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How to Win Maokai vs Zac Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Maokai

based on 3,947 Maokai vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Maokai engaged Zac 3947 times. With so many games with Maokai vs Zac gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable data and a supported build to counter your opposition. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Maokai has to counter Zac in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Zac Matchup Summary

Maokai does a average job of beating Zac. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Maokai versus Zac rounds, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Maokai vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Zac as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Zac

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack 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.

Maokai vs Zac Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Zac Image
2.8
< Kills >
4.6
5.9
< Deaths >
4.8
12.6
< Assists >
11.2
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
50
< Minions Killed >
62
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.98
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,756
< Physical Damage >
1,515
11,818
< Magic Damage >
15,860
1,290
< True Damage >
1,191
14,865
< Damage Dealt >
18,566
29,278
< Damage Taken >
41,405
9,194
< Gold Earned >
10,710
1.42
< Towers >
1.49
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
9,302
< Total Healing >
43,236
11,136
< Experience >
13,037
48
< Vision Score >
23
20
< Wards Placed >
8
426
< Time Dealing CC >
442

How to Counter Zac with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Maokai against Zac counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..

Maokai usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Zac

Who is Better, Maokai or Zac?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zac, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes an ok counter for Zac.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Zac.

Additionally, Maokai also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Maokai is a decent counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Maokai against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Maokai, we analyzed 3,947 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zac. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Maokai versus Zac build consist of Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Zac than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Zac as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Maokai vs Zac clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

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