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

Zac vs Hwei

How to Beat Hwei as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Hwei as Zac

based on 3,994 Zac vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
55.8 %
K/D/A
3.36
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Zac did battle with Hwei 3994 times. Having so many matchups for Zac vs Hwei gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative data and a supported build to obliterate your rival. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Zac has to counter Hwei in only 4.7% of his rounds.

Zac vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Zac has done a great job of countering Hwei. Typically, he wins a terrific 55.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Zac versus Hwei games, Zac’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Zac vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskRanduin's OmenSpirit 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 HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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
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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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R

Guide to Countering Hwei as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Zac vs Hwei Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
55.8 %
VS
Win Rate
44.2 %
Hwei Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.3
4.7
< Deaths >
6.3
11
< Assists >
8.8
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
62
< Minions Killed >
143
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,420
< Physical Damage >
1,063
14,704
< Magic Damage >
23,150
1,127
< True Damage >
933
17,252
< Damage Dealt >
25,148
42,336
< Damage Taken >
18,799
10,966
< Gold Earned >
10,923
1.61
< Towers >
1.81
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
44,349
< Total Healing >
1,660
13,462
< Experience >
13,401
23
< Vision Score >
28
8
< Wards Placed >
13
445
< Time Dealing CC >
578

How to Counter Hwei with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here show some valuable Zac against Hwei matchup stats that may help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Hwei..

Zac often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Hwei. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Hwei

Who is Better, Zac or Hwei?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Hwei, with a 55.8% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a fantastic counter for Hwei.

While Zac does have a much higher winrate than Hwei, when facing one another, Zac also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Hweias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Hwei 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 team fights.

Zac is a great counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zac against Hwei.

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 Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Zac, we analyzed 3,994 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 Hwei 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 Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Hwei during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets less CS compared to Hwei. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Zac versus Hwei build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Hwei than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 55.8% when playing against Hwei with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Hwei as Zac, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zac vs Hwei LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Hwei as Zac are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.