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Zac with Vel'Koz

How to Win With Zac and Vel'Koz Paired TogetherZac is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Zac and Vel'Koz

based on 1,638 Zac with Vel'Koz pairs
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.3
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Zac has fought alongside Vel'Koz in 1638 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much complete data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Zac play with Vel'Koz. It is relatively rare for Zac to play with Vel'Koz as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 1.9% of rounds with Zac.

Zac Vel'Koz Synergy Summary

Zac has done a good job of fighting on the same side as Vel'Koz. Usually, he wins an epic 52.3% of rounds the champions try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Zac when playing with Vel'Koz by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zac vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentHollow RadianceIceborn GauntletRanduin's Omen

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
>
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
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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E
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W
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W
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zac and Vel'Koz

Tips for Playing as Zac with Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz Will Play

Be very careful about when to use Life Form Disintegration Ray. Many champions have abilities that can interrupt the spell.

Shooting Plasma Fission diagonally and splitting at maximum range allows you to hit opponents that are out of the range of the initial missile, but is more challenging to pull off.

When laning, use Void Rift to kill minions while building stacks of Organic Deconstruction on your opponent. You can then follow up with your other abilities.

Zac Vel'Koz Synergy Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Vel'Koz Image
4.8
< Kills >
4.7
4.7
< Deaths >
4.8
10.7
< Assists >
11
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
58
< Minions Killed >
61
1.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,406
< Physical Damage >
1,433
14,739
< Magic Damage >
14,911
1,105
< True Damage >
1,122
17,251
< Damage Dealt >
17,467
42,265
< Damage Taken >
41,114
11,006
< Gold Earned >
10,816
1.51
< Towers >
1.53
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
45,732
< Total Healing >
43,090
13,558
< Experience >
13,201
21
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
8
456
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Play with Vel'Koz as Zac in LoL

The Zac Vel'Koz synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vel'Koz, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vel'Koz. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Vel'Koz helps Zac perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zac is paired with Vel'Koz, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This change could signal that Vel'Koz does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Zac is played with Vel'Koz on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Vel'Koz.

Additionally, when Zac plays with Vel'Koz on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Vel'Koz does a poor job of covering Zac in teamfights.

Synergies between Zac and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zac
Vel'Koz

Is Zac better when played alongside Vel'Koz?

There is no one best companion for Zac that will no matter what be his top ally. Yet, overall, Vel'Koz is a very typical teammate for Zac. By being on the same side as Zac, he raises their win rate by 0.5% to 52.3%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Zac and Vel'Koz that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Vel'Koz has a lower difficulty than Zac. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Vel'Koz comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing together, Zac players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Zac and Vel'Koz together, you will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of AD. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Vel'Koz teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac Vel'Koz Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zac and Vel'Koz, we analyzed 1,638 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 Vel'Koz 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 pair well with Vel'Koz during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to build first in your Zac and Vel'Koz synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac combined at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Vel'Koz than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.3% winrate overall.

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