Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1

Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1

Zaahen

The Unsundered

Zaahen be a belay-range combatant who balances damage, durability and th' timing o' a commitment. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.

TopArrr, mostly physical damageArrr, melee attacks

Unfurl matchup chart Seek counters Arrr, status effects

Arrr, usual roleTop

ClassFighter

DifficultyArrr, low · 2/10

Arrr, basic attacksMeleeArrr, melee basic attacks · 175 range.

Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure be physical. Armour may lend a hand, but inspect whether attacks or tricks be th' main source.

Arrr, reference patch16.20.1

Arrr, strengths and limits

What Zaahen does well, and what can go wrong

These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.

Arrr, good patterns

Arrr, combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.
Rewards using th' kit's main range, timing and target pattern deliberately.

Arrr, limits to respect

Can be worn down or controlled afore reaching th' range where th' kit be strongest.
Basic attacks require belay access, so foe range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Arrr, practical champion reading

Arrr, how to read Zaahen in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.

Arrr, damage delivery

Arrr, primarily physical pressure

Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.

Arrr, fight rhythm

Arrr, repeated access matters

Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.

Arrr, range and access

Needs belay access fer basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny th' clean contact this champion wants. Course th' course in as carefully as th' damage after arrival.

Typical crew job

Pick a sustainable commitment

Extended contact can favour th' kit, but only when th' champion reaches th' right target without losing too much hull on th' way in.

Control inspect

Identify th' exact movement restriction

Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.

Arrr, protection and sustain

Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.

Arrr, resource pattern

Arrr, mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive gear reference

What can help against Zaahen?

Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.

Pre-battle choices

Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS

Plated Steelcaps most often fit better

Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.

Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.

Arrr, repeated attacksDisplacementArrr, healing or sustain

Arrr, pHYSICAL DEFENCE

Arrr, physical defence

Armour · hull · role-appropriate defence

Armour can reduce physical damage, but Plated Steelcaps' passive be specific to attacks.

Clash th' gear to attacks, critical strikes or trick burst rather than buying armour from th' label alone.

Arrr, rEPEATED ATTACKS

Arrr, repeated attacks

Arrr, Plated Steelcaps · Frozen Heart

These can reduce attack-focused pressure when their stats fit yer champion.

Do nay use this as an captain's answer to physical spells that be nay attacks.

Arrr, cONTROL AND ONE KEY SPELL

Arrr, control and one key spell

Arrr, Mercury's Treads · Quicksilver Sash · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Tenacity and a removable-control active can lend a hand agin' th' relevant disabling effects. Airborne and displacement effects be nay solved simply by stacking Tenacity.

Inspect th' present tooltip and whether th' exact effect can be shortened, removed or blocked.

Arrr, mEANINGFUL HEALING

Arrr, meaningful healing

Arrr, bramble Vest or Thornmail · Morellonomicon · Mortal Reminder

A role-appropriate Grievous Wounds gear can reduce healing.

Buy it only when healing be materially changing fights and yer champion can apply it reliably.

Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart

Where Zaahen fits on Summoner's Rift

Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.

TopArrr, primary role

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Zaahen has an established solo-course course wit' th' income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side course.

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JungleUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Zaahen be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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MidUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Zaahen be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Mid course. Mid most often needs solo-course safe harbour plus wave control, roaming or reliable burst pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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BotUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Zaahen be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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SupportUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Zaahen be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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Arrr, kit reference

Zaahen tricks

Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.

Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

Cultivation of War

Arrr, what it doesEnglishZaahen's attacks and abilities against enemy champions grant him stacks of Determination, gaining bonus Attack Damage per stack. When filled with Determination, Zaahen gains increased Attack Damage and can revive.

Arrr, practical readCultivation o' War be an automatic part o' th' kit involving damage. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.

Q trick

The Darkin Glaive

Arrr, what it doesEnglishZaahen slashes twice on his next attack, dealing bonus damage and healing himself. Zaahen can recast this ability to have his next attack deal bonus damage and knock up his target.

Arrr, practical readThe Darkin Glaive contributes hard crowd control and protection or sustain. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 10/9/8/7/6 secCost25Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 25000 units

Recast

This control has a follow-up cast. Th' first aboard activation and recast have different jobs, timing or safe harbour checks.

Protection

Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.

W trick

Dreaded Return

Arrr, what it doesEnglishZaahen stabs in a direction, damaging enemies hit, then pulls them toward him.

Arrr, practical readDreaded Return be part o' Zaahen's W pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.

CooldownArrr, 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 secCost50Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 850 units

E trick

Aureate Rush

Arrr, what it doesEnglishZaahen dashes to a location and slices around himself.

Arrr, practical readAureate Rush be part o' Zaahen's E pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.

CooldownArrr, 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 secCost40Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 25000 units

Movement

Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.

Ultimate

Grim Deliverance

Arrr, what it doesEnglishZaahen rises then stabs downward, damaging enemies and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.

Arrr, practical readGrim Deliverance contributes protection or sustain and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 110/95/80 secCost100Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 600 units

Protection

Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.

Arrr, levels 1–18

Zaahen · Health, arr / Mana, arr · Tricks

Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.

Arrr, level 1640 Health, arr350 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 3808 Health, arr431 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 61,090 Health, arr567 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 111,640 Health, arr833 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 162,290 Health, arr1,146 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 182,578 Health, arr1,285 Mana, arr

Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1

Basic trickThe Darkin Glaive

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 10 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 9 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 7 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 6 sec

Basic trickDreaded Return

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 14 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 13.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 13 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 12.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 12 sec

Basic trickAureate Rush

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 10 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 9.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 9 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 8.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 8 sec

UltimateGrim Deliverance

First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 110 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 95 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 80 sec

Unfurl every levelHull and mana from level 1 to 18

Rank	Health, arr	Mana, arr	Trick milestone
1	640	350 Mana, arr	Pick th' first aboard basic trick
2	722	390 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
3	808	431 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
4	898	475 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
5	992	520 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
6	1,090	567 Mana, arr	First aboard ultimate rank normally available
7	1,192	616 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
8	1,298	668 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
9	1,408	721 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
10	1,522	776 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
11	1,640	833 Mana, arr	Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,762	891 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
13	1,888	952 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
14	2,018	1,015 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
15	2,152	1,080 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
16	2,290	1,146 Mana, arr	Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,432	1,215 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
18	2,578	1,285 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point

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