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Zaahen Top build & stats

Fighter C 147 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
46.3%
Pick rate
3.5%
Ban rate
2.1%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
3,300 gold
9,933 gold
77.8% WR 18 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
45.5% 44 games

Runes

Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
22 games · 15% pick
Grasp of the Undying
Grasp of the Undying

Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
47.1% 34 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Zaahen

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Zaahen wins 46.3% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (147 games).
  • Most common core: Trinity Force → Death's Dance → Stridebreaker — 78% win rate over 18 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 61% of games with a 46% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Nasus (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Darius (38% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Zaahen is an early-game champion: 48% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 20% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
77.8% WR
18 games · 12% pick
Endless Hunger
Endless Hunger
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
50.0% WR
6 games · 4% pick
Endless Hunger
Endless Hunger
Trinity Force
Trinity Force
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
60.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
44.0% WR
84 games · 57% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
45.5% WR
44 games · 30% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
75.0% WR
4 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Ravenous Hydra Ravenous Hydra
 83.3% 4% (6)
Spear of Shojin Spear of Shojin
 75.0% 3% (4)
Death's Dance Death's Dance
 52.9% 35% (51)
Stridebreaker Stridebreaker
 50.0% 52% (76)
Black Cleaver Black Cleaver
 50.0% 14% (20)
Trinity Force Trinity Force
 49.6% 84% (123)
Endless Hunger Endless Hunger
 42.3% 18% (26)
Sundered Sky Sundered Sky
 33.3% 14% (21)
Maw of Malmortius Maw of Malmortius
 23.1% 9% (13)
Sterak's Gage Sterak's Gage
 14.3% 5% (7)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
40.0% WR
50 games · 34% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Resolve Resolve + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
22 games · 15% pick
Grasp of the Undying Demolish Second Wind Revitalize Biscuit Delivery Cosmic Insight
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
33.3% WR
9 games · 6% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Nimbus Cloak Transcendence

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 45.6%61% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 46.2%27% pick
  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 46.7%10% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 47.1%69% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 47.1%23% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 36.4%7% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PCultivation of War

    Zaahen's attacks and abilities against enemy champions grant him stacks of Determination, gaining bonus Attack Damage per stack. When filled with Determination, Zaahen gains increased Attack Damage and can revive.

  • QThe Darkin Glaive

    Zaahen slashes twice on his next attack, dealing bonus damage and healing himself. Zaahen can recast this ability to have his next attack deal bonus damage and knock up his target.

  • WDreaded Return

    Zaahen stabs in a direction, damaging enemies hit, then pulls them toward him.

  • EAureate Rush

    Zaahen dashes to a location and slices around himself.

  • RGrim Deliverance

    Zaahen rises then stabs downward, damaging enemies and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.