Talk:Zilean/@comment-173.247.168.242-20111108205240/@comment-1915726-20111109015632

Zil's E is also a life saver for his allies from being chased. E can help his ally turret dive more effectively. Zilean himself isn't hard to play (although he's slightly more difficult than Soraka officially), the true difficulty is in fact shifted to his allies. Flashing after being ulted by Zil is the most repeated irritation I've ever come across with.

After the laning phase, his Q is still good at wiping out minion wave, though you can use it for small additional dmg for his melee allies or negating the spell/HP shield.

It's true that he becomes a dead weight if your team is already losing during the laning phase. His innate passive certainly is no remedy to such disadvantage because your team will be zoned out easily.