Gangplank vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Gangplank
based on 1,311 Gangplank vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Zac
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Gangplank in LoL
The stats shown here highlight several influential Gangplank against Zac matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..
Gangplank often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gangplank and Zac
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Zac?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Zac.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Zac, when on opposite teams, Gangplank also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gangplank into Zacas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Gangplank is a trash counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gangplank against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gangplank in order to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank usually racks up more CS as Zac. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Zac build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Navori Quickblades, and The Collector. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Zac than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 46.9% when playing against Zac with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Zac as Gangplank, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gangplank vs Zac clashes, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.
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