Soraka vs Zilean — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Soraka against Zilean · 52.48% win rate over 2,018 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (0 apiece of the 7 stages). Soraka wins 52.48% of games vs Zilean in support (2,018 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even with both supports holding a single poke and no kill threat.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays even since your Starcall heal offsets his Time Bomb poke.
Level 3Even / skillAt level 3 it's still a wash as sustain trades against his double-bomb poke.
Levels 4-5Even / skillThrough levels 4-5 his stun combo and your heals keep the lane balanced.
Level 6Even / skillAt level 6 both ults are defensive, so your Wish and his Chronoshift cancel out.
First itemEven / skillWith first item both scale in utility and neither pulls a decisive lead.
Two+ itemsEven / skillWith two-plus items it stays an even utility war decided by comp, not the duel.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are dead even: your Starcall self-heal answers his single Time Bomb poke and neither support can kill, so the trade math falls to the two ADCs.

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The full Soraka 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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