LoL Zeri Rework - best supports to duo with reworked ADC

Published: Dec 08, 2022, 10:48 am Updated: Dec 08, 2022, 10:48 am

Once up[on a time, Zeri was the best of the best and was causing chaos on the Rift.

However, she was shot down pretty hard with nerfs from Riot Games which left her as the least-played ADC.

But, Riot is backpedalling as they try to make her a viable ADC once again with her recent rework.

The changes made are subtle, but the finetuning of the champion may make her more viable in the game once again.

Let's look at the best supports to duo with Zeri in League of Legends.

Best League of Legends Supports to Duo With Zeri

Despite Rakan's perfect relationship with Xayah, Rakan's increased mobility pairs nicely with Zeri for some insane speed.

Pair this with the shield he can give Zeri and her Living Battery proc, and they become a pretty hefty wombo combo.

Slowing down enemies is great for Zeri so she can poke the enemies to death.

With her high attack speed, Thresh's hook and ult help Zeri to keep them in the fight for a long time to get those attacks out.

Having mage League of Legends champions will always work nicely with Zeri.

However, this can become an issue if you're facing a tanky enemy team.

So, picking some kind of tank is brilliant to play with Zeri too.

Leona is one of the best tanks to pair with Zeri due to her hard CC with her ult and engage which allows Zeri to get those attacks in.

Karema is the queen of the supports with her hard CC, pretty high damage output for poking and some great shielding.

her shields in Defiance and Inspire help to get the ADC's Living Battery off to really shut down the enemy.

Here is the recent rework for Zeri...

Base Stats

Passive – Living Battery

Fully Charged Basic Attack Damage: 90-200 (based on level) (+90%AP) (+1-15% (based on level) target maximum HP) >>> 90-200 (based on level) (+110%AP) (+1-15% target maximum HP)
Gotta Zip Shield Bonus: 10% multiplicative Move Speed >>> 10% Move Speed (Note: this should make the shield stack worse with other Move Speed sources)
Bonus Move Speed Duration: 3 seconds >>> 2 seconds

Q – Burst Fire

Range: 825 >>> 750
Conversion of Excess Attack Speed to Bonus AD: 60% >>> 70%
Physical Damage: 8/11/14/17/20 (+ 100/105/110/115/120% AD) >>> 15/18/21/24/27 (+ 104/108/112/116/120% AD)

W – Ultrashock Laser

Damage Type: Magic >>> Physical
Physical Damage: 20/55/90/125/160 (+100% AD)(+40% AP) >>> 20/60/100/140/180 (+130% AD) (+25% AP)
Cast Time: 2.5x Attack Time >>> 0.55-0.3 seconds (based on Attack Speed)
Missile Speed: 2200 >>> 2500
Beam Cast Time: 0.75 seconds >>> 0.85 seconds

E – Spark Surge

Mana Cost: 80 >>> 90/85/80/75/70
Cooldown: 24/22.5/21/19.5/18 seconds >>> 22/21/20/19/18 seconds
NEW: For 5 seconds after using her E, Zeri gains Lightning Rounds and her Q – Burst Fire will deal additional magic damage to the first enemy hit
Bonus Magic Damage to First Target Hit with Lightning Rounds: 20/22/24/26/28 (+20% AP)(+12% bonus AD).
This damage is increased by up to 65% based on Zeri’s Critical Strike Chance.
Lightning Rounds Pierce Damage Falloff after First Target Hit: 60/70/80/90/100% >>> 80/85/90/95/100%
Vision while Sliding on Terrain: 850 units >>> 1500 units

R – Lightning Crash

REMOVED: Zeri’s Overcharged attacks no longer deal 5/10/15(+15% AP) Bonus Magic Damage On-Hit
Chain Lightning Range: 450 >>> 650
On-Cast Magic Damage: 150/250/350 (+80% AP)(+80% bonus AD) >>> 175/275/375 (+110% AP)(+100% bonus AD)
If Zeri’s R hits at least one enemy champion, Zeri gains 10% Move Speed, 30% Attack Speed, and chaining shots for 5 seconds. Hitting champions with Q or auto attacks refresh this buff by 1.5 seconds. (Note: this buff cannot be extended to be longer than its original duration.)
Hitting enemy champions grants Zeri 1 stack (3 stacks for critical strikes) of Overcharge for 1.5 seconds. Zeri gains 0.5% Move Speed for each stack of Overcharge, stacking infinitely.