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

Zac vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Zac

based on 606 Zac vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
3.48
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Zac came out of an evaluation of 606 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Zac is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.7% of his games.

Zac vs Elise Matchup Summary

Zac does a great job of beating Elise. On average, he wins a whopping 55.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Zac vs Elise games, Zac’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Elise.

Best Zac vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceAbyssal MaskJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
>
Second ability for Zac to level upe
>
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Elise as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Zac vs Elise Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Elise Image
5
< Kills >
7
4.6
< Deaths >
6.7
11
< Assists >
7.4
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
64
< Minions Killed >
31
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,450
< Physical Damage >
1,379
15,033
< Magic Damage >
16,409
1,113
< True Damage >
1,906
17,596
< Damage Dealt >
19,695
40,920
< Damage Taken >
29,478
10,937
< Gold Earned >
11,245
1.59
< Towers >
1.29
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
42,882
< Total Healing >
13,168
13,118
< Experience >
12,506
24
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
7
448
< Time Dealing CC >
176

How to Counter Elise with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some critical Zac against Elise matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Elise’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Elise..

Zac normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Elise. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Elise

Who is Better, Zac or Elise?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 55.4% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a fantastic counter to Elise.

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

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

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

Zac is a great counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Elise.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Zac, we analyzed 606 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 Elise 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 truly master Zac to counter Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often racks up more CS compared to Elise. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zac versus Elise build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Elise than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 55.4% battling Elise with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Elise as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zac vs Elise battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.4% win rate overall.

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