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

Zac vs Kayle

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

based on 2,346 Zac vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Zac did battle with Kayle 2346 times. With so many matchups for Zac vs Kayle provides us faith in our capability to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck your foe. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Zac fights Kayle in only 2.7% of his matches.

Zac vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zac has done a poor job of beating Kayle. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Zac against Kayle games, Zac’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Zac vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentAbyssal MaskRiftmakerIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upe
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Second ability for Zac to level upw
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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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Zac vs Kayle Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Kayle Image
4.7
< Kills >
5.5
4.7
< Deaths >
6.1
10.8
< Assists >
5.8
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
61
< Minions Killed >
197
1.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.59
1,357
< Physical Damage >
7,416
14,005
< Magic Damage >
14,442
1,169
< True Damage >
1,181
16,533
< Damage Dealt >
23,040
40,709
< Damage Taken >
23,492
10,835
< Gold Earned >
12,496
1.61
< Towers >
2.78
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
42,738
< Total Healing >
7,218
13,207
< Experience >
15,446
23
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
437
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Kayle with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here show several significant Zac versus Kayle matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayle. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kayle. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Kayle

Who is Better, Zac or Kayle?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when playing against Kayle, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Zac makes an ok counter for Kayle.

While Zac does have a lower win rate compared to Kayle, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Kayleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zac is a somewhat poor counter to Kayle. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Kayle.

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 Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Zac, we analyzed 2,346 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 Kayle 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 Kayle Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Kayle during both the lane 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 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 a lot less CS as Kayle. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zac versus Kayle build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Kayle than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Kayle with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Kayle 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zac vs Kayle counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Zac are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.