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

Zac vs Janna

How to Beat Janna as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Janna as Zac

based on 2,530 Zac vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
3.02
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Janna as Zac came out of an analysis of 2530 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zac fights Janna in only 2.9% of his games.

Zac vs Janna Matchup Summary

Zac has done a ok job of beating Janna. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Zac versus Janna matches, Zac’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Janna.

Best Zac vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Unending DespairRiftmakerAbyssal MaskLiandry'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 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
8
E
9
W
10
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 Janna as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Zac vs Janna Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Janna Image
4.1
< Kills >
1.4
4.6
< Deaths >
4.9
9.8
< Assists >
14.7
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
65
< Minions Killed >
27
0.99
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,328
< Physical Damage >
1,040
13,800
< Magic Damage >
6,507
1,022
< True Damage >
628
16,150
< Damage Dealt >
8,176
39,405
< Damage Taken >
16,884
10,414
< Gold Earned >
8,242
1.48
< Towers >
2.19
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
41,408
< Total Healing >
7,621
12,787
< Experience >
10,316
23
< Vision Score >
63
8
< Wards Placed >
28
435
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Janna with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Zac vs. Janna counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Janna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Janna..

Zac typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Janna. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Janna

Who is Better, Zac or Janna?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when facing off against Janna, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Zac makes an ok counter to Janna.

While Zac does have a lower winrate compared to Janna, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Jannaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Janna. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zac is a somewhat poor counter for Janna. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Janna.

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 Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Zac, we analyzed 2,530 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 Janna 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 Janna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Janna during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average picks up more CS relative to Janna. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zac versus Janna build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Janna than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Janna with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Janna as Zac, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Zac vs Janna battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Janna as Zac are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.