Zilean

the Chronokeeper

SupportMageMana

Lore

Once a powerful Icathian mage, Zilean became obsessed with the passage of time after witnessing his homeland's destruction by the Void. Unable to spare even a minute to grieve the catastrophic loss, he called upon ancient temporal magic to divine all possible outcomes. Having become functionally immortal, Zilean now drifts through the past, present, and future, bending and warping the flow of time around him, always searching for that elusive moment that will turn back the clock and undo Icathia's destruction.

At a glance

Attack: 2 / 10
Defense: 5 / 10
Magic: 8 / 10
Difficulty: 6 / 10

Abilities

Passive
Time In A Bottle
Zilean stores time as Experience and can grant it to his allies. When he has enough Experience to finish an ally's level up, he can right-click them to impart it. Zilean receives as much Experience as he gives.
Q
Time Bomb
Tosses a bomb to target area that sticks to units that come near it (prioritizes Champions). It detonates after 3 seconds, dealing area of effect damage. If a Time Bomb is detonated early by another Time Bomb, it also stuns enemies.
Cooldown
10/9.5/9/8.5/8s
Cost
60/65/70/75/80 ?
Range
900
W
Rewind
Zilean can prepare himself for future confrontations, reducing the cooldowns of his other basic abilities.
Cooldown
14/12/10/8/6s
Cost
35 Mana
Range
600
E
Time Warp
Zilean bends time around any unit, decreasing an enemy's Move Speed or increasing an ally's Move Speed for a short time.
Cooldown
15s
Cost
50 ?
Range
550
R
Chronoshift
Zilean places a protective time rune on an allied champion, teleporting the champion back in time if they take lethal damage.
Cooldown
120/90/60s
Cost
125/150/175 ?
Range
900

Base stats

Health: 574 (+96/lvl)
Health regen: 5.5 (+0.5/lvl)
Resource: 452 (+50/lvl)
Resource regen: 11.35 (+0.8/lvl)
Attack damage: 52
Attack speed: 0.66 (+2.13/lvl)
Armor: 24 (+5/lvl)
Magic resist: 30 (+1.3/lvl)
Move speed: 335
Attack range: 550

Playing as Zilean

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.
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.

Playing against Zilean

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.

Skins (8)

Old Saint Zilean
Groovy Zilean
Shurima Desert Zilean
Time Machine Zilean
Blood Moon Zilean
Sugar Rush Zilean◆
Winterblessed Zilean◆
Arcana Zilean◆