Jayce vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Jayce
based on 1,123 Jayce vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jayce vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Jayce vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Jayce
Tips for Playing as Jayce against Zac
For increased range and damage, try casting Shock Blast through the Acceleration Gate.
If you find yourself taking lots of damage, try using Jayce's Hammer Stance, as it grants you additional defenses.
Be sure to switch stances often. It will enhance your attacks and grant you quick bursts of speed.
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.
Jayce vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Jayce in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some important Jayce vs. Zac counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Jayce’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Jayce may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in deaths.
Jayce normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Jayce and Zac
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Who is Better, Jayce or Zac?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jayce usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 43.4% win rate. Thus, Jayce makes a poor counter to Zac.
While Jayce does have a much lower winrate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Jayce also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Jayce into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Jayce has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Jayce 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.
Jayce is a terribly counter for Zac. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Jayce against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Jayce in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jayce most often racks up more CS compared to Zac. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Jayce versus Zac build include Muramana, Maw of Malmortius, and Serylda's Grudge. When Jayce included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Zac than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Jayce boasted an average win rate of 43.4% when playing against Zac with this build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Zac as Jayce, Jayce players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Gathering Storm, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Jayce vs Zac battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 43.4% win rate overall.
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