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How to Win Veigar vs Zac Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Veigar

based on 2,675 Veigar vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Veigar resulted from an analysis of 2675 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Veigar fights Zac in only 2.0% of his games.

Veigar vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Veigar has done a dismal job of countering Zac. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Veigar versus Zac games, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zac.

Best Veigar vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLuden's Companion

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zac as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Zac

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

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.

Veigar vs Zac Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Zac Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.8
6.4
< Deaths >
4.8
6.5
< Assists >
10.9
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
170
< Minions Killed >
59
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.1
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
733
< Physical Damage >
1,454
22,971
< Magic Damage >
14,721
1,146
< True Damage >
1,148
24,852
< Damage Dealt >
17,323
19,349
< Damage Taken >
42,339
12,101
< Gold Earned >
10,970
2.02
< Towers >
1.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
1,922
< Total Healing >
44,197
14,371
< Experience >
13,471
21
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
8
88
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Zac with Veigar in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several important Veigar against Zac counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Veigar typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Veigar and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Zac

Who is Better, Veigar or Zac?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Veigar makes a poor counter to Zac.

While Veigar does have a lower winrate than Zac, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Veigar is a somewhat poor counter to Zac. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Zac.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Veigar, we analyzed 2,675 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 Veigar 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

To truly master Veigar in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar often gets more CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Zac build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Zac than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of defeating Zac as Veigar, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Veigar vs Zac counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

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