Rell vs Zilean — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Rell against Zilean · 50.72% win rate over 1,177 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Rell is favoured — Rell owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Zilean's 2. Rell wins 50.72% of games vs Zilean in support (1,177 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1ZileanLevel 1 favors Zilean because his double-bomb Q can poke and stun before your engage is online.
Level 2RellLevel 2 favors you since your W-Q spikes and he has no mobility to escape it.
Level 3RellLevel 3 favors you because his only peel is a single stun you can bait out.
Levels 4-5RellLevels 4-5 favor you as repeated engages beat his defenseless follow-up.
Level 6RellLevel 6 favors you because you can CC-chain to force Chronoshift and re-engage.
First itemRellFirst item favors you since your engage out-pressures his stun-only defense.
Two+ itemsZileanTwo-plus items favor Zilean because Chronoshift revives your dive target and his speed-ups kite the re-engage.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Level 1 favors Zilean: his Q double-bomb pokes and can stun you before your engage exists, so respect it and don't walk up early. From level 2 you take over, W-Q locks him down and he has no mobility, so set up an all-in with your ADC while Chronoshift is still off the table.

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The full Rell vs Zilean report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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