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

Zac vs Ashe

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

based on 5,420 Zac vs Ashe matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ashe as Zac came out of an analysis of 5420 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Zac is forced to battle against Ashe in only 6.3% of his matches.

Zac vs Ashe Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of beating Ashe. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.4% of games the champions face one another in. In Zac against Ashe rounds, Zac’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Ashe.

Best Zac vs Ashe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskLiandry's TormentAnathema's ChainsRiftmaker

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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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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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Q
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Guide to Countering Ashe as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Ashe

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 Ashe

Ashe has very few defensive options, and she's a good target to gank.

Be wary of moving around the map alone if Ashe has not recently cast her Enchanted Crystal Arrow.

Zac vs Ashe Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Ashe Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.4
4.8
< Deaths >
6.9
11
< Assists >
9.2
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
60
< Minions Killed >
139
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,445
< Physical Damage >
15,849
14,796
< Magic Damage >
2,596
1,159
< True Damage >
1,100
17,402
< Damage Dealt >
19,545
41,127
< Damage Taken >
19,873
10,848
< Gold Earned >
10,963
1.52
< Towers >
1.97
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
42,849
< Total Healing >
3,682
13,235
< Experience >
11,912
23
< Vision Score >
30
8
< Wards Placed >
12
448
< Time Dealing CC >
616

How to Counter Ashe with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Zac against Ashe counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ashe’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ashe..

Zac often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ashe. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Ashe

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Ashe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Ashe

Who is Better, Zac or Ashe?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Ashe, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a great counter to Ashe.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Ashe, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Asheas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ashe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Ashe 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 allies during teamfights.

Zac is a great counter for Ashe. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Ashe.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Ashe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ashe as Zac, we analyzed 5,420 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 Ashe 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Ashe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets less CS compared to Ashe. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Zac versus Ashe build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Ashe than with most other common builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 53.4% battling Ashe with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Ashe as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Zac vs Ashe matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ashe as Zac are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located above.