Champion Guide

Zoe Guide

By LoLSuggest

Mid

The build is all about damage: Stormsurge no longer breaks Sleepy Trouble Bubble's sleep, so Stormsurge into Lich Bane lets Zoe one-shot almost anyone except tanks. Zoe is an aggressive early-to-mid game assassin who should make the enemy jungler's life hell and close games before about 25 minutes, because late game she becomes more of a long-range bubble bot.

Recommended Setup

Our recommended Zoe build

Our recommended runes, summoner spells and items. Compare build win rates on the stats page.

Items

Core Items

Situational Items

Electrocute with Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Treasure Hunter, plus Manaflow Band and Celerity; a Stormraider's Surge page is the alternative. Take Flash with Ignite, or Exhaust in scary matchups. The assassin build is Stormsurge, Sorcerer's Shoes, Lich Bane, Rabadon's Deathcap, Cryptbloom and Zhonya's Hourglass. Lich Bane is always the second item, and Cryptbloom is usually better than Void Staff because of its ability haste. Build Zhonya's Hourglass earlier against Naafiri, Shaco or Zed, and pick the last item from Mejai's Soulstealer, Zhonya's Hourglass, Banshee's Veil or Shadowflame. Against LeBlanc or Fizz, an early Null-Magic Mantle helps a lot.

Runes

Primary Tree

Secondary Tree

Summoner Spells

Strengths

One of the best damage dealers in the early and mid game.
Sleepy Trouble Bubble often secures a kill on its own with your jungler.
Very flexible early game: bully, solo kill, or push and roam.

Weaknesses

Falls off late as enemies stack health and magic resist.
Hates side-laning, especially against champions like Akshan or Yasuo.
Hard matchups include LeBlanc, Naafiri, Akshan and Yone; difficult to master.

Laning Phase

Play very aggressively: push and bully under tower, play the wave to force mistakes for solo kills, or push and roam or invade. Keep pressure mid so you can make plays with your jungler. Use Sleepy Trouble Bubble defensively against all-ins, such as when Yone or Akshan commits, and against Zed only after his shadow or ultimate is used.

Mid & Late Game

From around 15 minutes, you'll often be asked to side-lane. If you're very fed, push the side and collapse mid; otherwise just make the wave neutral and look for catches, sieges or objective fights. Stay proactive and push your lead to end before 25 minutes. Late game, you become a high-range bubble threat who relies on your team to follow up.

Key Tips

Lich Bane gives movement speed, and its passive pairs with your More Sparkles! autos.
From ahead you can build defensively if needed; from behind build as offensively as possible.
Irelia's Defiant Dance lasts as long as your sleep, so you can wait it out.

Matchups