Zilean vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Zilean
based on 1,052 Zilean vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Zac
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Zac
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.
Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Zilean vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Zilean in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some significant Zilean versus Zac matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac..
Zilean normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Zac. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Zac
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Who is Better, Zilean or Zac?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when taking on Zac, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes an ok counter for Zac.
While Zilean does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Zac.
Additionally, Zilean also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zilean in order to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zac. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Zac build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Zac than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Zac with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Zac as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Zilean vs Zac battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.
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