Champion profile

Zaahen in draft

Played at Top in 79% of its games. A role under 30 games still opens, with counts only.

Presence (pick + ban)

11 %

picked or banned · 77th of 173 championshalf of the champions are under 8.6%

Picked 6% · 1,763 of 27,753 gamesBanned 4% · 949 of 22,766 drafts with bans

Win rate at Top

27,755 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR 67% · EUW 24% · NA 10%

Population: amateur tournaments created with tournament codes — neither solo queue nor the pro scene.

Everything below reads on 1,398 games at Top. · 1,065 drafts without entered bans excluded from the ban denominator (22,766 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 Gnar, bad against Akali.Good against

Gnar73%45 gamesBad against

Akali36%36 gamesBad duo with

Sivir37%71 gamesGood duo with

Cho'Gath70%43 games

04 · Build2 paths: Trinity Force or Stridebreaker.

Conqueror

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

1.7%26,286 picks out of 1,584,432banned in 0.8% of games · 2,081 of 259,636patches 16.21 → 16.19

Tournaments

tournament code games

2.4%833 picks out of 34,524banned in 4.4% of games · 586 of 13,367patches 16.21 → 16.19

Pro

all leagues · lolesports

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

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.

949 bans of 22,766 drafts with bans · the phase in strong ink grounds the reading line

Fearless

Fearless: taken at any point of the series.

G14.7%
G24.9%
G3+5.2%

Once burnt, the series moves to

Ambessa23

Renekton21

Aatrox20

series, of 324 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 (324), 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.

949 games where it is banned · 20,373 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 13:30 (13:00), 2nd at 22:00 (21:06), 3rd at 27:48 (27:00).

1,398 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	165	Leans its waybetween 48% and 61%
WukongJGL	154	Favourablebetween 51% and 64%
NautilusSUP	153	Leans its waybetween 49% and 62%
LuluSUP	130	Evenbetween 44% and 59%
Kai'SaADC	127	Leans its waybetween 46% and 61%
ViktorMID	115	Evenbetween 44% and 59%
Jarvan IVJGL	113	Leans against itbetween 39% and 54%
SionTOP	112	Leans its waybetween 48% and 63%
Lee SinJGL	105	Leans its waybetween 48% and 64%
SyndraMID	99	Favourablebetween 51% and 67%

show 215 other pairs

OrnnTOP	98	Evenbetween 43% and 59%
ViJGL	97	Evenbetween 39% and 56%
LeonaSUP	96	Leans its waybetween 48% and 64%
JhinADC	95	Favourablebetween 53% and 69%
AmbessaTOP	93	Leans its waybetween 47% and 64%
CaitlynADC	93	Leans its waybetween 50% and 66%
BraumSUP	93	Evenbetween 42% and 59%
AhriMID	92	Leans against itbetween 38% and 55%
SeraphineSUP	87	Evenbetween 44% and 62%
LucianADC	85	Leans its waybetween 45% and 63%
JaxTOP	84	Evenbetween 40% and 58%
EzrealADC	82	Leans against itbetween 35% and 53%
SylasMID	81	Leans its waybetween 46% and 64%
XayahADC	77	Evenbetween 43% and 61%
JinxADC	76	Leans against itbetween 33% and 52%
ThreshSUP	76	Leans against itbetween 35% and 53%
SylasJGL	73	Leans its waybetween 45% and 64%
K'SanteTOP	72	Favourablebetween 57% and 75%
RenektonTOP	67	Evenbetween 41% and 61%
AsheADC	67	Leans its waybetween 44% and 63%
MilioSUP	67	Evenbetween 41% and 61%
KarmaSUP	65	Leans its waybetween 48% and 68%
AlistarSUP	64	Leans against itbetween 37% and 57%
RellSUP	64	Favourablebetween 52% and 72%
RakanSUP	63	Leans its waybetween 47% and 67%
TristanaADC	61	Evenbetween 39% and 60%
OriannaMID	60	Favourablebetween 51% and 71%
SivirADC	60	Leans its waybetween 43% and 64%
BlitzcrankSUP	56	Leans its waybetween 43% and 64%
MalphiteTOP	55	Leans against itbetween 33% and 55%
NocturneJGL	55	Leans its waybetween 49% and 70%
Xin ZhaoJGL	52	Favourablebetween 50% and 72%
YoneMID	52	Leans against itbetween 32% and 54%
AatroxTOP	50	Evenbetween 41% and 63%
GalioMID	49	Leans against itbetween 30% and 53%
HweiMID	49	Leans its waybetween 44% and 66%
ZeriADC	49	Leans against itbetween 28% and 51%
LockeMID	48	Leans its waybetween 45% and 67%
AuroraMID	46	Leans its waybetween 49% and 72%
GnarTOP	45	Favourablebetween 61% and 83%
SejuaniJGL	43	Leans its waybetween 46% and 70%
Cho'GathJGL	42	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
OlafTOP	41	Leans against itbetween 30% and 54%
MordekaiserTOP	39	Leans its waybetween 43% and 69%
RyzeMID	39	Leans its waybetween 46% and 71%
NasusTOP	38	Evenbetween 40% and 65%
QiyanaJGL	38	Evenbetween 37% and 63%
LissandraMID	38	Leans its waybetween 45% and 70%
YuumiSUP	38	Evenbetween 35% and 60%
CamilleTOP	37	Leans against itbetween 26% and 51%
XerathMID	37	Evenbetween 38% and 64%
BardSUP	37	Leans against itbetween 31% and 57%
AkaliMID	36	Unfavourablebetween 24% and 50%
LilliaJGL	35	Leans against itbetween 33% and 59%
SkarnerJGL	35	Leans its waybetween 43% and 70%
Miss FortuneADC	35	Leans its waybetween 41% and 67%
ShenTOP	33	Evenbetween 35% and 62%
ViegoJGL	32	Leans its waybetween 45% and 72%
AniviaMID	32	Leans against itbetween 33% and 61%
ApheliosADC	32	Leans its waybetween 42% and 70%
GragasTOP	31	Evenbetween 34% and 63%
Dr. MundoTOP	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	29	Too few for a rate (29 of 30)
SettTOP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
LeBlancMID	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
NeekoSUP	28	Too few for a rate (28 of 30)
CorkiADC	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
VarusADC	27	Too few for a rate (27 of 30)
GravesJGL	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
TaliyahMID	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
ZedMID	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
NamiSUP	26	Too few for a rate (26 of 30)
YoneTOP	25	Too few for a rate (25 of 30)
PantheonJGL	24	Too few for a rate (24 of 30)
ZacJGL	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
ZiggsADC	23	Too few for a rate (23 of 30)
Kha'ZixJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
TrundleJGL	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
GalioMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
Twisted FateMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
VexMID	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
PoppySUP	21	Too few for a rate (21 of 30)
GarenTOP	20	Too few for a rate (20 of 30)
RumbleTOP	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
MelMID	19	Too few for a rate (19 of 30)
GwenTOP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
KaynJGL	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
PykeSUP	18	Too few for a rate (18 of 30)
MaokaiJGL	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
CassiopeiaMID	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
SmolderADC	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
Renata GlascSUP	17	Too few for a rate (17 of 30)
JayceTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
YorickTOP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
HecarimJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
Rek'SaiJGL	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
AzirMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
YasuoMID	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
MorganaSUP	16	Too few for a rate (16 of 30)
PoppyTOP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
JayceJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
PoppyJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
LuxMID	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
HweiADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
KalistaADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
SeraphineADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
ViktorADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
XerathADC	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
SorakaSUP	15	Too few for a rate (15 of 30)
FioraTOP	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
TristanaMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
VeigarMID	14	Too few for a rate (14 of 30)
AkaliTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
Cho'GathTOP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
KindredJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
NidaleeJGL	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
NasusMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
SionMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
VladimirMID	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
MaokaiSUP	13	Too few for a rate (13 of 30)
KledTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
MaokaiTOP	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
ZoeMID	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
TwitchADC	12	Too few for a rate (12 of 30)
DariusTOP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
AmumuJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
EkkoJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
GwenJGL	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
VarusADC	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
Tahm KenchSUP	11	Too few for a rate (11 of 30)
IreliaTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SejuaniTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SingedTOP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
ZyraJGL	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
IreliaMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
KassadinMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
MalzaharMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SeraphineMID	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
Kog'MawADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
SyndraADC	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
JannaSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
LuxSUP	10	Too few for a rate (10 of 30)
GangplankTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
IllaoiTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
VolibearTOP	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
AatroxJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
TalonJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
ZedJGL	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
DianaMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
EkkoMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
FizzMID	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
DravenADC	9	Too few for a rate (9 of 30)
SamiraADC	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)
PantheonTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SylasTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
TeemoTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
UrgotTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
VayneTOP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AmbessaJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
DianaJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
TaliyahJGL	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
AnnieMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
SwainMID	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
GalioSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ZileanSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
ZyraSUP	8	Too few for a rate (8 of 30)
KennenTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
TrundleTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
TryndamereTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
VarusTOP	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
EliseJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
NaafiriJGL	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Aurelion SolMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
OrnnMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
ZileanMID	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
MelADC	7	Too few for a rate (7 of 30)
Tahm KenchTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VolibearTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
YasuoTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ZacTOP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Bel'VethJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Cho'GathJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
Dr. MundoJGL	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)
VolibearJGL	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
AmbessaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
KatarinaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NaafiriMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
NeekoMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
QiyanaMID	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
VayneADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
YasuoADC	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
EliseSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
PantheonSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
ShenSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SonaSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SwainSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
SylasSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
TaricSUP	6	Too few for a rate (6 of 30)
DariusTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SkarnerTOP	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
Master YiJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
OlafJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShenJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
ShyvanaJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
WarwickJGL	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
MorganaMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
RenektonMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
TalonMID	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)
SennaADC	5	Too few for a rate (5 of 30)

Sorted by number of games · 225 pairs in this view.

Allies and opponents over 1,398 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, all regions. Contested keystone: the top one stays under 50%

Patch16.21 · 112 games
2 patches517 games
Window1,398 games

Keystone + secondary tree

Conqueror+

Resolve

Grasp of the Undying+

Inspiration

49% · 55 games35% · 39 games

Summoner spells

Flash + Teleport

68% · 76 games

First maxed skill

100% · 112 games

show 3 other choices of runes, spells or skill maxed

Other runes

orHail of Blades+Sorcery12% · 13 games

Other spells

orFlash + Ignite27% · 30 games
orExhaust + Flash3% · 3 games

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

Item paths

2 item paths, from the most played 1st item to the least.

Trinity Force76% · 13:48
Stridebreaker69% · 22:00
Death's Dance71% · 29:18
Stridebreaker12% · 14:18
Death's Dance46% · 20:54

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).