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

Zac vs Akshan

How to Beat Akshan as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Akshan as Zac

based on 1,522 Zac vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3.36
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Akshan as Zac came out of an evaluation of 1522 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Zac is forced to battle against Akshan in only 1.8% of his games.

Zac vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of beating Akshan. On average, he wins a whopping 53.2% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Zac against Akshan matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Akshan.

Best Zac vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletCelestial OppositionRanduin's OmenUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Akshan

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.

Zac vs Akshan Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Akshan Image
4.6
< Kills >
7.6
4.7
< Deaths >
6.5
11.2
< Assists >
5.6
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
58
< Minions Killed >
167
0.99
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,364
< Physical Damage >
18,775
14,073
< Magic Damage >
3,334
1,067
< True Damage >
1,658
16,505
< Damage Dealt >
23,767
39,716
< Damage Taken >
21,414
10,683
< Gold Earned >
12,224
1.47
< Towers >
2.07
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
41,930
< Total Healing >
4,096
13,055
< Experience >
13,840
23
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
449
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Akshan with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several valuable Zac versus Akshan counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Akshan. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Akshan

Who is Better, Zac or Akshan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Akshan, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a great counter for Akshan.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Akshanas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Akshan matchups, Zac is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Akshan. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zac

Zac Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.5% winrateKledKled46.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc47.4% winrate

Zac Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.9% winrateZoeZoe57.3% winrateKarthusKarthus57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BardBard+ 55.6% 2434 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 55.9% 1531 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1878 GamesViVi+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Zac, we analyzed 1,522 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 Akshan 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac in order to counter Akshan during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac most often picks up less CS as Akshan. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Zac versus Akshan build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Akshan than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 53.2% when playing against Akshan with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Akshan as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Zac vs Akshan face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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