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How to Win Shyvana vs Zac Counter MatchupShyvana is in the b tier of champions

Shyvana vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Shyvana in LoLShyvana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Shyvana

based on 1,156 Shyvana vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Shyvana resulted from an examination of 1156 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Shyvana has to counter Zac in only 2.2% of her matches.

Shyvana vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shyvana has done a awful job of beating Zac. On average, she wins a lowly 46.4% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Shyvana vs Zac rounds, Shyvana’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Zac.

Best Shyvana vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Shyvana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTrinity ForceVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Shyvana to level upe
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Second ability for Shyvana to level upw
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Last skill for Shyvana to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Shyvana's passive ability p
Shyvana's q ability q
Shyvana's w ability w
Shyvana's e ability e
Shyvana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Zac as Shyvana

Tips for Playing as Shyvana against Zac

It can be valuable to purchase one of the items that can slow enemies: Frozen Mallet, Dead Man's Plate, or Entropy.

Shyvana's abilities all benefit from attacking units. As a result, Attack Speed items are more valuable on her than most champions.

Burnout is an ideal choice for jungling. Monsters will be hit by the full duration, and the speed boost improves her ganking potential.

Flame Breath is great to level-up against difficult lane opponents.

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.

Shyvana vs Zac Counter Stats

Shyvana Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Zac Image
5.9
< Kills >
5
6.2
< Deaths >
4.6
6.6
< Assists >
11.1
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
69
< Minions Killed >
61
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
5,333
< Physical Damage >
1,464
15,053
< Magic Damage >
15,092
1,688
< True Damage >
1,131
22,076
< Damage Dealt >
17,688
34,685
< Damage Taken >
41,206
12,402
< Gold Earned >
11,031
1.77
< Towers >
1.57
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
12,744
< Total Healing >
44,183
14,463
< Experience >
13,482
23
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
8
211
< Time Dealing CC >
461

How to Counter Zac with Shyvana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Shyvana against Zac matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. Shyvana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Shyvana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Shyvana normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shyvana and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Shyvana
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shyvana
Zac

Who is Better, Shyvana or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Shyvana usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 46.4% win rate. Therefore, Shyvana makes a bad counter to Zac.

While Shyvana does have a lower winrate than Zac, when facing one another, Shyvana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Shyvana into Zac.

Furthermore, Shyvana has only a small 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 lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Shyvana 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 team members during teamfights.

Shyvana is a trash counter to Zac. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Shyvana against Zac.

Additional Information for Shyvana Players

How We Calculated Our Shyvana vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Shyvana, we analyzed 1,156 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 Shyvana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Shyvana to counter Zac during both the lane 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 presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shyvana usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Shyvana versus Zac build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Shyvana bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Zac than with most other common builds. In fact, Shyvana had an average winrate of 46.4% battling Zac with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zac as Shyvana, Shyvana players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Shyvana vs Zac LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zac as Shyvana are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.