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How to Synergize Zac with Kalista on the Same TeamZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac with Kalista

How to Win With Zac and Kalista Paired TogetherZac is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zac and Kalista

based on 804 Zac with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Zac has fought alongside Kalista in 804 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Zac synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Zac to play alongside Kalista as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 0.9% of games with Zac.

Zac Kalista Synergy Summary

Zac has done a ok job of teaming up with Kalista. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.6% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Zac when playing with Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zac vs Kalista Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Unending DespairLiandry's TormentRanduin's OmenHollow Radiance

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
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Zac and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Zac with Kalista

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 Understand How Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Zac Kalista Synergy Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Kalista Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.7
4.6
< Deaths >
4.8
10.7
< Assists >
11
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
62
< Minions Killed >
61
0.87
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,351
< Physical Damage >
1,433
14,336
< Magic Damage >
14,911
1,027
< True Damage >
1,122
16,714
< Damage Dealt >
17,467
39,250
< Damage Taken >
41,114
10,449
< Gold Earned >
10,816
1.5
< Towers >
1.53
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
40,973
< Total Healing >
43,090
12,670
< Experience >
13,201
23
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
430
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Play with Kalista as Zac in LoL

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

Overall, Zac sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kalista helps Zac perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zac is paired with Kalista, he gets a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference could demonstrate that Kalista doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Zac is played with Kalista 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 synergisticly with Kalista.

Additionally, when Zac plays with Kalista on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Kalista does a decent job of covering Zac during teamfights.

Synergies between Zac and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zac
Kalista

Is Zac better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no top synergy for Zac that will no matter what be his #1 ally. However, Kalista is a below average ally for Zac. By playing on the same side as Zac, she drops their win rate by -2.2% to 49.6%. This shows that there is a negative strategic relationship between Zac and Kalista that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a lower difficulty than Zac. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Kalista teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.

Working on the same side, Zac players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by bringing Zac and Kalista together, you probably will not be granting your other allies very much crowd control. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Kalista ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zac and Kalista, we analyzed 804 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 Zac with Kalista 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac to synergize with Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to build first in your Zac and Kalista synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Kalista than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 49.6% helping carry Kalista with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

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