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

Zac vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 1,227 Zac vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.24
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Zac battled Heimerdinger 1227 times. Having so many games with Zac versus Heimerdinger gives us confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to annihilate Heimerdinger. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Zac encounters Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of his matches.

Zac vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Zac versus Heimerdinger rounds, Zac’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Zac vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernIceborn GauntletHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
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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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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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 Heimerdinger as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Zac vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Heimerdinger Image
4.9
< Kills >
4.6
5
< Deaths >
6.9
11.3
< Assists >
7.7
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.03
60
< Minions Killed >
132
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,383
< Physical Damage >
886
15,049
< Magic Damage >
25,344
1,170
< True Damage >
1,223
17,603
< Damage Dealt >
27,454
44,445
< Damage Taken >
21,369
11,094
< Gold Earned >
10,957
1.48
< Towers >
2
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
45,904
< Total Healing >
2,148
13,793
< Experience >
13,556
22
< Vision Score >
32
8
< Wards Placed >
14
526
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several valuable Zac vs. Heimerdinger counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between the pair. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Zac often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Zac or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter for Heimerdinger.

While Zac does have a higher win rate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Heimerdinger matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Zac is a good counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Heimerdinger.

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

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Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Zac, we analyzed 1,227 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 Heimerdinger 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 truly master Zac in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often racks up less CS as Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zac versus Heimerdinger build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.5% battling Heimerdinger with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Heimerdinger as Zac, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Zac vs Heimerdinger fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.5% winrate overall.

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