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Zac with Xerath

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TankFighter
Mage

How to Synergize Zac and Xerath

based on 3,238 Zac with Xerath pairs
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Zac has fought alongside Xerath in 3238 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Zac play with Xerath. It is relatively rare for Zac to play alongside Xerath as teammates. This has only occurred in approx. 3.8% of games with Zac.

Zac Xerath Synergy Summary

Zac has done a decent job of playing alongside Xerath. Normally, he wins an acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Zac when playing alongside Xerath by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zac vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskIceborn GauntletRanduin's OmenUnending Despair

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 HasteArmorHealth 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
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zac and Xerath

Tips for Playing as Zac with Xerath

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 Xerath Will Play

If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.

Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.

Zac Xerath Synergy Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Xerath Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.7
4.8
< Deaths >
4.8
11.1
< Assists >
11
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
59
< Minions Killed >
61
1.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,444
< Physical Damage >
1,433
14,662
< Magic Damage >
14,911
1,124
< True Damage >
1,122
17,231
< Damage Dealt >
17,467
42,580
< Damage Taken >
41,114
10,955
< Gold Earned >
10,816
1.5
< Towers >
1.53
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
45,537
< Total Healing >
43,090
13,496
< Experience >
13,201
22
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
8
458
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Play with Xerath as Zac in LoL

The Zac Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Xerath helps Zac perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zac plays on the same team as Xerath, he gets a barely noticable drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Xerath does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zac is played with Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Xerath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xerath.

Additionally, when Zac plays with Xerath on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Zac during team fights.

Synergies between Zac and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zac
Xerath

Is Zac better when played alongside Xerath?

There is no perfect ally for Zac that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Xerath is a very typical teammate for Zac. By being on the same side as Zac, he lowers their win rate by -0.2% to 51.6%. This proves that there is only a small strategic relationship between Zac and Xerath that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Xerath has a lower difficulty than Zac. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Xerath comrades to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting alongside, Zac players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by bringing Zac and Xerath together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a lot of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac Xerath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zac and Xerath, we analyzed 3,238 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 Xerath 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 work well with Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to build first in your Zac and Xerath synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Xerath than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing alongside Xerath with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Xerath with Zac are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.