MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Blitzcrank vs Zilean
How often does Blitzcrank beat Zilean in Support?
Blitzcrank into Zilean in Support: 48% observed win rate across 782 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Blitzcrank behind by 28 gold.
Blitzcrank at 15:00
- Gold: -28
- CS: -3
- XP: -363
Typical gap to Zilean, from 779 games that reached 15:00.
Does Blitzcrank counter Zilean?
No counter here: Blitzcrank sits at 48% over 782 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zilean: the Blitzcrank game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Blitzcrank at 52% across 394 games. Flip the lead and Blitzcrank falls to 44% across 387.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 394 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 387 |
| First blood | 54% | 278 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 53% | 249 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 48% | 314 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 53% | 224 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 60% | 92 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:18 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:50. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Blitzcrank's Support build, with receipts
Into Zilean specifically, Blitzcrank finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 50.5% over 218 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Blitzcrank core is Locket of the Iron Solari, Zeke's Convergence, Bandlepipes: 54.7% across 856 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (18,449 games).
Skill plan: Blitzcrank players max Q first and take Q at level 1.