Zhuang Zhou

• Wide-area sleep effect locks down a whole team caught grouped up.
• Passive punishes enemies for standing near him with a slow.
• Good peel tool for protecting a diving carry.

• Passive · Nature's Will — Every 6 seconds he enters a dream state, cleansing and becoming immune to crowd control while gaining damage reduction and move speed for 2 seconds.
• 1 · Butterfly Dream — Enters his dream and transforms into a butterfly flying in a direction, dealing magic damage and a 50% slow to enemies in the path.
• 2 · Butterfly Effect — His dream butterfly flaps its wings, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies and granting nearby allies bonus move speed; consecutive hits stack for more damage and speed (up to 5 stacks), and it fires automatically every 6 seconds.
• Ultimate · Oneness of Man and Nature — Shields himself and nearby allies with a dream realm, cleansing crowd control and granting brief crowd-control immunity plus a shield.

Build 1: Vanguard · Redemption → Shadowstalker Boots → Witch's Cloak → Glacial Storm → Warlord's Plate → Mask of Anguish

Tip: Zhuang Zhou is naturally hard to lock down, so Shadowstalker Boots' reduced crowd-control damage suits him well.

Build 2: Guardian Emblem → Shadowstalker Boots → Crimson Lotus Cloak → Ominous Omen → Witch's Cloak → Glacial Storm

Tip: Crimson Lotus Cloak helps him clear waves fast, and his abundant cleanses let him tidy up lanes safely for his team.

Inscriptions: Nightmare, Insight, Reincarnation

Tip: The current version of Zhuang Zhou isn't just a pure support tank — stacking his passive and 2 can burst hard, so an offensive set adds magic attack, spell vamp, and penetration, giving him real early damage output to build a lead for the team.

Best with: Mai Shiranui, Huang Zhong Counters: Mulan, Hou Yi Countered by: Han Xin, Diaochan