Background Image
How to Win Zac vs Hecarim Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
FighterTank

How to Beat Hecarim as Zac

based on 2,203 Zac vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our database, Zac engaged Hecarim 2203 times. Including so many matchups for Zac vs Hecarim gives us confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a solid build to wreck Hecarim. This pairing is fairly rare. Zac has to counter Hecarim in only 2.6% of his matches.

Zac vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of beating Hecarim. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Zac against Hecarim matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Zac vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Unending DespairIceborn GauntletSpirit VisageLiandry's Torment

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
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Zac vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Hecarim Image
4.5
< Kills >
6.8
4.7
< Deaths >
5.9
10.7
< Assists >
8.2
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
60
< Minions Killed >
37
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,428
< Physical Damage >
15,162
14,649
< Magic Damage >
2,831
1,128
< True Damage >
1,364
17,207
< Damage Dealt >
19,357
39,184
< Damage Taken >
41,136
10,510
< Gold Earned >
12,199
1.51
< Towers >
1.24
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
41,034
< Total Healing >
21,661
12,816
< Experience >
14,010
22
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
5
434
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Hecarim with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Zac vs. Hecarim matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hecarim..

Zac normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Hecarim. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Hecarim

Who is Better, Zac or Hecarim?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Hecarim, with a 52.0% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a good counter to Hecarim.

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

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Hecarim matchups, Zac is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter for Hecarim. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Hecarim.

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 Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Zac, we analyzed 2,203 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 Hecarim 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 Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zac in order to counter Hecarim during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often accumulates more CS as Hecarim. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zac versus Hecarim build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Hecarim than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.0% when playing against Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Hecarim as Zac, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Hecarim battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Zac versus Hecarim tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are computed using all games finished with these champs.