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

Zac vs Sylas

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

based on 2,816 Zac vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Zac battled Sylas 2816 times. Including so many games with Zac vs Sylas gives us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to defeat Sylas. This matchup is relatively rare. Zac is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Zac vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Zac has done a great job of beating Sylas. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.2% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Zac versus Sylas matches, Zac’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Sylas.

Best Zac vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskLiandry's TormentRiftmakerKaenic Rookern

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
>
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
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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 Sylas as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Zac vs Sylas Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Sylas Image
4.7
< Kills >
7.5
4.9
< Deaths >
7.4
11.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
61
< Minions Killed >
128
0.96
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,463
< Physical Damage >
584
15,332
< Magic Damage >
21,640
1,103
< True Damage >
1,291
17,899
< Damage Dealt >
23,516
40,419
< Damage Taken >
30,925
10,754
< Gold Earned >
11,245
1.6
< Towers >
1.44
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
42,059
< Total Healing >
7,886
13,084
< Experience >
13,404
22
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
427
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Sylas with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Zac versus Sylas counter stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Sylas. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Sylas

Who is Better, Zac or Sylas?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Sylas, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Zac does have a much higher win rate than Sylas, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Sylasas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Sylas 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Sylas. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zac against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Zac, we analyzed 2,816 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 Sylas 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 truly master Zac in order to counter Sylas 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically racks up less CS compared to Sylas. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zac versus Sylas build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Sylas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 54.2% when countering Sylas with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Sylas 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 combinations that we analyzed for Zac vs Sylas counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Sylas as Zac are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.