How to win lane as Zilean against Taric · 55.17% win rate over 484 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Both immobile at level 1 with no dash, so it's an even skill start. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Your level-2 burst and his shield-heal stabilization roughly cancel, staying even. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | At 3 his sustain matches your poke, keeping it skill-decided. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | At 4-5 your poke and his durability balance, hinging on your burst windows. |
| Level 6 | Taric | Cosmic Radiance's invuln blanks your all-in, swinging level 6 to Taric. |
| First item | Taric | His tank tempo and Bastion E stun make his all-in more reliable at first item. |
| Two+ items | Taric | In extended fights his peel, stun, and invuln out-value your burst, favoring Taric. |
Even and skill-based at 1-4, tilting on your burst windows: Taric is immobile with a slow E stun that needs a Bastion link or an auto to prime, so your level-2 double-bomb stun genuinely threatens him before he's tanky. Chip him and his ADC with poke, but respect that his shields and heals stabilize any trade you don't fully commit.
The full Zilean vs Taric 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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