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

Zac vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Zac

based on 3,209 Zac vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Zac came out of an evaluation of 3209 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zac is forced to battle against Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Zac vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of beating Blitzcrank. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Zac against Blitzcrank rounds, Zac’s side is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Zac vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskUnending DespairRiftmakerCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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 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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Zac vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Blitzcrank Image
4.8
< Kills >
2.1
5
< Deaths >
6.4
11.7
< Assists >
13.5
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
58
< Minions Killed >
29
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,413
< Physical Damage >
2,771
15,922
< Magic Damage >
6,005
1,161
< True Damage >
1,143
18,497
< Damage Dealt >
9,919
40,898
< Damage Taken >
23,652
10,879
< Gold Earned >
8,433
1.58
< Towers >
1.28
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
42,743
< Total Healing >
2,356
13,167
< Experience >
10,296
23
< Vision Score >
58
8
< Wards Placed >
25
451
< Time Dealing CC >
314

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Zac versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank..

Zac normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Zac or Blitzcrank?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Blitzcrank.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Blitzcrankas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Blitzcrank matchups, Zac is the better champ 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 good counter for Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Zac, we analyzed 3,209 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 Blitzcrank 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

Zac Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Blitzcrank 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 displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zac versus Blitzcrank build consist of Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Blitzcrank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Blitzcrank with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Blitzcrank as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Zac vs Blitzcrank matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Zac are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.