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

Zac vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Zac

based on 1,179 Zac vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.4
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Zac engaged Ziggs 1179 times. Including so many matchups for Zac versus Ziggs gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a supported build to crush Ziggs. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Zac fights Ziggs in only 1.4% of his matches.

Zac vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Ziggs. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.4% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Zac versus Ziggs matches, Zac’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Zac vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureHollow RadianceAbyssal Mask

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 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
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R
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Zac vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Ziggs Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.1
4.7
< Deaths >
6
11.1
< Assists >
7.9
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
62
< Minions Killed >
172
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,492
< Physical Damage >
883
15,257
< Magic Damage >
24,635
1,198
< True Damage >
955
17,948
< Damage Dealt >
26,473
42,722
< Damage Taken >
17,837
11,062
< Gold Earned >
11,601
1.44
< Towers >
2.84
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
44,958
< Total Healing >
1,509
13,623
< Experience >
13,552
23
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
446
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Ziggs with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Zac vs. Ziggs counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ziggs..

Zac normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Ziggs

Who is Better, Zac or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a great counter for Ziggs.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Ziggsas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Ziggs 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 team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zac against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Zac, we analyzed 1,179 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zac to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets less CS compared to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zac versus Ziggs build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Ziggs than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 53.4% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Ziggs as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Zac vs Ziggs battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

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