no clear gap

Median length30.1 minsoloQ 26.5 min

Amateur: 18,564 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR. SoloQ Master+: 242,675 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.DraftLength
How to play itSummon Aery, then Luden's Echo, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Morellonomicon: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compLets allies carry kills first: lets allies carry more than 98% of supports.Lets allies carry
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Support.

DraftPicked less often in amateur play
Amateur
0.4%
SoloQ
1.1%
0.4% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 1.1% in soloQ.
DraftBanned more often in amateur play
Amateur
1.5%
SoloQ
0.5%
1.5% ban rate in amateur play over 8,650 games, against 0.5% in soloQ over 165,977 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
30.1 min
SoloQ
26.5 min
Median of 30.1 min in amateur play, against 26.5 min in soloQ.

Not enough games to judge: core.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Summon Aery, then Luden's Echo, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Morellonomicon: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesSummon Aery66% · 5,036

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Heal68% · 5,232

Same in amateur play

SkillsEnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 52% · 34 games

Core (3 legendaries)— · 6

Luden's Echo
Zhonya's Hourglass
Morellonomicon

Amateur: Abyssal Mask, Frozen Heart, Kaenic Rookern, gap not settled

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Lets allies carry kills first: lets allies carry more than 98% of supports.

Lets allies carry killstop2%rank 98 of 100

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other supports

What marks it

Lets allies carry

Like other supports

Damage in lane
Damage in mid game
Gold at 15 min
Gold at 20 min
Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Plays teamfights

What it is not

Few duels
Little CC
Little damage
No poke

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 35 in lane, 27 in mid game and 18 in late game, out of 100 supports.

240-48 vs 288

276-66 vs 342

285-103 vs 388

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Zileansupports

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, behind 68% of supports against the direct opponent.

supports

4takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; supports: 4.5.

Where it stands among supports · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 35 of 100 among supports240 · median 288
Damage in mid game · rank 27 of 100 among supports276 · median 342
Damage in late game · rank 18 of 100 among supports285 · median 388
Gold at 15 min · rank 29 of 100 among supports-44 · median +105
Gold at 20 min · rank 32 of 100 among supports-25 · median +193
Map pressure · rank 56 of 100 among supports4 · median 4.5
Absorbs damage · rank 34 of 100 among supports287 · median 393
Plays teamfights · rank 42 of 100 among supports53% · median 54%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 19 of 100 among supports13% · median 17%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 98 of 100 among supportsrank 98 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 20 of 100 among supports0.8 · median 1
Team damage · rank 19 of 100 among supports7% · median 9%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.