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

Zac vs Thresh

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

How to Beat Thresh as Zac

based on 3,631 Zac vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Zac faced Thresh 3631 times. With so many games with Zac versus Thresh provides us faith in our capability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Thresh. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Zac is forced to battle against Thresh in only 4.2% of his matches.

Zac vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of beating Thresh. On average, he wins a whopping 53.4% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Zac against Thresh rounds, Zac’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Zac vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentKaenic RookernRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
9
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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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Thresh as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Zac vs Thresh Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Thresh Image
4.6
< Kills >
2
4.8
< Deaths >
6.3
11.3
< Assists >
14.1
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
59
< Minions Killed >
34
0.99
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,357
< Physical Damage >
1,226
14,762
< Magic Damage >
7,229
1,124
< True Damage >
999
17,244
< Damage Dealt >
9,454
40,058
< Damage Taken >
21,810
10,716
< Gold Earned >
8,446
1.57
< Towers >
1.7
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
42,051
< Total Healing >
2,334
12,954
< Experience >
10,207
23
< Vision Score >
57
8
< Wards Placed >
24
445
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Thresh with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Zac against Thresh counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Thresh..

Zac typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Thresh. 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 flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Thresh

Who is Better, Zac or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Thresh, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a great counter for Thresh.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Threshas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zac is a great counter to Thresh. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zac against Thresh.

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 Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Zac, we analyzed 3,631 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 Thresh 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 Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

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

The most crucial items to have in your Zac versus Thresh build consist of Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Thresh than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 53.4% when countering Thresh with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Thresh as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Zac vs Thresh matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

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