Champion profile

Zaahen in draft

Played at Top in 86% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

9 %

picked or banned · 88th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 9.4%

Picked 6% · 1,077 of 18,487 gamesBanned 4% · 612 of 17,475 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

Everything below reads on 926 games at Top. · 493 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (17,475 games with bans) · Index built on Oct 27, 2026, 1:37 AM

In short

Four answers. Each card opens its chapter.

01 · In draftMixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.What the scene picks when it is banned: not measurable yet.

02 · In a compWhat sets it apart from other top lanersTeamfightDamagePokeNo split-push

03 · With / againstGood against K'Sante, bad against Jinx.Good against

K'Sante72%46 gamesBad against

Jinx27%48 gamesBad duo with

Akali32%31 gamesGood duo with

Jarvan IV67%61 games

04 · BuildOne path: Trinity Force.

Grasp of the Undying

Ban it or pick it?

Its place in the scene's drafts, and what happens when it is not there.

Where it is played

Share of Top picks taken by Zaahen, and its ban share, in each source

SoloQ

Master+ · ranked games of tracked players

1.4%8,062 picks out of 558,540banned in 0.5% of games · 398 of 86,901patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Tournaments

tournament code games

2.4%507 picks out of 21,472banned in 3.7% of games · 372 of 10,152patches 16.21 → 16.19filtered by region

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

2.3%51 picks out of 2,194lolesports does not provide banspatches 16.20 → 16.17region filter not applicable

Frequency only: share of the role's picks in each source, over ITS last 3 patches with games — the page's period does not apply · under 30 games in the role, not measured · the three sources are never added up · ban share over games whose bans are read only (soloQ: games collected since 10/17)

Presence by patch

Between 8% and 13% since 16.12 · 10.1% on 16.21 · 11.8% on 16.20

show the detail of the 10 patches

Patch	Presence	Games	Majority keystone
16.21	10.1%	2,671	Conqueror49% · 55
16.20	11.8%	7,858	Grasp of the Undying44% · 179
16.19	9.7%	6,733	Grasp of the Undying50% · 159
16.18	11.8%	5,762	Grasp of the Undying45% · 160
16.17	7.9%	5,728	Grasp of the Undying45% · 108
16.16	9.9%	5,992	Grasp of the Undying48% · 133
16.15	13.4%	5,530	Grasp of the Undying54% · 188
16.14	12.1%	5,702	Grasp of the Undying48% · 158
16.13	12.5%	7,391	Grasp of the Undying45% · 179
16.12	13.2%	5,118	Conqueror50% · 134

Presence = picks + bans over the patch's games, all regions · the axis follows the calendar: a patch without games leaves a void · hollow point under 30 games, nothing compared

When it gets banned

Mixed ban: phase 1 and phase 2 share its bans.

612 bans of 17,475 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G14.8%
G24.3%
G3+4.9%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Ambessa17

Aatrox14

Renekton13

series, of 201 where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role

Share of each series game where it is picked · replacements: series where it is played in G1 then replaced at the same role (201), published from 30 series

If it is banned, they pick

Read at Top, its main role: a ban has no role, it takes this one away first.

No champion comes out more often at Top when Zaahen is banned: both teams keep their usual picks.

612 games where it is banned · 15,844 where it is free and not picked · share of the role's picks: ○ free → ● banned · what the ban brings out, never why

When it is picked, the scene protects itself from

Comps with Zaahen ban these champions in phase 2 more often than other comps.

Jax×2.11
Malphite×1.40

× = phase 2 bans in its comps relative to other comps, kept from ×1.25 · 44,638 tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12, the draft review window

What does it bring to a comp?

What its kit brings to its team, phase by phase, then in fights.

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other top laners

Phase by phase

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Damage / mintick = the top laners

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Gold vs. direct opponent

Lane · 5–14 min

Mid game · 15–22

Late · 23–30

Not measured after 20 min: gold then follows the game's result.

Map pressuretakedowns outside its lane

Lane · 5–14 min

Not applicable to this position.

After 15 min

Measured before 15 min only.

Damage to champions per minute, at equal gold · gold against the direct opponent on a fixed ± 1,000 scale · map pressure before 15 min

In fights

ittop laners
Damage absorbed per minute.
Share of its takedowns taken with several allies.
Share of its takedowns taken in a duel.
Damage from its four allies per kill when it takes part: a high rank means it lets its allies carry the damage, a low rank that it carries it itself.
Riot CC score per minute.
Share of its team's damage.

Bar centred on top laners: to the right, more than them; to the left, less · fixed order, never sorted by value

What it is, what it is not

What marks itTeamfightDamagePoke

What it is notNo split-push

Labels set by the server: the fact's criterion when it has one, otherwise the role rank (from 75 or at 25 and below)

Its tempo

level 6 at 5:18 (5:18), 1st item at 13:24 (13:06), 2nd at 22:00 (21:00), 3rd at 27:48 (26:48).

926 games · median minute of each milestone, top laners in brackets

With whom, against whom?

The win rate is a range: only a range entirely on one side of 50% says something.

Allies and opponents

Its opponents, most frequent first.

Facing	Games	Reading
YunaraADC	111	Leans its waybetween 47% and 63%
NautilusSUP	107	Leans its waybetween 48% and 64%
Kai'SaADC	102	Evenbetween 45% and 61%
Lee SinJGL	94	Leans its waybetween 50% and 67%
WukongJGL	86	Leans its waybetween 47% and 64%
LuluSUP	78	Evenbetween 41% and 59%
SionTOP	74	Leans its waybetween 45% and 63%
JhinADC	74	Favourablebetween 51% and 70%
ViJGL	69	Leans against itbetween 31% and 51%
LeonaSUP	67	Evenbetween 39% and 59%

show 180 other pairs

ViktorMID	63	Evenbetween 38% and 58%
EzrealADC	63	Leans against itbetween 35% and 55%
LucianADC	63	Leans its waybetween 48% and 68%
CaitlynADC	62	Leans its waybetween 46% and 66%
SylasMID	60	Leans its waybetween 44% and 65%
SyndraMID	59	Leans its waybetween 44% and 65%
JaxTOP	57	Evenbetween 40% and 62%
SylasJGL	57	Evenbetween 40% and 62%
AmbessaTOP	56	Favourablebetween 53% and 74%
BraumSUP	55	Evenbetween 37% and 58%
Jarvan IVJGL	54	Evenbetween 37% and 59%
ThreshSUP	54	Leans against itbetween 34% and 56%
AhriMID	50	Evenbetween 37% and 59%
JinxADC	48	Unfavourablebetween 18% and 39%
OrnnTOP	47	Evenbetween 37% and 61%
XayahADC	47	Evenbetween 37% and 61%
BlitzcrankSUP	47	Leans its waybetween 46% and 69%
SeraphineSUP	47	Leans its waybetween 48% and 71%
K'SanteTOP	46	Favourablebetween 60% and 81%
AlistarSUP	44	Leans against itbetween 34% and 58%
KarmaSUP	42	Leans its waybetween 45% and 69%
RenektonTOP	41	Evenbetween 36% and 61%
MilioSUP	39	Leans its waybetween 46% and 71%
NasusTOP	37	Evenbetween 38% and 64%
YoneMID	37	Leans against itbetween 26% and 51%
AatroxTOP	36	Evenbetween 34% and 61%
MalphiteTOP	36	Leans against itbetween 29% and 55%
SivirADC	36	Leans against itbetween 32% and 58%
RakanSUP	35	Leans its waybetween 43% and 70%
Cho'GathJGL	33	Leans against itbetween 32% and 60%
GalioMID	33	Leans against itbetween 29% and 57%
OriannaMID	33	Favourablebetween 52% and 78%
RellSUP	33	Leans its waybetween 46% and 73%
NocturneJGL	32	Leans its waybetween 39% and 67%
LissandraMID	32	Leans its waybetween 45% and 72%
TristanaADC	32	Leans its waybetween 39% and 67%
AsheADC	31	Leans its waybetween 50% and 77%
LilliaJGL	30	Leans against itbetween 33% and 61%
HweiMID	30	Leans its waybetween 42% and 70%
ZeriADC	30	Leans against itbetween 24% and 52%
YuumiSUP	30	Leans against itbetween 33% and 61%
SejuaniJGL	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
LockeMID	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
BardSUP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
GnarTOP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
QiyanaJGL	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
Xin ZhaoJGL	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
AuroraMID	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
CamilleTOP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
OlafTOP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
AkaliMID	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
ApheliosADC	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
MordekaiserTOP	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
ViegoJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
RyzeMID	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
Miss FortuneADC	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
LeBlancMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
XerathMID	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
NeekoSUP	22	Too few for a rate (22 of 30)
ZedMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
GragasTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
ShenTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
GravesJGL	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
ZacJGL	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
Twisted FateMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
VarusADC	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
SettTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
YoneTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
PykeSUP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
VexMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
Dr. MundoTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
SkarnerJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
AniviaMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
MelMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
PoppySUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
JayceTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
YorickTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
JayceJGL	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
TaliyahMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
CorkiADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
XerathADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
ZiggsADC	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
KaynJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
GalioMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
NasusMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
VladimirMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
SmolderADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
ViktorADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
MorganaSUP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
GarenTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
GwenTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
HecarimJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
PoppyJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
SionMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
TristanaMID	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
NamiSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
FioraTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
PoppyTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
PantheonJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
AzirMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
LuxMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SeraphineMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ZoeMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
HweiADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SorakaSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
RumbleTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
EkkoJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TrundleJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZedJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
MalzaharMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VarusADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
CamilleSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
XerathSUP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AkaliTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
IreliaTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
KledTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
VolibearTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GwenJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
KindredJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
TalonJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
DianaMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
IreliaMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SeraphineADC	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
DariusTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
GangplankTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SingedTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
TeemoTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
AmumuJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
EliseJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
FizzMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
SwainMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
YasuoMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
DravenADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SylasTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TryndamereTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VarusTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VayneTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
YasuoTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
AatroxJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
RammusJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KassadinMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
OrnnMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KalistaADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
LuxSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ZyraSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KennenTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Tahm KenchTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
AmbessaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Bel'VethJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
DianaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ZyraJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
EkkoMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PantheonMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TalonMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SamiraADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SyndraADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TwitchADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
EliseSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
GalioSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
PantheonSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShenSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SwainSUP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 190 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 926 games, listed from 5 games per pair; under 30 games, only W/L counts are written.

How is it built?

Keystone, spells, first skill maxed and item paths, on the fallback level that has enough games.

The usual build

Read on patch 16.21, filtered regions. Contested keystone: the top one stays under 50%

Patch + region16.21 · 58 games
Patch16.21 · 112 games
2 patches517 games
Window926 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Grasp of the Undying+

Inspiration

Conqueror+

Resolve

48% · 28 games41% · 24 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

66% · 38 games

First maxed skill

100% · 58 games

show 3 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orGrasp of the Undying+Precision7% · 4 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite28% · 16 games
orFlash + Barrier3% · 2 games

58 games at the level read · a level is read from 30 games

Item paths

One item path, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Trinity Force84% · 14:12
Stridebreaker71% · 22:24
Death's Dance83% · 30:48

Each % reads along the path: at the 1st item, over the games that completed a 1st item; then, over those that made the previous steps AND completed one more item. A path stops under 10 games · median minute the item is completed, from 3 games.

show how we count

Draft, with / against and build: the filters at the top of the page (window, regions, level). What follows the meta moves fast.
In a comp and “the scene protects itself from”: 180 days of tournaments (from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12), the draft review window. A champion's kit changes little, it needs volume.
All games come from Master+ amateur tournaments. No soloQ.
A win rate is written from 30 games, always with its range. Under that threshold, wins and losses are written.
What the data does not say: the pick order (missing from the Riot API), engage (no reliable measure).