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Hey there,

You made an application in the guide review thread, so here it is!

Also congratz on getting a mention in the recent contest :D

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Cheatsheet and Build

At inspiration secondary page, can you explicitly list some examples where you might need this page?
At the Summon Aery page you list Domination secondary. I do not agree with this; Summon Aery is the “crush lane” type of rune and I think it should be paired with Inspiration secondary. Inspiration secondary also gives additional strength in lane (and you'll also go Corrupting Potion which will enhance the poke of your autoattacks in combination with Summon Aery).
Is Phase Rush actually viable? I tried looking around on stat sites & high elo Zoe players op.gg's and I can't really find anyone that uses it...
The explanation on Ninja Tabi & Mercury's Treads is located in the defensive item notes.
What is your take on the Lissandra matchup?

Pros/Cons

You mention (in cons): “You need to have good reaction and the ability to make quick decisions.” Why?

Abilities and Skill Orders
1. It might be a good idea to explain how the “extending” mechanic of Paddle Star works. I know that after you recast it, you can move forward (or something like that) to extend the range. But I’m not sure on how that mechanic works (sometimes the star shoots past the indicator...?)
2. At Spell Thief the last sentence says to “right click on bubbles with summoner spells or actives in order to change it”. You cannot change spells without using one right? Do you mean moving on top of the bubbles to pick them up?
3. In Sleepy Trouble Bubble explanation you imply that breaking the sleep deals double damage AND bonus true damage. In fact the double damage is classified as bonus true damage, so just saying “double damage” suffices.
4. It is okay to use parts of the descriptions in the explanations, but sometimes I feel like you're repeating them a little too much. I'd just focus on what you can do with the ability and how it interacts rather than partially repeating the description.
5. I’m quite sure that the rank of Spell Thief has no influence on the amount of minions with balloons. So how are you supposed to get more spell shards when maxing this ability?
Summoner Spells
1. When do you take Exhaust over Barrier? Most of the champs you list at Barrier are assassins, so against which ones do you take Exhaust?
Runes
1. I'd argue that Ravenous Hunter is much more effective than Ultimate Hunter in teamfights due to the spellvamp it gives. Ult CDR simply can't beat that.
2. Is Celerity really a viable choice over Transcendence and Absolute Focus? Does you need even more MS despite W?
Items
1. When do you build Hextech Rocketbelt? As a second item? Or as a third item?
2. When should you build more flat mpen?
3. I would specifically mention AD assassins in Seeker's Armguard description rather than just assassins.
Laning Phase and Powerspikes
1. You say “you have to usually start by pushing the lane”. When should you not push the lane?
2. You say “all in with E when you have the chance to do so or your opponents abilities are down”. Do you mean literally throwing your E at the enemy? What if you miss it? You also say “keep doing this combo”, which combo do you mean?
3. You’ll reach two points in your ult at lvl 11, not lvl 13
Teamfighting
- I think this chapter is misnamed as it is more about playing in the Late game rather than teamfighting. You basically state that Zoe isn’t a good teamfighter and then tell what she should look to do instead.
Combo’s
1. At the Q1 + Q2 + R + Protobelt + AA combo, you do not autoattack in the combo shown in the clip.
2. What is your take on using Q1 + R + Q2 vs Q1 + Q2 + R? The latter is quicker but it is also seems to be harder to aim/hit.
3. The Q1 + E + Q2 and Q1 + R + E + Q2 combo’s are very interesting, but how useful are they? Is their only use setting up sneaky CC?
Presentation

The coding of this guide is amazing! It’s clean, consistent and the color you chose is great! I don't have anything to say about it, well done :)

Anyway I did find some spelling/grammar stuff:
~~strikethrough~~ are things that should be removed, bold are things that should be added.
- Introduction
  - "The text and codes in this guide are entirely written by me"
  - "Viewing the visual content in this guide is important ~~, and if~~ . If you don't see banners, pics or gifs, try ..."
  - "In the conclusion section, you can find ..."
- Pros/Cons
  - ” Zoe has an ability with unique mechanics, Spell Thief.”
  - 'As she is a mage, she is a ..."
  - ”You need to have a good reaction time and the ability to make quick decisions. This especially true of a wide variety of spells in teamfights.” The latter sentence is rather cryptic, I don’t understand what you’re trying to say.
  - " Zoe is a difficult champion to master."
- Abilities
  - Passive: “This passive synergizes well ~~synergized~~ with Lich Bane.
  - E: ”follow up and hit ~~slept~~ sleeping enemies with your Q”
  - R: " Zoe's Portal Jump has a short cooldown and is designed to synergize with her Q and E, allowing her to extend of her Q and E."
- Summoner spells
  - " Flash is taken by almost all champions, ..."
- Runes
  - Dark Harvest is the main rune for ..."
  - " Gathering Storm is a good rune for late game as it gives AP for Zoe throughout the entire game."
  - " Scorch is a good rune with ..."
  - " Minion Dematerializer is a great rune ...'
- Teamfighting
  - "It is hard to hit with your E + Q combo when the enemy is grouped, because most likely one of the enemy champions will bodyblock your Q."
  - "Try to look for picks by constantly ~~hitting~~ throwing Sleepy Trouble Bubbles at the enemy team."
  - "If you make your enemy to reset or even kill him, ..."

You got a very good guide here, usually I state a "main point of improvement" but I cannot think of anything here. There were a few nitpicks, but overall there are few things to improve upon. Of course, you can always expand the amount of content in your guide. A few suggestions if you are looking to upgrade your guide:

Expanding your matchup section (more matchups/more info)
Talking more in-depth about how to play around specific abilities (using Spell Thief in fights – which summoners are the best to pick up & how to utilize certain actives; sneaky Sleepy Trouble Bubble spots)
Positioning with Zoe around objectives.
Other (more generic) gameplay topics

I hope you are able to do something with the feedback, feel free to reply if you have any questions/remarks.
Anyways, good luck with updating & upgrading your guide and have a nice day!

EDIT: I pressed the wrong button when posting; sorry for the spam :(

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Hey Katasandra. Thank you very much for your amazing review!

I completely read your review and agree with it. I will keep updating my guide and will fix current issues and expand the amount of content in it!

Also, congratulations on winning in the guide contest!

Thank you again and good luck! <3

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