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

Zac vs Ekko

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

based on 4,277 Zac vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our data, Zac battled Ekko 4277 times. Including so many matchups for Zac vs Ekko gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a supported build to destroy your rival. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Zac encounters Ekko in only 5.0% of his matches.

Zac vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Zac has done a decent job of countering Ekko. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Zac vs Ekko rounds, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ekko.

Best Zac vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalDark Seal

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentAbyssal MaskIceborn Gauntlet

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 HasteAdaptive ForceHealth 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
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Ekko

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 Ekko

The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.

Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.

Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.

Zac vs Ekko Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Ekko Image
4.7
< Kills >
7.5
4.8
< Deaths >
6
11.1
< Assists >
6.6
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
60
< Minions Killed >
105
1
< Dragons Killed >
0.76
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,470
< Physical Damage >
2,412
15,139
< Magic Damage >
18,530
1,086
< True Damage >
1,507
17,696
< Damage Dealt >
22,450
41,035
< Damage Taken >
31,186
10,787
< Gold Earned >
12,252
1.52
< Towers >
1.83
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
43,620
< Total Healing >
11,473
13,157
< Experience >
13,994
23
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
448
< Time Dealing CC >
382

How to Counter Ekko with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Zac against Ekko matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ekko’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ekko. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Ekko

Who is Better, Zac or Ekko?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Ekko, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a good counter to Ekko.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Ekko, when facing one another, Zac also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Ekkoas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Ekko matchups, Zac is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Zac is a decent counter to Ekko. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zac against Ekko.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zac

Zac Loses Against

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Zac Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Zac, we analyzed 4,277 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 Ekko 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically accumulates less CS relative to Ekko. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zac versus Ekko build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Ekko than with most other common builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Ekko with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Ekko as Zac, you 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 used for Zac vs Ekko counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

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