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

Zac vs Jhin

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

based on 9,509 Zac vs Jhin matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
11.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Zac faced Jhin 9509 times. Including so many matchups for Zac vs Jhin gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to destroy your foe. This champion matchup is fairly common. Zac is forced to battle against Jhin in 11.1% of his games.

Zac vs Jhin Matchup Summary

Zac has done a decent job of countering Jhin. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Zac vs Jhin rounds, Zac’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Jhin.

Best Zac vs Jhin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerUnending DespairAbyssal MaskSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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
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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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jhin as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Jhin

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 Jhin

Jhin places invisible traps around the map. Watch where you step!

Jhin's attacks are quite potent, but he runs out of ammo after the 4th shot. Use this window to jump him and burst him down.

Deadly Flourish only roots those hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds.

Zac vs Jhin Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Jhin Image
4.6
< Kills >
7.6
4.9
< Deaths >
5.6
10.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
62
< Minions Killed >
174
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,434
< Physical Damage >
20,123
14,775
< Magic Damage >
1,143
1,111
< True Damage >
1,006
17,321
< Damage Dealt >
22,272
41,628
< Damage Taken >
19,224
10,816
< Gold Earned >
12,239
1.5
< Towers >
2.19
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
43,155
< Total Healing >
4,983
13,228
< Experience >
12,711
23
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
443
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Jhin with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some important Zac vs. Jhin matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jhin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jhin..

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Jhin. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Jhin

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Jhin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Jhin

Who is Better, Zac or Jhin?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Jhin, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Jhin.

While Zac does have a higher win rate than Jhin, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Zac into Jhinas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jhin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter 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 Jhin matchups, Zac is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter for Jhin. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zac against Jhin.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Jhin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jhin as Zac, we analyzed 9,509 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 Jhin 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Jhin during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually picks up less CS as Jhin. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zac versus Jhin build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Liandry's Torment. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Jhin than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Jhin with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Jhin as Zac, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Zac vs Jhin matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jhin as Zac are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.