Zaahen

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Comp identity — Top / Jungle

Leans Split — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

Splitnatural · 70%
Attacknatural · 60%
Catchworkable · 40%
Zaahen grinds down the sidelane through raw durability and drags the map apart. Enough Attack and Catch sits in the kit to fight front-to-back when the enemy forces it. Passive (Cultivation of War) grants an invulnerable/untargetable resurrection at max stacks, restoring 30-75% max HP over 4s.

Kit quirks

Passive (Cultivation of War) grants an invulnerable/untargetable resurrection at max stacks, restoring 30-75% max HP over 4s
R (Grim Deliverance) gives 50% damage reduction and CC immunity during its cast/dash, then displacement immunity during execution
W (Dreaded Return) is a dual-CC tool: 0.25s stun plus a 225-unit pull back toward Zaahen at max range

How Zaahen actually performs in ranked solo queue · 63 weighted games

Solo queue strength

Top52% WR · 47.6 games
Jungle51% WR · 14.1 games
Mid50% WR · 1.0 games
Bot50% WR · 0.1 games

Strongest duos

Best matchups

No favored matchups recorded.

Hardest matchups

No losing matchups recorded.

Dragons & win rate

Win rate when Zaahen's team secured at least one of each drake, next to the all-champion rate in that same state. Teams that take dragons are usually already ahead, so every champ wins more with them — the honest read is the gap, i.e. whether Zaahen beats the average team that also has the drake. Single-drake samples are thin; treat small counts as suggestive.

Mountain (Earth)67%vs 59% avg+7pp15g

Champion reference

Base stats and every ability with its per-rank values and ratios. Search all champions →

Zaahen — The Unsundered

Class: Skirmisher
Resource: Mana
Range type: Melee
Adaptive type: Physical
Positions: Top, Jungle
Released: 2025-11-19 (V25.23)
Last changed: V26.22
Price: 3,150 BE · 975 RP

Damage

Toughness

Control

Mobility

Utility

Difficulty

Base stats

Stat	Base	Per level	Level 18
Health	640	+114	2578
Health regen (per 5s)	7.5	+0.8	21.1
Mana	350	+55	1285
Mana regen (per 5s)	8.15	+0.75	20.9
Armor	36	+5	121
Magic resist	32	+2.05	66.85
Attack damage	63	+4	131
Attack speed	0.625	+2.5%	0.891
Attack speed ratio	0.625
Attack range	175
Movement speed	345

Level 18 uses League's growth curve (base + 17 × per-level); attack speed grows as bonus % scaled by the attack speed ratio.

Advanced stats & game-mode balance

Acquisition radius: 600
Selection height: 100
Selection radius: 100
Pathing radius: 35
Attack cast time (s): 0.25
Attack total time (s): 1.6

ARAM: damage dealt ×0.95 · damage taken ×1.05

One for All: damage dealt ×1 · damage taken ×1 · healing ×1 · shielding ×1

URF: damage dealt ×1 · damage taken ×1 · healing ×1

Ultimate Spellbook: damage dealt ×1 · healing ×1 · shielding ×1

Abilities

Passive

Cultivation of War

Static cooldown: 300 / 240 / 180 / 120 (based on level)

Innate: Zaahen generates a stack of Determination for each enemy champion damaged by his basic attacks and abilities, lasting for 5 seconds, refreshing on subsequent triggers, and stacking up to 12 times. After the duration, the stacks expire by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (based on seconds elapsed) every 0.5 seconds.

Determination: For each stack, Zaahen gains bonus attack damage equal to 1.5% – 2.95% (based on level) AD. At maximum stacks, Zaahen becomes filled with Determination, causing him to double the bonus to 36% – 70.87% (based on level) AD. Periodically, if Zaahen would take lethal damage while at maximum stacks of Determination, he refreshes its duration and enters resurrection for 4 seconds: becoming invulnerable, untargetable, and unable to act. Additionally, he restores「 30% / 45% / 60% / 75% (based on level) of his maximum health 」「 0.94% / 1.41% / 1.88% / 2.34% (based on level) of his maximum health every 0.125 seconds 」over the duration. Afterwards, he revives himself and refreshes the duration of Determination.

Targeting input: PassiveAffects: SelfSpell shield: Not BlockedParries: Blocked

Notes (21)

The bonus attack damage granted by Determination stacks will update dynamically with Zaahen's total attack damage.
Determination stacks are generated per damage instance per champion damaged with Zaahen's attacks and abilities.
The Darkin Glaive's initial cast empowered attack can generate a stack for each strike.
Both passes of Dreaded Return can generate a stack.
Both Aureate Rush's swing and Grim Deliverance's shockwave generate a stack for every champion hit.
Ivern's Triggerseed generates a stack for every champion hit when cast on Zaahen.(bug)
During the resurrection's health restoration, Zaahen's current health is set to a percentage of his maximum health equal to the cumulative amount of health restored on that restoration tick, for every single tick.
In other words, his current health will always be overridden by the percentage of health he is supposed to have restored on every restoration tick, to prevent him from healing or restoring health by other sources.
Upon the resurrection being triggered, all summoner spells that are not already on cooldown are placed on a 5-second cooldown.
The untargetability from the resurrection does not destroy in-flight projectiles.
Cultivation of War's resurrection takes priority over Guardian Angel's Rebirth, but grants priority to Zilean's Chronoshift.
The resurrection does not activate if Zaahen is killed by the Nexus Obelisk.
Invulnerability will prevent stacks from being generated, as no damage is dealt.
Spell shield will not prevent stacks from being generated, even if no damage is dealt.(bug)
Cultivation of War stacks additively with Infernal Might and Overlord's Bloodmail's Retribution and multiplicatively with mid lane quest's bonus AD multiplier.
Determination stacks are displayed in a secondary resource bar under Zaahen's health bar.
The bar is white at <4 stacks, yellow at ≥4 stacks and orange at ≥9 stacks.
At maximum stacks, if the revive is available, the bar will be red and will remain red after Zaahen revives until he loses stacks again.(unexpected)
There's a short delay between the stacks falling off and the removal of the revive. If Zaahen triggers it during this time, it will fail to go on cooldown.(bug)
The following table refers for interactions while Zaahen is locked out during the resurrection:
Death

Map-specific differences (5)

Bonus attack damage per stack changed to 1.5% – 3.72% (based on level).
Total bonus attack damage changed to 36% – 89.22% (based on level).
Attack damage per stack changed to 1% – 2% (based on level) AD.
Health restoration changed to 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% (based on level).
Cooldown resets every round.

Passive

Cultivation of War

Static cooldown: 300 / 240 / 180 / 120 (based on level)

Targeting input: PassiveAffects: SelfSpell shield: Not BlockedParries: Blocked

Notes (21)

The bonus attack damage granted by Determination stacks will update dynamically with Zaahen's total attack damage.
Determination stacks are generated per damage instance per champion damaged with Zaahen's attacks and abilities.
The Darkin Glaive's initial cast empowered attack can generate a stack for each strike.
Both passes of Dreaded Return can generate a stack.
Both Aureate Rush's swing and Grim Deliverance's shockwave generate a stack for every champion hit.
Ivern's Triggerseed generates a stack for every champion hit when cast on Zaahen.(bug)
During the resurrection's health restoration, Zaahen's current health is set to a percentage of his maximum health equal to the cumulative amount of health restored on that restoration tick, for every single tick.
In other words, his current health will always be overridden by the percentage of health he is supposed to have restored on every restoration tick, to prevent him from healing or restoring health by other sources.
Upon the resurrection being triggered, all summoner spells that are not already on cooldown are placed on a 5-second cooldown.
The untargetability from the resurrection does not destroy in-flight projectiles.
Cultivation of War's resurrection takes priority over Guardian Angel's Rebirth, but grants priority to Zilean's Chronoshift.
The resurrection does not activate if Zaahen is killed by the Nexus Obelisk.
Invulnerability will prevent stacks from being generated, as no damage is dealt.
Spell shield will not prevent stacks from being generated, even if no damage is dealt.(bug)
Cultivation of War stacks additively with Infernal Might and Overlord's Bloodmail's Retribution and multiplicatively with mid lane quest's bonus AD multiplier.
Determination stacks are displayed in a secondary resource bar under Zaahen's health bar.
The bar is white at <4 stacks, yellow at ≥4 stacks and orange at ≥9 stacks.
At maximum stacks, if the revive is available, the bar will be red and will remain red after Zaahen revives until he loses stacks again.(unexpected)
There's a short delay between the stacks falling off and the removal of the revive. If Zaahen triggers it during this time, it will fail to go on cooldown.(bug)
The following table refers for interactions while Zaahen is locked out during the resurrection:
Death

Map-specific differences (5)

Bonus attack damage per stack changed to 1.5% – 3.72% (based on level).
Total bonus attack damage changed to 36% – 89.22% (based on level).
Attack damage per stack changed to 1% – 2% (based on level) AD.
Health restoration changed to 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% (based on level).
Cooldown resets every round.

The Darkin Glaive

Cost: 25 manaCooldown: 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6Cast time: none

Active: Zaahen empowers his next basic attack within 4 seconds to have an uncancellable windup and gain 25 bonus range. On-attack, he strikes the target twice. If the target was a champion, minion, or monster, he also heals himself. The strikes deal modified physical damage and the heal is reduced to 50% against minions and monsters. Each strike applies on-hit effects and can critically strike for「 (50% + 15%) 」「 50% bonus critical damage 」AD bonus physical damage.

Total Physical Damage: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 (+ 100% AD) (+ 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% bonus AD)
Physical Damage per Hit: 7.5 / 15 / 22.5 / 30 / 37.5 (+ 50% AD) (+ 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20% bonus AD)
Champion Healing: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9% of his maximum health
Non-Champion Healing: 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5% of his maximum health

After 1.5 seconds of using the empowered attack, The Darkin Glaive can be recast within the next 4 seconds at no additional cost, modifying it with a new effect.

Recast: Zaahen empowers his next basic attack within 4 seconds to have an uncancellable windup, gain 25 bonus range, deal bonus physical damage and knock up the target for 0.75 seconds.

Bonus Physical Damage: 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+ 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% bonus AD)

The Darkin Glaive deals 200% damage against monsters.

Both casts of The Darkin Glaive reset Zaahen's basic attack timer.

Targeting input: AutoAffects: Self, EnemiesDamage type: See NotesDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: See NotesParries: Blocked

Notes (13)

The Darkin Glaive's damage is tagged as basic damage and spell damage, which allows it to trigger spell effects.
Spell shield will only block the knock up from the recast.
Since the healing is granted on-attack, parrying effects will not prevent Zaahen from gaining the heal. Otherwise, parrying effects will negate all other aspects of The Darkin Glaive's attacks while consuming them.
The ability will not heal against wards, plants, or structures.
Upon being put in resurrection and if The Darkin Glaive is active, it is placed on cooldown immediately.
The first cast's double-strike attack:
Rolls critical strike once for both strikes.
Does not cause Zaahen to attack twice.
Effects that trigger on-attack or interact with the attack windup will only trigger once and thus do not interact with The Darkin Glaive. (e.g. Lethal Tempo, Hail of Blades).
Will consume Bone Plating once.(bug)
If the first strike triggers the rune, the second one will get blocked by it.
If the first strike is blocked by the rune, the second one will not.
The 1.5-second delay is not "fuzzy" (it will never take up to another 0.25 seconds) and so will never correctly sync up with Sheen like Camille's Precision Protocol.(unexpected)

Tips & tricks (1)

Due to the critical strike rolling behavior affecting both of The Darkin Glaive's first cast's attacks with the same outcome, Sundered Sky may synergize greatly with its effect when ready.

Map-specific differences (2)

Bonus AD ratio changed to 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50% bonus AD.
Healing against champions changed to 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7% of his maximum health.

The Darkin Glaive

Cost: 25 manaCooldown: 8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6Cast time: none

Total Physical Damage: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 (+ 100% AD) (+ 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% bonus AD)
Physical Damage per Hit: 7.5 / 15 / 22.5 / 30 / 37.5 (+ 50% AD) (+ 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20% bonus AD)
Champion Healing: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9% of his maximum health
Non-Champion Healing: 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5% of his maximum health

After 1.5 seconds of using the empowered attack, The Darkin Glaive can be recast within the next 4 seconds at no additional cost, modifying it with a new effect.

Recast: Zaahen empowers his next basic attack within 4 seconds to have an uncancellable windup, gain 25 bonus range, deal bonus physical damage and knock up the target for 0.75 seconds.

Bonus Physical Damage: 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 (+ 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40% bonus AD)

The Darkin Glaive deals 200% damage against monsters.

Both casts of The Darkin Glaive reset Zaahen's basic attack timer.

Targeting input: AutoAffects: Self, EnemiesDamage type: See NotesDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: See NotesParries: Blocked

Notes (13)

The Darkin Glaive's damage is tagged as basic damage and spell damage, which allows it to trigger spell effects.
Spell shield will only block the knock up from the recast.
Since the healing is granted on-attack, parrying effects will not prevent Zaahen from gaining the heal. Otherwise, parrying effects will negate all other aspects of The Darkin Glaive's attacks while consuming them.
The ability will not heal against wards, plants, or structures.
Upon being put in resurrection and if The Darkin Glaive is active, it is placed on cooldown immediately.
The first cast's double-strike attack:
Rolls critical strike once for both strikes.
Does not cause Zaahen to attack twice.
Effects that trigger on-attack or interact with the attack windup will only trigger once and thus do not interact with The Darkin Glaive. (e.g. Lethal Tempo, Hail of Blades).
Will consume Bone Plating once.(bug)
If the first strike triggers the rune, the second one will get blocked by it.
If the first strike is blocked by the rune, the second one will not.
The 1.5-second delay is not "fuzzy" (it will never take up to another 0.25 seconds) and so will never correctly sync up with Sheen like Camille's Precision Protocol.(unexpected)

Tips & tricks (1)

Due to the critical strike rolling behavior affecting both of The Darkin Glaive's first cast's attacks with the same outcome, Sundered Sky may synergize greatly with its effect when ready.

Map-specific differences (2)

Bonus AD ratio changed to 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50% bonus AD.
Healing against champions changed to 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7% of his maximum health.

Dreaded Return

Cost: 50 manaCooldown: 14 / 13.5 / 13 / 12.5 / 12Cast time: 0.5Target range: 850Width: 140Speed: 2900 • 900

Active: Zaahen extends his glaive in the target direction, dealing physical damage to enemies hit. Upon reaching maximum range, all enemies hit are dealt physical damage, stunned for 0.25 seconds, and pulled 225 units toward Zaahen.

Initial Physical Damage: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+ 50% bonus AD)
Subsequent Physical Damage: 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 (+ 30% bonus AD)
Total Physical Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+ 80% bonus AD)

Targeting input: DirectionAffects: EnemiesDamage type: Area damageDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: BlockedProjectile: Blocked

Notes (9)

Spell shield will block both passes, as well as the second one individually if circumstances permit.
Intercepting the initial projectile will instantly trigger Dreaded Return's pull.
Displacement immunity will not resist the application of the stun.
The damage, stun, and pull from hitting the target do not occur if Zaahen is dead by the time the missile reaches maximum range.
The projectile is shown on the minimap and Dreaded Return can be cast targeting the minimap.
This ability will cast from wherever the caster is at the end of the cast time.
Dreaded Return maintains its casting angle direction in relation to Zaahen if he moves during the cast time.
Dreaded Return briefly provides vision over an area.
PENDING FOR TEST: How big is the vision bubble and how long does it last?

Aureate Rush

Cost: 40 manaCooldown: 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8Cast time: noneTarget range: 350Effect radius: 375Inner radius: 200Speed: 900

Active: Zaahen dashes to the target location. Upon arrival, he flourishes his glaive to deal physical damage to nearby enemies.

Physical Damage: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 (+ 50% bonus AD)

Enemies hit by the outer edge are dealt 50% increased physical damage and bonus magic damage, with the latter capped at 400 against monsters.

Increased Physical Damage: 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 / 180 (+ 75% bonus AD)
Bonus Magic Damage: 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6% of the target's maximum health

Aureate Rush deals 50 bonus physical damage against monsters.

Targeting input: LocationTarget out-of-range override: Target at maximum range (clamped)Affects: Self, EnemiesDamage type: Area damageDamage sub-types: Physical, MagicSpell shield: BlockedGrounded: DisabledKnockdown: Interrupted

Notes (8)

Aureate Rush has no minimum dash range.
If the dash is interrupted, Zaahen will fail to deal damage.
Zaahen will, however, deal damage if the dash is interrupted at the very end of its movement, shortly before the damage would occur. [1] (bug)
This means he can redirect the damage location if he interrupts the dash by using a blink (such as with Flash) at the correct timing.
The mixed damage is applied in two instances, and the physical damage will be dealt first within the same game tick.
If the physical damage finishes off the unit, the magic damage will not be dealt against it.(bug)
The following table refers for interactions while Zaahen is dashing:
Death

Tips & tricks (1)

Aureate Rush's flourish can be performed quicker if the dash stops shortly.

Map-specific differences (1)

Cooldown changed to 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10 seconds.

Grim Deliverance

Cost: 100 manaCooldown: 110 / 95 / 80Cast time: 0.5Target range: 10 - 600Effect radius: 550Speed: 2800

Passive: Zaahen gains armor penetration.

Armor Penetration: 10 / 20 / 30%

Active: Zaahen gains crowd control immunity over the cast time, then launches with displacement immunity into the air to the target location. He then slams his glaive down after a 0.6-second delay, unleashing a shockwave that deals physical damage to nearby enemies and heals him for each champion hit.

Physical Damage: 250 / 400 / 550 (+ 200% bonus AD)
Healing per Champion hit: 82.5 / 132 / 181.5 (+ 66% bonus AD)

Zaahen is unable to act and gains 50% damage reduction from the start of the cast time. He retains these effects as well as the displacement immunity during the delay before the slam and for up-to an additional 0.25 seconds afterwards.

Targeting input: LocationTarget out-of-range override: Target at maximum range (clamped)Insufficient dash range: Dash will gain bonus range through terrainAffects: Self, EnemiesDamage type: Area damageDamage sub-types: PhysicalSpell shield: See NotesGrounded: DisabledKnockdown: See Notes

Notes (8)

The lockout, damage reduction, and displacement immunity may last for up to an additional 0.25 seconds after the slam due to fuzziness.(unexpected)
The healing per champion is equal to 33% of the damage numbers, not the damage dealt.(unexpected)
Spell shield will block the damage but not the heal.(unexpected)
If Zaahen blinks or has his dash otherwise interrupted while ascending into the air, Grim Deliverance's effects are canceled; he will not slam the ground and will not update his animations correctly, additionally, he will be able to move during the lockout.(bug)
If Zaahen moves during the 0.6-second delay, he will slam down at his new location despite the indicator not moving.(bug)
Zaahen will transition from having total crowd control immunity during the cast time, to having displacement immunity during the dash and the slam delay.
The following table refers for interactions while Zaahen is in cast time and during the lockout:
Death, unless protected by Resurrection

Map-specific differences (3)

Base damage changed to 200 / 350 / 500.
Bonus AD ratio changed to 150% bonus AD.
Armor penetration changed to 5 / 15 / 25%.

Stats and abilities from the League of Legends Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0), built for patch 26.22.

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Passive

Cultivation of War

Static cooldown: 300 / 240 / 180 / 120 (based on level)

Targeting input: PassiveAffects: SelfSpell shield: Not BlockedParries: Blocked

Notes (21)

The bonus attack damage granted by Determination stacks will update dynamically with Zaahen's total attack damage.
Determination stacks are generated per damage instance per champion damaged with Zaahen's attacks and abilities.
The Darkin Glaive's initial cast empowered attack can generate a stack for each strike.
Both passes of Dreaded Return can generate a stack.
Both Aureate Rush's swing and Grim Deliverance's shockwave generate a stack for every champion hit.
Ivern's Triggerseed generates a stack for every champion hit when cast on Zaahen.(bug)
During the resurrection's health restoration, Zaahen's current health is set to a percentage of his maximum health equal to the cumulative amount of health restored on that restoration tick, for every single tick.
In other words, his current health will always be overridden by the percentage of health he is supposed to have restored on every restoration tick, to prevent him from healing or restoring health by other sources.
Upon the resurrection being triggered, all summoner spells that are not already on cooldown are placed on a 5-second cooldown.
The untargetability from the resurrection does not destroy in-flight projectiles.
Cultivation of War's resurrection takes priority over Guardian Angel's Rebirth, but grants priority to Zilean's Chronoshift.
The resurrection does not activate if Zaahen is killed by the Nexus Obelisk.
Invulnerability will prevent stacks from being generated, as no damage is dealt.
Spell shield will not prevent stacks from being generated, even if no damage is dealt.(bug)
Cultivation of War stacks additively with Infernal Might and Overlord's Bloodmail's Retribution and multiplicatively with mid lane quest's bonus AD multiplier.
Determination stacks are displayed in a secondary resource bar under Zaahen's health bar.
The bar is white at <4 stacks, yellow at ≥4 stacks and orange at ≥9 stacks.
At maximum stacks, if the revive is available, the bar will be red and will remain red after Zaahen revives until he loses stacks again.(unexpected)
There's a short delay between the stacks falling off and the removal of the revive. If Zaahen triggers it during this time, it will fail to go on cooldown.(bug)
The following table refers for interactions while Zaahen is locked out during the resurrection:
Death

Map-specific differences (5)

Bonus attack damage per stack changed to 1.5% – 3.72% (based on level).
Total bonus attack damage changed to 36% – 89.22% (based on level).
Attack damage per stack changed to 1% – 2% (based on level) AD.
Health restoration changed to 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% (based on level).
Cooldown resets every round.