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

Zac vs Rumble

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

based on 1,594 Zac vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Rumble as Zac came out of an examination of 1594 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Zac encounters Rumble in only 1.9% of his matches.

Zac vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of beating Rumble. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Zac against Rumble rounds, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rumble.

Best Zac vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Unending DespairKaenic RookernRanduin's OmenJak'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 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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Rumble as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Rumble

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 Rumble

Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.

Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.

Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.

Zac vs Rumble Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Rumble Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.8
5
< Deaths >
6.4
11
< Assists >
7.2
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
61
< Minions Killed >
150
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,382
< Physical Damage >
1,041
14,543
< Magic Damage >
24,551
1,137
< True Damage >
1,593
17,063
< Damage Dealt >
27,186
41,837
< Damage Taken >
25,637
10,964
< Gold Earned >
11,733
1.48
< Towers >
1.58
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
43,580
< Total Healing >
3,899
13,380
< Experience >
14,375
23
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
448
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rumble with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Zac versus Rumble matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rumble’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rumble..

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Rumble. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Rumble

Who is Better, Zac or Rumble?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Rumble, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Rumble.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Rumble, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Rumbleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rumble. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Rumble matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zac is an above average counter to Rumble. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Rumble.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Zac, we analyzed 1,594 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 Rumble 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Rumble during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average accumulates less CS relative to Rumble. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zac versus Rumble build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Rumble than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.1% when playing against Rumble with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Rumble as Zac, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Zac vs Rumble fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Zac x Rumble tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every match run with both champs.