Zilong is a class melee hero Fighter / Assassin, capable of quickly dealing a lot of damage in a short amount of time. He is one of the most mobile heroes in the game due to his ultimate, which increases his attack and movement speed.
Hero Skills
To understand Zilong's capabilities, it is necessary to briefly familiarize yourself with his skills at the beginning of the match.
Passive Skill - Dragon Fire
After landing 3 basic attacks, unleash a quick combo of lightning strikes at 150% of the total physical. attacks, and also restores its health in 50% of damage dealt.
First Skill - Spear Throw
Throws an enemy hero behind his back with a spear, inflicting 250 (+80% of P. Attack) P. Def. damage.
Second Skill - Spear Strike
Instantly approaches the enemy and strikes with a spear, introducing 250 (+60% Total Physical Attack) P. Def. damage and lowers his physical defense by 15 units for 2 seconds, then immediately performs a basic attack.
After killing an enemy hero, Zilong immediately recharges the skill.
Ultimate - Great Warrior
The character empowers their body for 7,5 seconds, increasing their movement speed by 40%, their attack speed by 45%, and becoming immune to any slow effects. While buffing passive skill Dragon Fire triggers after 2 basic attacks.
Sequence of leveling skills
At the first level, it is worth pumping the first skill in order to be able to immobilize the enemy in the event of a sharp attack. On the second - download spear strike, then again Spear Throw etc. You always need to download the ultimate whenever possible.
Best Emblems
Experienced users when playing as Zilong most often choose Assassin emblems.
- Fatality — increased crit chance and damage from it.
- Master Assassin — increased damage on single targets.
- Killer feast — health recovery and acceleration after killing an enemy.
Recommended Spells
Inspiration — will give a significant increase in attack speed and allow you to quickly kill an opponent.- Retribution — a mandatory spell to play in the forest, which reduces damage from forest monsters and increases the reward for their destruction.
- Arrival — rarely used when the hero is taken for split-pushing enemy towers and the throne.
Popular item builds
This hero is usually collected either in pure damage killer, or in percussion fighter with high burst damage. Depending on the choice of combat strategy, there are different popular builds.
Build a Fighter
The standard assembly of a fighter for professionals looks something like this:
- Wind Speaker.
- Boots are fast.
- Crimson Ghost.
- Fury of the Berserker.
- Blade of Despair.
- Evil growl.
Killer assembly
There is a lot of controversy about how to collect the killer Zilong. Someone puts all their gold into increased critical chance and buys Blade of Despairwhile others enhance abilities vampirism, making the hero more durable in long solo battles.
Here is one of the most popular builds for Zilong as an assassin, optimized for maximum damage.
- Boots of the Frost Hunter.
- Windspeaker.
- Crimson Ghost.
- Fury of the Berserker.
- Blade of Despair.
- Evil growl.
Additional items:
- Blade of the Seven Seas.
- Immortality.
How to play a hero
To successfully upgrade the hero and defeat rivals, you need to play Zilong correctly, cooperating with allies for joint ganks. He is rarely used as a solo hero, except in situations where you need to quickly push enemy towers.
Beginning of the game
At the beginning of a match, Zilong usually goes to the touchline alone, acting as a fighter. You need to carefully farm creeps and not engage in battle with enemy heroes. After reaching the second level, you can perform a quick attack (2nd skill + 1st skill) to bring down the enemy's HP and immediately run back under the protection of the tower.
Some people play this character through the forest, but this strategy is rarely successful. To do this, you need to take Retribution as a spell.
Mid game
Having reached at least level 5, you can gather with comrades and arrange ganks on enemies. Zilong's first skill is able to immobilize an enemy hero for a second, allowing allies to attack him from all sides.
You need to continue to calmly farm and buy equipment, trying not to engage in one-on-one battles. It is especially necessary to avoid collisions with enemy tanks that can suppress the character with control skills and expose him to the blows of his allies.
End of the game
Zilong's true power is revealed at the end of the game when he finishes the 5 build item. At this point, he has huge instant damage and powerful vampirism, being able to single-handedly defeat any enemy.
You still need to act as a team, correctly distributing roles and entering battle after the enemy has used up control skills.
Pros and Cons of Zilong
Of benefits Zilong has the following parameters:
- high mobility;
- explosive damage from skills;
- the ability to quickly escape with the help of the ultimate.
Among shortcomings the hero can be noted for a small amount of HP, weakness at the beginning of the game, vulnerability to control skills.
Best Allies and Worst Enemies
| The best allies | Worst Opponents |
| Any hero with high burst damage and CC skills will be a great ally for Zilong in co-op ganks. Good tanks, like Tigrilla и Atlas, will be able to suppress enemy heroes and immobilize them for a few seconds. | Among the worst opponents, you can single out any hero with powerful control skills, including tanks (Tigrill, Belerick, Khufra, etc.) or magicians (Lo Yi, Aurora, Eudora and etc.). |
Zilong is one of the first five heroes that are given to the player for free when they first enter the game. Many novice users it is on him that they raise their initial rating and learn to play a fighter that combines high damage and average defense. By learning how to effectively control this character, you can easily master other fighters, which will one day help you become a strong player and reach the Mythic rank.
