Current version[]

V13.22

• Stats
  • Base attack speed increased to 0.658 from 0.625.
  • Basic attack missile speed increased to 1500 from 1200.

V13.3

• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Now properly triggers after being consumed at the same time that the target's spell shield was consumed.

V12.22

• Stats
  • Base mana regeneration increased to 11.35 from 11.34.

V12.10

• Stats
  • Base health increased to 574 from 504.
  • Health growth increased to 96 from 82.
  • Armor growth increased to 5 from 3.8.
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 1.3 from 0.5.

V11.22

• General
  • Base voice lines have been remastered to sound clearer, cleaner, and smoother.

V11.14

• General
  • Updated visual effects.
  • Now matches his aesthetics from Legends of Runeterra.
  • All skins cleaned up to match the new effects on the base skin.
• Time Bomb
  • New VFX; AoE stun effects are now easier to identify.
• Rewind
  • New cast effect.
• Time Warp
  • Cleaned up; textures adjusted to match overall changes.
• Chronoshift
  • Modernized to match overall changes.
• Shurima Desert Zilean
  • Time Bomb
    • Now has a subtle sand effect.
• Blood Moon Zilean and Sugar Rush Zilean
  • Chronoshift
    • Modernized revive effect to match base changes.

V11.1

• Stats
  • Base attack damage increased to 52 from 51.64.

V10.23

• Stats
  • Mana growth increased to 50 from 30.

V10.14

• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Abilities with damaging auras (e.g. Renekton's Dominus) no longer continue to damage nearby enemies while the champion is in a revive state.

V10.6

• General
  • Recommended items updated.

V10.5 - March 5th Hotfix

• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Summoner spells no longer go on cooldown while reviving.

V10.3

• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Yuumi no longer gets stuck in her ally Mordekaiser's Realm of Death when she casts You and Me! towards him as he is reviving via Chronoshift.

V8.9

• Stats
  • Base mana increased to 452 from 360.8.
  • Mana growth reduced to 30 from 60.
  • Base mana regeneration increased to 11.335 from 8.5.
• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Time Bomb's expiration VFX have been restored.
  • Bug Fix: Is no longer absorbed by Braum's Unbreakable.

V8.3

• Stats
  • Base health regeneration increased to 5.5 from 5.44.

V7.22

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 28 from 19.134.

V7.14

• Time in a Bottle
  • Bug Fix: When he tries to walk into range to activate Time in a Bottle on an out-of-range ally, he'll no longer cast his most recently-used ability instead once he gets into range.
• Time Warp
  • Bug Fix: Cast range indicator has been reduced to match the actual range.

V7.9

• Stats
  • Magic resistance growth increased to 0.5 from 0.

V6.17

• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Not damaging attached enemies if they are untargetable when the bomb explodes.

V6.13

• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Revival not triggering on-heal effects ( Ardent Censer)

V6.8

• General
  • Splash artwork for Groovy Zilean updated to the Chinese art.

V5.23

• Time in a Bottle
  • New Effect: Gives a minimum 15% bottled experience (excess amount remains for next cast)

V5.22

• Stats
  • Base mana regeneration increased to 8.5 from 6.

V5.21

• General
  • Recommended items updated.
• Time in a Bottle
  • Renamed from Heightened Learning.
  • Removed: Granting Zilean and his allies 8% bonus experience from all sources.
  • New Effect: Zilean stores 2 / 3.5 / 5 / 6 / 12 (based on level) experience every 5 seconds. When the amount is enough to level up an ally, he can right-click them to give it, with Zilean also gaining the same amount. Zilean cannot give stored experience while he or his target are in combat.
  • Range reduced to 1000 from 1500.
  • Cooldown: 120 seconds
• Time Bomb
  • Bomb attachment range changed to edge from center.
  • New Effect: Bombs have increased attachment radius for allied chapions (enemy priority unchanged)
  • New bomb attachment particle effect.
  • Explosion visual effects updated.
  • Explosion sound effects updated.

V5.14

• Time Bomb
  • New Effect: Bombs interrupt an enemy champion recalling when attaching themselves to them.

V5.13

• Rewind
  • New Effect: Cannot be cast if Zilean has neither Time Bomb or Time Warp on cooldown.

V5.12

• Rewind
  • Bug Fix: Combo involving activation in-between Time Bomb casts firing slower than intended.

V5.6

• Time Bomb
  • AP ratio increased to (+ 90% AP) from (+ 80% AP)
• Rewind
  • Cooldown reduced to 14 / 12 / 10 / 8 / 6 seconds from 18 / 15 / 12 / 9 / 6.
• Time Warp
  • Mana cost reduced to 50 at all ranks from 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70.

V5.5

• Time Bomb
  • Cooldown reduced to 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8 seconds from 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8.

V5.4

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 19 from 17.
  • Attack range reduced to 550 from 600.
  • Attack delay reduced slightly.
  • New basic attacks particles.
  • New ability icons.
• Time Bomb
  • Targeting changed to ground (fixed travel time) from unit.
  • New Effect: Bombs attach themselves to the nearest unit (explodes normally otherwise)
  • New Effect: Landing two bombs on the same unit detonates the first one immediately, stunning all surrounding enemies for 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.5 seconds
  • Bomb arm time reduced to 3 seconds from 4.
  • Base damage reduced to 75 / 115 / 165 / 230 / 300 from 90 / 145 / 200 / 260 / 320.
  • AP ratio reduced to (+ 80% AP) from (+ 90% AP)
  • Range increased to 900 from 700.
  • Cooldown changed to 12 / 11 / 10 / 9 / 8 seconds from 10 at all ranks.
  • Mana cost changed to 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 from 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130.
• Rewind
  • Removed: Interacting with Chronoshift.
• Time Warp
  • Duration reduced to 2.5 seconds at all ranks from 2.5 / 3.25 / 4 / 4.75 / 5.5.
  • Movement speed modifier changed to 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 99% from 55% at all ranks.
  • Cooldown reduced to 15 seconds from 20.
  • Mana cost reduced to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 from 80.
  • Range changed to 550 (edge to edge) from 700 (center to center)
• Chronoshift
  • Duration reduced to 5 seconds from 7.
  • Cooldown reduced to 120 / 90 / 60 seconds from 180 at all ranks.

Release version[]

V4.20

• General
  • Texture update to Classic, Groovy, Old Saint, Shurima Desert, and Time Machine.

V4.19

• General
  • New splash artwork for Original Zilean.
• Heightened Learning
  • Range reduced to 1500 from global.

V4.17

• Chronoshift
  • Visual effect size increased by 50%.

V4.16

• Chronoshift
  • New Effect: Subtly tints the target's screen.

V4.14

• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Consuming allied spell shields.

V4.13

• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Explosion ignoring enemy spell shields.

V4.5

• Stats
  • Base armor increased to 10.75 from 6.75.

V1.0.0.152

• Stats
  • Movement speed increased to 335 from 310.

V1.0.0.151

• Time Bomb
  • New Effect: Interrupts recalling immediately when cast on an enemy champion.

V1.0.0.142

• Chronoshift
  • New Effect: Zilean scores assists even if the target does not revive.

V1.0.0.141

• General
  • Splash artwork for Old Saint Zilean updated to the Chinese art.

V1.0.0.139

• Rewind
  • Removed: Ranking up at level 1.

V1.0.0.138

• Time Warp
  • Mana cost reduced to 80 from 100.
• Chronoshift
  • Mana cost reduced to 125 / 150 / 175 from 200 at all ranks.

V1.0.0.134

• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Preventing target ally's clone from expiring, allowing them to survive indefinitely until killed.

V1.0.0.118

• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Damage type not displaying in death recap.

V1.0.0.116

• General
  • Idle animation loop updated.
• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Sometimes not displaying as available in allied ultimate HUD indicator.

V1.0.0.113

• Time Bomb
  • Base damage reduced to 90 / 145 / 200 / 260 / 320 from 100 / 155 / 210 / 270 / 330.
  • Mana cost increased to 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 from 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120.
• Chronoshift
  • Base health upon revival increased to 600 / 850 / 1100 from 500 / 750 / 1000.
  • AP ratio reduced to (+ 200% AP) from (+ 300% AP)
  • Duration reduced to 7 seconds from 10.
  • New Effect: Always activates after Undying Rage but before Guardian Angel and Rebirth.

V1.0.0.112

• Time Warp
  • Bug Fix: Particle not persisting through the movement speed modifier's full duration at later ranks.

V1.0.0.111

• General
  • Ability tooltips updated.
• Stats
  • Base magic resistance reduced to 30 from 35.

V1.0.0.109

• Chronoshift
  • Duration reduced to 10 seconds from 13.

V1.0.0.103

• Chronoshift
  • New Effect: Removes most buffs from target ( Crowstorm, Judgment, Astral Blessing) upon activation.

V1.0.0.101

• Chronoshift
  • Duration reduced to 13 seconds from 15.
  • Cooldown increased to 180 seconds at all ranks from 180 / 160 / 140.

V1.0.0.97

• Chronoshift
  • New Effect: Buff icon displays a timer.

V1.0.0.96

• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Not detonating an enemy Zilean's bomb when landing on the same unit.
  • Bug Fix: Dealing more damage than intended from Ability Power when detonating a bomb with a second one.
  • Bug Fix: Explosion particle occasionally showing in fog of war.
  • Bug Fix: Occasionally remaining on dead units.
• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Not reviving Kog'Maw.

V1.0.0.87

• Rewind
  • Tooltip updated.

V1.0.0.86

• Time Bomb
  • AP ratio reduced to (+ 90% AP) from (+ 110% AP)
  • New Effect: Displays '3, 2, 1' before exploding (each tick issues an 'assist me' ping)

V1.0.0.79

• Time Bomb
  • Bug Fix: Particle error.

V1.0.0.74

• Rewind
  • Removed: Interacting with itself.
  • Cooldown reduced to 18 / 15 / 12 / 9 / 6 seconds from 30 / 28 / 26 / 24 / 22

V1.0.0.72

• Time Bomb
  • Range increased to 650 from 600.
• Time Warp
  • Movement speed modifier reduced to 55% from 65%.
  • Bonus movement speed stacking changed to multiplicative from additive.
  • Duration reduced to 2.5 / 3.25 / 4 / 4.75 / 5.5 seconds from 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7.
  • Range increased to 650 from 600.
• Chronoshift
  • Range increased to 900 from 600.

V1.0.0.70

• Time Bomb
  • Base damage increased to 100 / 155 / 210 / 270 / 330 from 90 / 145 / 200 / 260 / 320.
  • Mana cost reduced to 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120 from 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130.
• Rewind
  • Cooldown reduced to 30 / 28 / 26 / 24 / 22 seconds from 38 / 34 / 30 / 26 / 22.
• Time Warp
  • Mana cost reduced to 100 from 110.
  • Slow stacking changed to multiplicative from additive.

V1.0.0.63

• General
  • Basic attack projectile speed increased to 1200 from 900.

V1.0.0.61

• Time Bomb
  • Removed: Exploding when bomb is cleansed.

V0.9.22.16

• Chronoshift
  • Cooldown increased to 180 / 160 / 140 seconds from 160 / 140 / 120.
  • Bug Fix: Interaction with Rebirth.

V0.9.22.15

• Rewind
  • Cooldown changed to 38 / 34 / 30 / 26 / 22 seconds from 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20.
• Time Warp
  • Removed: Zilean being able to target minions and monsters.
  • Base damage increased to 90 / 145 / 200 / 255 / 310 from 80 / 140 / 200 / 260 / 320.

V0.8.22.115

• Time Warp
  • Movement speed modifier increased to 65% from 60 to accommodate movement speed soft capping.
• Recall
  • Removed: Interaction with cooldown reduction.

June 6, 2009 Patch

• Chronoshift
  • Duration reduced to 15 seconds from 45.
• Recall
  • Cooldown reduced to 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 seconds from 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 / 20 (without interacting with itself)

May 29, 2009 Patch

• Time Bomb
  • Tooltip updated.

May 23, 2009 Patch

• Time Bomb
  • Mana cost reduced to 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140 from 90 / 105 / 120 / 135 / 150.

May 15, 2009 Patch

• General
  • Recommended items updated.

May 1, 2009 Patch

• Time Bomb
  • AP ratio increased to (+ 110% AP) from (+ 75% AP)
• Chronoshift
  • Bug Fix: Affected allies not being revived.
  • Removed: Cleansing buffs from affected target upon activation.

April 25, 2009 Patch

• General
  • Recommended items updated.
• Time Warp
  • Removed: Cast time.
• Chronoshift
  • Removed: Cast time.
  • Duration changed to 45 seconds at all ranks from 30 / 60 / 90.
  • Cooldown reduced to 160 / 140 / 120 seconds from 180 / 150 / 120.
  • Base health upon revival changed to 500 / 750 / 1000 from percentage health.
  • AP ratio increased to (+ 300% AP) from (+ 20% AP)

April 18, 2009 Patch

• Added

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