Milio vs Zoe Counter Pick

Zoe’s damage is one connected sequence rather than a stream. Sleepy Trouble Bubble puts a target to sleep and lowers magic resist while it lasts, and the first source of damage to break the sleep is amplified. Everything else, from Paddle Star! to the bonus magic damage of More Sparkles! and a summoner spell lifted with Spell Thief, exists to convert that opening. Milio breaks the chain in several places, and the record shows it at 56.9% over 313 games on patch 16.13.1.

Where the interruptions come from:

• Warm Hugs grants movement speed on top of a shield, and two charges mean one is usually available to walk a bubble out.
• Breath of Life removes crowd control from allies in range, so a landed sleep need not become a kill.
• Cozy Campfire heals continuously, which suits an opponent who lands one large hit every several seconds.
• Ultra Mega Fire Kick knocks Zoe back through the distance she wanted to keep.

On paper Zoe holds the advantages, with 550 attack range against 525, 340 movement speed against 330 and 630 base health against 560, and both champions are rated 5 for difficulty. The gap opens after her cooldowns are spent, since Portal Jump blinks out for a single second before returning her to the same fight. A support who never walks in a straight line removes most of her damage from the matchup outright. Kit: Zoe.