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

Zac vs Viktor

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

How to Beat Viktor as Zac

based on 1,315 Zac vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Zac battled Viktor in 1315 matches. With so many games with Zac versus Viktor gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a recommended build to wreck Viktor. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Zac encounters Viktor in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Zac vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Zac has done a average job of countering Viktor. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champions battle each other in. In Zac versus Viktor rounds, Zac’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Zac vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRanduin's OmenUnending DespairJak'Sho, The Protean

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
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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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Zac vs Viktor Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Viktor Image
4.8
< Kills >
6.2
4.7
< Deaths >
5.9
10.9
< Assists >
7.3
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
61
< Minions Killed >
188
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,371
< Physical Damage >
689
14,657
< Magic Damage >
26,404
1,141
< True Damage >
1,315
17,169
< Damage Dealt >
28,408
42,177
< Damage Taken >
19,006
10,963
< Gold Earned >
12,123
1.49
< Towers >
1.99
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
44,310
< Total Healing >
1,690
13,356
< Experience >
14,980
24
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
448
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Viktor with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Zac versus Viktor matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Viktor. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Viktor

Who is Better, Zac or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Viktor, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Zac makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Viktor, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zac into Viktoras 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Viktor matchups, Zac is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zac is a decent counter for Viktor. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Viktor.

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 Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Zac, we analyzed 1,315 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Viktor. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zac versus Viktor build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Viktor than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 50.5% battling Viktor with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Viktor 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 builds players chose for Zac vs Viktor clashes, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Zac are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.