Cho'Gath vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Cho'Gath
based on 1,871 Cho'Gath vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Cho'Gath vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Cho'Gath vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Cho'Gath
Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Zac
Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.
If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.
Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.
Advice to Win Against Zac
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.
Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Cho'Gath vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Cho'Gath in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Cho'Gath against Zac matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..
Cho'Gath typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Cho'Gath and Zac
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Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Zac?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zac, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Cho'Gath makes an ok counter to Zac.
While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Cho'Gath also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Zac.
Furthermore, Cho'Gath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cho'Gath against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Cho'Gath to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Cho'Gath usually accumulates more CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Cho'Gath versus Zac build include Thornmail, Heartsteel, and Hollow Radiance. When Cho'Gath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Zac than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Cho'Gath boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Zac with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Zac as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Cho'Gath vs Zac counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.
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