League of Legends (LoL) Question: Zilean Viable?
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Zilean Viable?
Personally, I have always like Zilean as a champion. And now that Tear of the Goddess is cheaper, I figure that his mana issues will be solved, yet I never seem to see any Zileans...
I do agree with Psiguard as in "doesn't fit the meta" similar to Xerath (both from shurima hmm...) He fits very well into a 'protect the carry' setup such as kog'maw or vayne.
I've seen him support several times with some degree of success though. AP supports are much more viable in season three since Kage's Lucky Pick has more options to build into and supports are generally quite a bit richer than they were before, mostly due to Sightstone I think. If Zilean makes a comeback, I would expect to see him support.
For now, I'd say he's all right, but not as good as most of the other options for support and mid. If you're looking for a competitive pick, I wouldn't bother with him. If you're skilled and knowledgeable enough to actually play Zilean competitively, you probably wouldn't need to ask for opinions. That wasn't an insult by the way, I doubt even most pro players can play Zilean to full effect right now.
If you're not trying to play competitively, then it honestly doesn't matter if he's "viable" or not. Play whatever you enjoy.
Reginald played AP Zilean once with TheOddOne on Rengar.
I do feel he falls off late game though. He is VERY squishy and absolutely relies on his team. He also lacks damage too. But he does have a godly ultimate and a great speed boost/slow. But hey, what do I know. In season two, HotShotGG played Zilean in 39 games and ended up having a 66.7% win rate. (Keep in mind this is 2300+ ELO)
And just like Psi said, play whatever you enjoy and whoever you think is fun :D
I personally play him top mostly now
Carried myself from plat 4 to plat 1 with just this guy
(then i got over confident, and picked some other champs for a while :P )