Talk:Zilean/@comment-71.168.247.5-20130316014015/@comment-4843765-20130319044433

"Worst Champion"? Lol. Have you heard of Heimerdinger? Zilean is perfectly fine as a mid-laner, though he has his counters just like anyone else. Zilean's strenghts are:

1) Brutal early-game zoning, particularly against short-range champions.

2) Good mid-game roaming potential; Zilean with Blue is a very strong roamer that should not be underestimated.

3) As folks have mentioned prior, 1k damage from a single skill is no laughing matter. Zilean will do damage lategame. Now of course his full damage is somewhat delayed so this gives the impression that Zilean does not do a lot of damage and he deals comparatively less damage than dedicated AP-Carries, but Zilean does deal a significant amount of damage.

4) Utility upon utility. A perma haste/slow is useful no matter the situation and Chronoshift can easily swing the momentum of a battle. That Zilean can cast Chronoshift in under 40sec is an even greater boon.

In sum, Zilean belongs to a group comprised of high-damaging support champs who bring tons of utility. These are champs like Morgana, Lux, and even Karma (although she is in a really bad spot). They all do damage and, by the numbers, could conceivably carry a game but are normally more useful with proper team support.