Screen-warping pick mage build: Zoe wins when she makes certain vision corridors or approach paths far too expensive to use. The build must therefore protect her poke quality, the threat of her burst, and enough safety for her to replay several attempts within one setup phase.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
14,800 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
14,500 total cost -300gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,300 total cost +500g
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Zoe creates advantage before fights, not during them.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Q Paddle Star cast at range initiates First Strike for gold on each poke.
E Sleepy Trouble Bubble and his portals R triggers penetration magic.
Every converted sleeper stacks adaptive force — the next star crosses the one-shot line.
Each kill boosts his AP to the Q Paddle Star still more devastating.
Your squishiness invites dives — three blunted hits buy time for a defensive E bubble.
