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How to Win Gwen vs Zac Counter MatchupGwen is in the b tier of champions

Gwen vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Gwen in LoLGwen is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Gwen

based on 1,942 Gwen vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as Gwen resulted from an analysis of 1942 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Gwen fights Zac in only 2.4% of her matches.

Gwen vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gwen does a awful job of beating Zac. On average, she wins a lowly 45.9% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Gwen vs Zac rounds, Gwen’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Zac.

Best Gwen vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Gwen Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gwen to level upq
>
Second ability for Gwen to level upe
>
Last skill for Gwen to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gwen's passive ability p
Gwen's q ability q
Gwen's w ability w
Gwen's e ability e
Gwen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Zac as Gwen

Tips for Playing as Gwen against Zac

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

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.

Gwen vs Zac Counter Stats

Gwen Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Zac Image
5.8
< Kills >
4.7
6.2
< Deaths >
4.5
4.7
< Assists >
11.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
160
< Minions Killed >
59
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
3,184
< Physical Damage >
1,382
16,411
< Magic Damage >
14,603
4,629
< True Damage >
1,071
24,225
< Damage Dealt >
17,057
30,639
< Damage Taken >
40,240
11,947
< Gold Earned >
10,722
2.58
< Towers >
1.54
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
8,140
< Total Healing >
42,758
14,600
< Experience >
13,061
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
146
< Time Dealing CC >
429

How to Counter Zac with Gwen in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Gwen versus Zac counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Gwen often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gwen and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Gwen
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gwen
Zac

Who is Better, Gwen or Zac?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes a bad counter to Zac.

While Gwen does have a much lower win rate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gwen into Zac.

Additionally, Gwen also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gwen is a bad counter for Zac. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gwen against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gwen

Gwen Loses Against

SingedSinged40.6% winrateLilliaLillia44% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth44.2% winrateFizzFizz44.2% winrate

Gwen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrateKarthusKarthus52.9% winrateOlafOlaf52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KennenKennen+ 52.5% 318 GamesTryndamereTryndamere+ 52.6% 652 GamesKledKled+ 52.6% 289 GamesCassiopeiaCassiopeia+ 53% 506 Games

Additional Information for Gwen Players

How We Calculated Our Gwen vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Gwen, we analyzed 1,942 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 Gwen 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

Gwen Build Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gwen to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gwen typically picks up more CS as Zac. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gwen versus Zac build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Gwen combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Zac than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Gwen boasted an average winrate of 45.9% when playing against Zac with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Zac as Gwen, Gwen players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Gwen vs Zac clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Gwen x Zac tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every round run with these champions.