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

Zac vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
SupportMage

How to Beat Bard as Zac

based on 2,624 Zac vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Zac faced off against Bard 2624 times. Having so many matchups for Zac vs Bard gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a solid build to suppress Bard. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Zac encounters Bard in only 3.1% of his matches.

Zac vs Bard Matchup Summary

Zac does a average job of countering Bard. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Zac against Bard matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Zac vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentAbyssal MaskUnending DespairRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
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Second ability for Zac to level upe
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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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Bard as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Zac vs Bard Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Bard Image
4.6
< Kills >
2.6
4.7
< Deaths >
5.2
10.6
< Assists >
13.9
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.54
64
< Minions Killed >
30
1
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,406
< Physical Damage >
3,133
15,222
< Magic Damage >
8,485
1,141
< True Damage >
1,347
17,770
< Damage Dealt >
12,967
40,616
< Damage Taken >
21,331
10,721
< Gold Earned >
8,904
1.53
< Towers >
1.69
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
42,846
< Total Healing >
6,435
13,122
< Experience >
11,150
23
< Vision Score >
63
8
< Wards Placed >
27
447
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Bard with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several important Zac versus Bard matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard..

Zac normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Bard. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Bard

Who is Better, Zac or Bard?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Bard, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Zac makes an ok counter to Bard.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Bard, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Bardas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zac is a decent counter to Bard. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Bard.

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 Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Zac, we analyzed 2,624 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 Bard 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 Bard during both the lane 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 stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically accumulates more CS as Bard. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zac versus Bard build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Bard than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Bard with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Bard as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Zac vs Bard counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.4% winrate overall.

If you need to get Zac x Bard tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all games run with both champs.