Zaahen
Champions that beat Zaahen
- Camilletop
Hookshot E is a long-range terrain dash that repositions Camille out of the Dreaded Return W pull line before it lands. Precision Protocol Q true damage on the second hit shreds Zaahen's drain pool, and The Hextech Ultimatum R isolates him from his team.
- Fioratop
Riposte W parries the Q2 knock-up recast and stuns Zaahen for 2s during the all-in window; parried on Q1 alone it is a 25% slow instead. Duelist's Dance vital procs shred his drain build with true damage, and Grand Challenge R sustains Fiora through Grim Deliverance heal.
- Malphitetop
Unstoppable Force R interrupts Aureate Rush E mid-dash and stuns Zaahen out of the Q recast window. Granite Shield passive plus armor stack neutralize the Q1 plus Q2 burst, and Ground Slam E attack speed slow disables Cultivation of War passive stacking.
- Quinntop
Vault (E) knocks Zaahen back out of Aureate Rush (E) follow-up range, so he has no way to stick once she kites. Blinding Assault (Q) blanks The Darkin Glaive (Q) empowered auto mid-windup, and Behind Enemy Lines (R) gives Quinn the map speed to leave the lane entirely.
- Teemotop
Blinding Dart Q cancels The Darkin Glaive Q empowered auto mid-windup, denying Zaahen's main damage and heal pattern. Toxic Shot E ticks damage on every auto that connects, and Noxious Trap R mushrooms zone the dash approach making Aureate Rush risky.
Champions Zaahen beats
- Garentop
Aureate Rush E closes the gap on demand and Dreaded Return W pulls Garen out of point-blank Decisive Strike Q range. Garen has no dash to dodge the Q1 plus Q2 knock-up recast, and Judgment E spin can be kited by Zaahen between dash cycles.
- Mordekaisertop
Aureate Rush E closes the gap on demand and Dreaded Return W pulls Mordekaiser out of Death's Grasp E pull range. Indestructible W shield breaks fast under Zaahen's empowered Q double-slash, and Obliterate Q wind-up is dodged by the W pull repositioning.
- Nasustop
Aureate Rush E closes the gap on demand and Dreaded Return W pulls Nasus out of point-blank Siphoning Strike Q range. Wither W slow is point-and-click but does not stop the E dash, and Spirit Fire E zone deals only sustained low damage Zaahen heals through Q.
- Ryzemid
Ryze pokes at 1000 with Overload Q, but needs Spell Flux E at 615 to spread it, the range where Dreaded Return W reaches him. Pull him mid-cast into Q1 plus Q2 knock-up before he disengages with Realm Warp R; Rune Prison W is too short to peel Zaahen mid-dash.
- Vladimirtop
Vladimir must step into melee for Transfusion Q full damage and Tides of Blood E stacks. Dreaded Return W pulls him mid-cast into Q1 plus Q2 knock-up. Sanguine Pool W costs current Health and sits on a 28-second cooldown at rank 1, maxed last, so once burned he has no escape.
