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

Zac vs Gnar

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

based on 879 Zac vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Zac resulted from an evaluation of 879 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zac has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his games.

Zac vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Gnar. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.4% of games the champions battle one another in. In Zac against Gnar matches, Zac’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Zac vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairSpirit VisageHollow RadianceIceborn Gauntlet

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 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
W
5
W
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R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Zac vs Gnar Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Gnar Image
4.6
< Kills >
4.9
4.8
< Deaths >
5.9
10.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
55
< Minions Killed >
164
0.99
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,369
< Physical Damage >
18,391
14,049
< Magic Damage >
3,804
1,068
< True Damage >
890
16,487
< Damage Dealt >
23,086
40,465
< Damage Taken >
29,153
10,537
< Gold Earned >
11,131
1.5
< Towers >
2.31
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
41,945
< Total Healing >
5,965
12,864
< Experience >
14,373
22
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
436
< Time Dealing CC >
413

How to Counter Gnar with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Zac vs. Gnar counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Zac usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Gnar

Who is Better, Zac or Gnar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Gnar, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a great counter for Gnar.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Zac also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Gnaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. 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 in League of Legends, in Zac vs Gnar matchups, Zac is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Zac, we analyzed 879 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Gnar during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often picks up less CS relative to Gnar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Zac versus Gnar build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Gnar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Gnar as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Zac vs Gnar clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

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