Xerath vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Xerath
based on 3,285 Xerath vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Zac
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Xerath vs. Zac matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zac..
Xerath normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Zac
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Who is Better, Xerath or Zac?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes a bad counter to Zac.
While Xerath does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath has some amount 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter to Zac. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Zac during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often accumulates more CS as Zac. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Xerath versus Zac build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Zac than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when countering Zac with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Zac as Xerath, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Xerath vs Zac counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zac as Xerath are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.