Leona vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Leona
based on 2,995 Leona vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Leona vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Leona vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Leona
Tips for Playing as Leona against Zac
Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.
Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.
You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.
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.
Leona vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Leona in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Leona vs. Zac counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zac..
Leona normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Leona and Zac
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Who is Better, Leona or Zac?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Leona usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a poor counter to Zac.
While Leona does have a lower win rate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Leona also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Leona into Zac.
Moreover, Leona also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Leona 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 team members during teamfights.
Leona is a terribly counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Leona usually accumulates less CS relative to Zac. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Leona versus Zac build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Zac than with many other common item sets. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 46.9% battling Zac with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Zac as Leona, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Leona vs Zac face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zac as Leona are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.