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

Zac vs Kayn

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

based on 4,016 Zac vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.35
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayn as Zac came out of an examination of 4016 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Zac is forced to battle against Kayn in only 4.7% of his matches.

Zac vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Zac does a decent job of countering Kayn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champions face one another in. In Zac against Kayn rounds, Zac’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kayn.

Best Zac vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalChain Vest

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSpirit VisageSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskLiandry's TormentCelestial OppositionRiftmaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
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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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Kayn as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Kayn

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 Kayn

When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.

Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.

Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.

Zac vs Kayn Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
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4.8
< Kills >
6.8
4.8
< Deaths >
6.6
11.3
< Assists >
7.5
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
61
< Minions Killed >
39
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,535
< Physical Damage >
18,363
15,456
< Magic Damage >
1,013
1,181
< True Damage >
1,523
18,172
< Damage Dealt >
20,899
41,731
< Damage Taken >
39,239
10,932
< Gold Earned >
12,196
1.55
< Towers >
1.15
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
43,633
< Total Healing >
19,563
13,409
< Experience >
13,995
24
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
452
< Time Dealing CC >
303

How to Counter Kayn with Zac in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several important Zac vs. Kayn counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayn..

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kayn. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Kayn

Who is Better, Zac or Kayn?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Kayn, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a good counter to Kayn.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Kayn, when facing one another, Zac also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zac into Kaynas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Kayn matchups, Zac is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter to Kayn. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zac against Kayn.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Zac, we analyzed 4,016 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 Kayn 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 Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average racks up more CS relative to Kayn. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zac versus Kayn build include Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, and Sunfire Aegis. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Kayn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 51.9% battling Kayn with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Kayn as Zac, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Zac vs Kayn matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

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