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How to Win Fiddlesticks vs Zac Counter MatchupFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions

Fiddlesticks vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Fiddlesticks

based on 1,495 Fiddlesticks vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Fiddlesticks came out of an evaluation of 1495 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Fiddlesticks has to counter Zac in only 2.3% of his matches.

Fiddlesticks vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Fiddlesticks has done a terrible job of countering Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Fiddlesticks against Zac rounds, Fiddlesticks’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Zac.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's TormentVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Zac as Fiddlesticks

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.

Fiddlesticks vs Zac Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Zac Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.1
6.6
< Deaths >
4.7
9.3
< Assists >
11.2
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
41
< Minions Killed >
64
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.09
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.47
342
< Physical Damage >
1,500
18,575
< Magic Damage >
15,668
1,633
< True Damage >
1,187
20,551
< Damage Dealt >
18,356
34,093
< Damage Taken >
42,638
11,320
< Gold Earned >
11,227
1.07
< Towers >
1.6
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
17,478
< Total Healing >
45,541
12,954
< Experience >
13,709
47
< Vision Score >
23
4
< Wards Placed >
8
762
< Time Dealing CC >
465

How to Counter Zac with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Fiddlesticks versus Zac matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..

Fiddlesticks typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Zac

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 46.0% win rate. As a result, Fiddlesticks makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Fiddlesticks does have a lower win rate than Zac, when on opposite teams, Fiddlesticks also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Fiddlesticks into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Fiddlesticks has a good amount of utility and CC, 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 Fiddlesticks vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Fiddlesticks is a terribly counter to Zac. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Fiddlesticks against Zac.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 1,495 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Fiddlesticks to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks usually picks up less CS compared to Zac. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Fiddlesticks versus Zac build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Zac than with most other common builds. In fact, Fiddlesticks had an average win rate of 46.0% battling Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Zac as Fiddlesticks, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Triple Tonic runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Fiddlesticks vs Zac battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zac as Fiddlesticks are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.