Lucian vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Lucian
based on 5,534 Lucian vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Zac
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Lucian vs. Zac matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..
Lucian typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Zac
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Who is Better, Lucian or Zac?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a bad counter for Zac.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate than Zac, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lucian into Zac.
Moreover, Lucian also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Lucian is a garbage counter to Zac. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Lucian against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian typically accumulates more CS as Zac. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Zac build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Zac than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 47.6% battling Zac with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Zac as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Lucian vs Zac matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.
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