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How to Win Draven vs Zac Counter MatchupDraven is in the s tier of champions

Draven vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Draven in LoLDraven is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Draven

based on 2,791 Draven vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. Within our database, Draven faced Zac 2791 times. Using so many games with Draven vs Zac gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to defeat your foe. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Draven encounters Zac in only 2.3% of his games.

Draven vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Draven does a poor job of countering Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Draven against Zac rounds, Draven’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Zac.

Best Draven vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterHubris

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonOpportunityLord Dominik's RegardsEssence Reaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
>
Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Zac as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Zac

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

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.

Draven vs Zac Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Zac Image
8.2
< Kills >
4.7
7
< Deaths >
4.6
5.7
< Assists >
11.1
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
174
< Minions Killed >
62
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.92
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
22,543
< Physical Damage >
1,428
131
< Magic Damage >
14,676
1,131
< True Damage >
1,026
23,805
< Damage Dealt >
17,132
22,592
< Damage Taken >
39,138
13,540
< Gold Earned >
10,637
2.29
< Towers >
1.57
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
6,648
< Total Healing >
41,214
12,071
< Experience >
12,937
15
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
8
87
< Time Dealing CC >
442

How to Counter Zac with Draven in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Draven against Zac matchup stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zac. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Draven usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Zac

Who is Better, Draven or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Draven usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Draven makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Draven does have a lower win rate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Draven also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Draven into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Draven has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Draven is a bad counter to Zac. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Draven against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Draven

Draven Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai44.9% winrateZyraZyra45.9% winrateBraumBraum46.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.6% winrate

Draven Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.4% winrateZeriZeri56.1% winrateKarthusKarthus56% winrateGnarGnar54% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.7% 8432 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.7% 3014 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.2% 7905 GamesBlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.6% 7244 Games

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Draven, we analyzed 2,791 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zac as Draven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Draven Build Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven often accumulates more CS relative to Zac. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Draven versus Zac build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Hubris. When Draven combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Zac with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Zac as Draven, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Draven vs Zac clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.

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