Best Zanis Build, Rune Page & Guide for 2026

How to combo Zanis if the enemy is close:

• Use the ultimate Dragon Wraith to close in, deal true damage, and knock up the enemy hero.
• Activate Skill 2 Tail Sweep to deal damage and boost attack speed.
• Keep landing basic attacks along with Skill 1 Blood Wyrm , then keep landing basic attacks to burst damage.

How to combo Zanis if the enemy is far away:

• Activate Skill 1 Blood Wyrm for movement speed to close in on the target.
• Use Skill 3 Dragon Wraith to knock up and deal damage to the enemy.
• Finally, use Skill 2 Tail Sweep to boost attack speed, then keep landing basic attacks to burst damage.

Passive Dragoon :

• Zanis gains crowd-control immunity and increased attack range whenever a skill is used.
• Besides attacking enemies, you can also cast a skill into thin air just to trigger the crowd-control immunity.

Skill 1 Blood Wyrm :

• Take advantage of the speed boost and slow to chase, flee, or move through jungle camps faster.

Skill 2 Tail Sweep :

• When closing in on the enemy, activate this skill to double your attack speed and keep landing basic attacks to burst damage.
• Use the lifesteal from this skill to heal outside of fights, saving you time from having to recall.

Skill 3 Dragon Wraith :

• Only join a fight when you have your ultimate ready, since it’s Zanis ‘s biggest damage source.
• You can target an enemy hero or a minion/monster on the other side of a wall to jump across terrain, helping you chase or escape dangerous situations.
• After closing in, keep landing basic attacks to deal a large amount of true damage.

At the start of the match, start with the blue buff first since all of Zanis ‘s skills cost energy.

Pull the stag beetle and blue buff close together to attack both at once, and spam Skill 1 Blood Wyrm for extra movement speed through jungle camps to clear your jungle faster.

Once you reach level 4, move to where enemy heroes lack mobility to coordinate with teammates and take them down more easily.

By the mid game, Zanis has become quite strong and can duel most other heroes, so rotate to gank and join fights continuously to build up passive stacks Dragoon for a permanent physical attack boost.

Also, this hero takes down Dragon and Caesar very quickly, so attack them as soon as there’s an opening to secure a major buff advantage for your team.

If you get the chance, split pushing is also a good playstyle for this hero, since its tower-destroying speed is quite fast with its doubled attack speed ability.

By the late game, move with your team to prepare for the upcoming major fight.

Calmly wait for an opening on the enemy carry or dive in aggressively to attack them repeatedly, keeping Skill 1 Blood Wyrm ready to help you approach unexpectedly.

Since this hero’s passive Dragoon heals you whenever you take part in a kill, trading damage aggressively is a better strategy than kiting.

Try every way to take down the enemy carry to secure the win for the fight and the whole match.