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How to Synergize Aphelios and Zac

based on 1,935 Aphelios with Zac pairs
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Aphelios has been on the same team as Zac in 1935 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, usable builds to help Aphelios play with Zac. It is relatively rare for Aphelios to play alongside Zac on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 2.2% of matches with Aphelios.

Aphelios Zac Synergy Summary

Aphelios does a decent job of synergizing with Zac. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.9% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Aphelios when playing alongside Zac by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowKraken SlayerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Zac

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Zac

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Understand How Zac Will Play

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.

Aphelios Zac Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Zac Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
6
< Assists >
6
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
178
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.5
21,600
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,387
< Magic Damage >
1,360
445
< True Damage >
461
23,434
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
19,179
< Damage Taken >
19,033
12,279
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.55
< Towers >
2.38
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,409
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,670
< Experience >
12,595
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Zac as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Aphelios sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zac. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zac helps Aphelios perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Aphelios plays on the same team as Zac, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This may indicate that Zac provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played together with Zac on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zac.

Additionally, when Aphelios plays with Zac on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Zac does a poor job of covering Aphelios during teamfights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Zac

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Zac?

There is no top synergy for Aphelios that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Zac is a top-tier ally for Aphelios. By being on the same side as Aphelios, he increases their win rate by 3.3% to 51.9%. This shows that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Aphelios and Zac that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Zac has a lower difficulty than Aphelios. That means Aphelios players don't need to be very careful when finding Zac comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working cooperatively, Aphelios players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Aphelios and Zac together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a great deal of utility. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Zac ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Zac, we analyzed 1,935 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Zac comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Aphelios in order to work well with Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Aphelios and Zac synergy build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Aphelios incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Zac than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zac with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Aphelios players should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Zac with Aphelios are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.