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How to Win Zac vs Aatrox Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Zac

based on 4,662 Zac vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Zac did battle with Aatrox 4662 times. Including so many games with Zac versus Aatrox gives us faith in our capability to provide informative statistics and a solid build to crush your foe. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Zac fights Aatrox in only 5.4% of his games.

Zac vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Zac does a decent job of countering Aatrox. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Zac against Aatrox rounds, Zac’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Zac vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSpirit VisageSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerAbyssal MaskKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Zac's passive ability p
Zac's q ability q
Zac's w ability w
Zac's e ability e
Zac's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Aatrox as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Aatrox

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Zac vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Aatrox Image
4.3
< Kills >
5.6
4.8
< Deaths >
5.9
10.6
< Assists >
5.7
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
62
< Minions Killed >
169
0.92
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,481
< Physical Damage >
19,634
15,056
< Magic Damage >
4,227
1,091
< True Damage >
859
17,629
< Damage Dealt >
24,722
39,809
< Damage Taken >
36,820
10,431
< Gold Earned >
11,250
1.46
< Towers >
2.04
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
41,107
< Total Healing >
14,788
12,794
< Experience >
14,420
22
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
422
< Time Dealing CC >
238

How to Counter Aatrox with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Zac against Aatrox matchup stats that may help us understand the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zac often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Aatrox. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Aatrox

Who is Better, Zac or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Aatrox, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Aatrox.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Aatroxas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Aatrox matchups, Zac is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zac is a decent counter for Aatrox. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Aatrox.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Zac, we analyzed 4,662 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 Aatrox as Zac 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 Zac in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually picks up less CS as Aatrox. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zac versus Aatrox build include Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, and Sunfire Aegis. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Aatrox than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 51.3% when playing against Aatrox with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Aatrox as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zac vs Aatrox fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Zac are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.