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

Zac vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Zac

based on 1,829 Zac vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
3.45
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Zac engaged Volibear 1829 times. With so many games with Zac vs Volibear provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to obliterate your enemy. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zac encounters Volibear in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Zac vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Zac has done a decent job of countering Volibear. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Zac against Volibear rounds, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Zac vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerSpirit VisageJak'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
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Last skill for Zac to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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
3
E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Volibear Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.6
4.7
< Deaths >
6.6
11.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
63
< Minions Killed >
139
0.94
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,448
< Physical Damage >
11,632
15,222
< Magic Damage >
9,691
1,122
< True Damage >
1,268
17,792
< Damage Dealt >
22,592
40,731
< Damage Taken >
34,363
10,804
< Gold Earned >
11,817
1.53
< Towers >
2.64
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
42,607
< Total Healing >
8,996
13,270
< Experience >
14,369
22
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
433
< Time Dealing CC >
566

How to Counter Volibear with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Zac vs. Volibear matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champions. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Volibear. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Volibear

Who is Better, Zac or Volibear?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Volibear, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a good counter for Volibear.

While Zac does have a higher win rate than Volibear, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Volibearas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Volibear matchups, Zac is the better champion with a 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 decent counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Zac, we analyzed 1,829 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 Volibear 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 Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac most often picks up less CS relative to Volibear. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zac versus Volibear build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Volibear than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when countering Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Volibear as Zac, you 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 players used for Zac vs Volibear battles, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Zac versus Volibear tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every game finished with both champs.