Malphite vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Malphite
based on 3,166 Malphite vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Zac
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several important Malphite versus Zac matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..
Malphite typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Zac
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Who is Better, Malphite or Zac?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a bad counter for Zac.
While Malphite does have a lower win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Malphite also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Malphite into Zac.
Moreover, Malphite also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Malphite is a bad counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Malphite in order to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite often accumulates more CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Zac build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Malphite used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Zac than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 46.5% when playing against Zac with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Zac as Malphite, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Malphite vs Zac fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zac as Malphite are presented for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.