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Gragas with Zac

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How to Synergize Gragas and Zac

based on 871 Gragas with Zac pairs
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Gragas has fought alongside Zac in 871 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Gragas play with Zac. It is very rare for Gragas to play with Zac on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 1.3% of games with Gragas.

Gragas Zac Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a dismal job of teaming up with Zac. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Gragas when fighting on the same team as Zac by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceHextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Zac

Tips for Playing as Gragas with Zac

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas Zac Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Zac Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
7.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
133
< Minions Killed >
109
0.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,566
< Physical Damage >
1,474
19,076
< Magic Damage >
18,364
580
< True Damage >
641
21,223
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
28,284
< Damage Taken >
29,773
11,233
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.62
< Towers >
1.47
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
10,611
< Total Healing >
12,331
14,110
< Experience >
14,035
21
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
389
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Zac as Gragas in LoL

The Gragas 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, Gragas sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zac. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Zac helps Gragas perform poorer in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gragas tries to synergize with Zac, he gets a small increase in his full damage dealt. This may indicate that Zac supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played with Zac on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zac.

Additionally, when Gragas plays with Zac on the same team, he typically receives less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Zac does a decent job of covering Gragas during team fights.

Synergies between Gragas and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Zac

Is Gragas better when played alongside Zac?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Gragas that will 100% of the time be his top ally. However, Zac is a very typical companion for Gragas. By being on the same team as Gragas, he increases their win rate by 0.1% to 48.0%. This signals that there is not really a strong bond between Gragas and Zac that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Zac has a greater difficulty than Gragas. That means Gragas players should be cautious when enlisting Zac teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by bringing Gragas and Zac together, you may not be giving your side much AD. We recommend you include other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Zac ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Zac, we analyzed 871 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 Gragas 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 truly master Gragas in order to work well with Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to include in your Gragas and Zac synergy build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Zac than with most other common builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 48.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zac with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Gragas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Gragas and Zac pairings, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Zac with Gragas are presented for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.