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

Zac vs Vayne

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

based on 4,953 Zac vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vayne as Zac resulted from an analysis of 4953 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Zac encounters Vayne in only 5.8% of his games.

Zac vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Zac has done a ok job of countering Vayne. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champions battle one another in. In Zac vs Vayne matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Zac vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerUnending DespairIceborn GauntletAbyssal Mask

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
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
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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R

Guide to Countering Vayne as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Zac vs Vayne Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Vayne Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.3
4.8
< Deaths >
6.5
11
< Assists >
5.6
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
57
< Minions Killed >
167
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,334
< Physical Damage >
15,546
14,031
< Magic Damage >
1,631
1,091
< True Damage >
5,949
16,457
< Damage Dealt >
23,127
40,268
< Damage Taken >
21,551
10,693
< Gold Earned >
12,102
1.55
< Towers >
2.26
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
42,213
< Total Healing >
5,940
12,996
< Experience >
12,739
23
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
443
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Vayne with Zac in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Zac versus Vayne matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vayne. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Vayne. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Vayne

Who is Better, Zac or Vayne?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vayne, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter to Vayne.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Vayne, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Vayneas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter to Vayne. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Zac, we analyzed 4,953 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 Vayne 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

Zac Build Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac in order to counter Vayne during both the laning 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 above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically accumulates less CS compared to Vayne. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zac versus Vayne build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Vayne than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when countering Vayne with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Vayne as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Zac vs Vayne clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Zac are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.