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How to Win Gragas vs Zac Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Gragas

based on 1,662 Gragas vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Gragas fought Zac in 1662 rounds. Including so many games with Gragas versus Zac gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to suppress Zac. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Gragas has to counter Zac in only 2.5% of his matches.

Gragas vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a terrible job of countering Zac. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Gragas against Zac games, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Gragas vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneCosmic DriveSeraph's Embrace

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

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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W
3
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zac as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against 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 Win Against Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Gragas vs Zac Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Zac Image
5.9
< Kills >
4.6
5.9
< Deaths >
4.8
7.4
< Assists >
11
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
110
< Minions Killed >
64
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
1.02
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,563
< Physical Damage >
1,461
19,265
< Magic Damage >
15,130
1,109
< True Damage >
1,135
21,938
< Damage Dealt >
17,727
30,003
< Damage Taken >
41,750
11,318
< Gold Earned >
10,874
1.5
< Towers >
1.62
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
12,519
< Total Healing >
43,814
13,911
< Experience >
13,291
21
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
8
417
< Time Dealing CC >
446

How to Counter Zac with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Gragas against Zac counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zac..

Gragas often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Zac

Who is Better, Gragas or Zac?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 45.8% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Gragas does have a much lower win rate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Zac.

Additionally, Gragas also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Gragas is a trash counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Gragas, we analyzed 1,662 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zac as Gragas comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually gets more CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Gragas versus Zac build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Gragas combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Zac than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 45.8% battling Zac with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Zac as Gragas, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Gragas vs Zac counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.8% win rate overall.

If you want to see Gragas x Zac tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all games finished with these champs.