Talk:Zilean/@comment-5950480-20130104174349

SUPPORT ZILEAN:

Contrary to some beliefs, support Zilean is great, as long as he has almost maxed out cdr (40%) and a ton of mana to spam his abilities. His single target time warp accelerate allows for great engages and allows for effective small skirmishes. With a Shurelya he also competes with Sona and Janna regarding teamfight engages (imagine a Volibear rolling towards the enemy team, with shurelya and time warp on ~ 960 move speed?, pretty scary stuff) . With minor cdr and a lot of mana regen, he can perma-haste himselft for around 560 move speed: fastest support to roam the map, my opinion. He is very effective at saving an ally, because with 40% cooldown reduction, he can permanently keep an ally and himself 55% move-speed buffed, as long as he has enough mana.

Cooldown reduction works wonders with the ultimate, Chrono Shift as well. With no cdr, his ultimate's cd can be reduced to 68sec from 180 with rewind. However, due to the nature of his abilities (use﻿ of Rewind, which is also affected by cdr), with 40% cdr, Chrono Shift can be avalible every 28 sec!! (59% ultimate-cdr), which is in fact an improved Guardian Angel every 28sec. This can easily decide the fate of a late game match if used smartly (good positioning and small, fast skirmishes, helped by Time Warp).

Time Warp is also probably the best single-target-slow in the game, due to the 55% perma-slow applied, with a little cdr, which most often means death if you catch an enemy fleeing alone. It's also effective during laning phase, because﻿ it can ruin an enemy engage, or force an enemy to make a reckless decision (a 55% slow, with a big red clock over your head si kinda scary) and use flash/ultimate abilities to overcommit to escaping.

Time bomb is also a nice, unique harassing tool, because it's easy to safely apply due to it's long range and single-target casting nature. It can also be strategically applied on allied minions for safe-farming or harassing under the enemy turret (it can do wonders in conjunction with Yorick's ghouls)

He may not be "good at everything" like Sona or Nami due to the lack of conventional sustain (heal/shield) or conventional buffs (damage/attack speed). However, he brings unique support abilities to the game, which can enable your teammates to come up with sneaky and unpredictable strategies to take your enemies by surprise.