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

Zac vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
MageSupport

How to Beat Karma as Zac

based on 2,633 Zac vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
3.21
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Zac did battle with Karma 2633 times. Having so many matchups for Zac versus Karma provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative stats and a supported build to obliterate your enemy. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Zac is forced to battle against Karma in only 3.1% of his games.

Zac vs Karma Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Karma. On average, he wins a terrific 52.7% of games the champs face each other in. In Zac versus Karma rounds, Zac’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Zac vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailHollow Radiance

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentUnending DespairJak'Sho, The Protean

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
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E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Karma as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Zac vs Karma Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Karma Image
4.5
< Kills >
3
4.7
< Deaths >
5.7
10.6
< Assists >
11.8
1.03
< Killing Sprees >
0.63
66
< Minions Killed >
70
0.93
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,444
< Physical Damage >
1,069
14,439
< Magic Damage >
14,985
1,064
< True Damage >
1,048
16,947
< Damage Dealt >
17,103
41,366
< Damage Taken >
19,008
10,669
< Gold Earned >
9,151
1.59
< Towers >
1.9
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
43,103
< Total Healing >
2,804
13,060
< Experience >
11,251
23
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
426
< Time Dealing CC >
241

How to Counter Karma with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Zac versus Karma counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karma..

Zac normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Karma

Who is Better, Zac or Karma?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Karma, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter for Karma.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Karma, when facing one another, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Karmaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Karma matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zac is a good counter for Karma. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Karma.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Zac, we analyzed 2,633 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 Karma 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 Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up 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 usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Karma. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zac versus Karma build consist of Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Karma than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 52.7% battling Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Karma as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Zac vs Karma matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.7% win rate overall.

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