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

Zac vs Samira

How to Beat Samira as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Samira as Zac

based on 3,791 Zac vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
3.45
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our data, Zac did battle with Samira in 3791 games. Using so many matchups for Zac versus Samira gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Samira. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Zac fights Samira in only 4.4% of his rounds.

Zac vs Samira Matchup Summary

Zac does a great job of beating Samira. Normally, he wins a fantastic 54.4% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Zac versus Samira matches, Zac’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Samira.

Best Zac vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskRiftmakerLiandry's TormentRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upe
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Second ability for Zac to level upw
>
Last skill for Zac to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth 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
6
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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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Samira as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Samira

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.

Zac vs Samira Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Samira Image
5
< Kills >
9.2
4.9
< Deaths >
7.4
11.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
58
< Minions Killed >
170
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,448
< Physical Damage >
19,989
15,541
< Magic Damage >
2,645
1,110
< True Damage >
1,221
18,100
< Damage Dealt >
23,857
40,343
< Damage Taken >
24,153
10,847
< Gold Earned >
12,870
1.53
< Towers >
1.97
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
42,452
< Total Healing >
7,506
13,042
< Experience >
12,107
22
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
440
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Zac vs. Samira matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Samira. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Samira

Who is Better, Zac or Samira?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Samira, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a great counter for Samira.

While Zac does have a much higher winrate compared to Samira, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Samiraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zac is a great counter for Samira. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Samira.

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

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Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Zac, we analyzed 3,791 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 Samira 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

To truly master Zac to counter Samira during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually gets less CS relative to Samira. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Zac versus Samira build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Samira than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 54.4% battling Samira with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Samira as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Zac vs Samira matchups, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.4% winrate overall.

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