Lulu vs Zoe Counter Pick

Zoe is classed as a mid-lane mage, and moving her into the support position brings a long-range pick kit into a two-versus-two where Lulu comes out at 53.9% over 482 games on patch 16.13.1. The single dangerous ability is Sleepy Trouble Bubble: it lowers magic resistance while the target sleeps and amplifies the damage that wakes them, turning Lulu’s 30 base magic resistance into a liability. It is also a slow, heavily telegraphed skillshot that minions can block, so its failure rate is high.

Everything else favours the enchanter. Both champions attack from 550 units, but Portal Jump is a one-second blink that returns Zoe to her starting point, so it dodges a cast rather than escaping a committed fight. Whimsy applied during that second, or immediately after Paddle Star! is launched, strips the follow-up entirely. Zoe carries more health at 630 base and 2,432 at level 18 against 565 and 2,129 and moves faster at 340 to 330, yet her 21 armor at level 1 is the softer of the two figures. Spell Thief lets her reuse enemy summoner spell casts, which is worth accounting for before Flash is committed. Her 58 base attack damage against 47 also gives her the better basic attack, though neither champion wants an extended trade at 550 units. Her full ability set is on the Zoe champion page.