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

Zac with Sylas

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How to Synergize Zac and Sylas

based on 2,400 Zac with Sylas pairs
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Zac has been on the same team as Sylas in 2400 recently played, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Zac synergize with Sylas. It is relatively rare for Zac to play with Sylas as allies. This has only taken place in about 2.8% of games with Zac.

Zac Sylas Synergy Summary

Zac does a good job of fighting on the same side as Sylas. Typically, he wins an epic 52.7% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Zac when playing alongside Sylas by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zac vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Unending DespairRiftmakerAbyssal MaskForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
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Second ability for Zac to level upe
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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
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Zac and Sylas

Tips for Playing as Zac with Sylas

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 Sylas Will Play

Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.

Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.

Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.

Zac Sylas Synergy Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Sylas Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.7
4.7
< Deaths >
4.8
11.2
< Assists >
11
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
59
< Minions Killed >
61
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,376
< Physical Damage >
1,433
14,235
< Magic Damage >
14,911
1,067
< True Damage >
1,122
16,679
< Damage Dealt >
17,467
40,248
< Damage Taken >
41,114
10,705
< Gold Earned >
10,816
1.58
< Towers >
1.53
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
42,649
< Total Healing >
43,090
12,975
< Experience >
13,201
23
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
437
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Play with Sylas as Zac in LoL

The Zac Sylas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Sylas, 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 Sylas. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Sylas helps Zac perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zac tries to synergize with Sylas, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This change could indicate that Sylas doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zac is played alongside Sylas on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Sylas.

Additionally, when Zac plays with Sylas on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Sylas does a decent job of protecting Zac in teamfights.

Synergies between Zac and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zac
Sylas

Is Zac better when played alongside Sylas?

There is no top ally for Zac that will no matter what be his best ally. However, Sylas is a very typical ally for Zac. By locking into the same team as Zac, he improves their win rate by 0.9% to 52.7%. This shows that there is only a small bond between Zac and Sylas that results in them performing better together than alone.

Sylas has a much lower diffuclty than Zac. That means Zac players don't need to be careful when lining up Sylas comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by aligning Zac and Sylas together, you will not be giving your other allies enough anti-tank damage dealing potential. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of your Sylas ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac Sylas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zac and Sylas, we analyzed 2,400 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 Sylas 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 Zac to synergize with Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Zac and Sylas synergy build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Sylas than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 52.7% when playing alongside Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Zac and Sylas pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

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