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

Zac vs Darius

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

based on 3,208 Zac vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
3.14
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Zac came out of an evaluation of 3208 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zac is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.7% of his matches.

Zac vs Darius Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of beating Darius. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.6% of the time the champions face one another in. In Zac versus Darius rounds, Zac’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Darius.

Best Zac vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerRanduin's OmenCelestial OppositionLiandry's Torment

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
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
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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W
9
E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Zac vs Darius Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Darius Image
4.5
< Kills >
6.7
5
< Deaths >
6.3
11.2
< Assists >
4.5
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
58
< Minions Killed >
172
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,356
< Physical Damage >
17,669
14,587
< Magic Damage >
112
1,117
< True Damage >
4,620
17,062
< Damage Dealt >
22,401
40,229
< Damage Taken >
32,604
10,694
< Gold Earned >
11,981
1.49
< Towers >
2.33
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
42,079
< Total Healing >
8,065
13,075
< Experience >
14,549
23
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
438
< Time Dealing CC >
163

How to Counter Darius with Zac in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Zac vs. Darius matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Darius

Who is Better, Zac or Darius?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Darius, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter for Darius.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zac is an above average counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Zac, we analyzed 3,208 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 Darius 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average racks up less CS relative to Darius. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Zac versus Darius build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 52.6% when countering Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Darius as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Zac vs Darius battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Zac are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.