Seraphine vs Zilean Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Support, this is Seraphine versus Zilean — a support/mage hybrid against a support/mage hybrid. 2,143 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Seraphine at a 46.7% win rate into Zilean. That is 3.3 points under even, which is why Zilean is listed among the champions Seraphine struggles into.
This is a mixed-versus-mixed exchange between Seraphine and Zilean. Seraphine opens on 570 health and 26 armour, Zilean on 574 and 24. At full build levels the gap widens to 2206 HP versus 2185, favouring Zilean. Zilean moves quicker at base (330 against 335), which shows up on roams.
This is a ranged mirror in terms of reach — 525 versus 550 — so spacing matters less than ability timing.
Surround Sound (W) and Chronoshift (R) are usually what decide a trade between Seraphine and Zilean. Then it becomes Encore against Chronoshift, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Everything comes from Emerald+ solo queue and refreshes without manual input.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Zilean has the statistical edge. Seraphine wins 46.7% of the recorded games.
46.7% from Seraphine's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
2,143 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Seraphine build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Seraphine build page.