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

Zac vs Maokai

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

based on 3,947 Zac vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our data, Zac battled Maokai 3947 times. Including so many matchups for Zac versus Maokai gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to smash Maokai. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Zac is forced to battle against Maokai in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Zac vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zac has done a below average job of countering Maokai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Zac versus Maokai matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Maokai.

Best Zac vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailAbyssal Mask

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The Protean

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 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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Maokai as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Maokai

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 Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Zac vs Maokai Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Maokai Image
4.6
< Kills >
2.8
4.8
< Deaths >
5.9
11.2
< Assists >
12.6
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
0.56
62
< Minions Killed >
50
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,515
< Physical Damage >
1,756
15,860
< Magic Damage >
11,818
1,191
< True Damage >
1,290
18,566
< Damage Dealt >
14,865
41,405
< Damage Taken >
29,278
10,710
< Gold Earned >
9,194
1.49
< Towers >
1.42
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
43,236
< Total Healing >
9,302
13,037
< Experience >
11,136
23
< Vision Score >
48
8
< Wards Placed >
20
442
< Time Dealing CC >
426

How to Counter Maokai with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some strategic Zac versus Maokai matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Maokai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Maokai..

Zac typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Maokai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Maokai

Who is Better, Zac or Maokai?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when playing against Maokai, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter to Maokai.

While Zac does have a lower winrate compared to Maokai, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Maokaias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Maokai. 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 Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zac is a somewhat poor counter for Maokai. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Maokai.

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

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Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Zac, we analyzed 3,947 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 Maokai 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Maokai. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zac versus Maokai build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Abyssal Mask. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Maokai than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 49.4% when countering Maokai with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Maokai as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zac vs Maokai battles, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

If you need to see Zac x Maokai tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using every round completed with both champs.