Lux vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Lux
based on 7,991 Lux vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lux vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Lux vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Lux
Tips for Playing as Lux against Zac
If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.
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.
Lux vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Lux in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some critical Lux against Zac matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..
Lux usually has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lux and Zac
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Who is Better, Lux or Zac?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a bad counter for Zac.
While Lux does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Lux also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Lux into Zac.
Additionally, Lux also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Lux is a garbage counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lux against Zac.
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How We Calculated Our Lux vs Zac Build and Stats
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lux in order to counter Zac during both the lane 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 suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lux often gets more CS compared to Zac. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Lux versus Zac build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Luden's Companion. When Lux included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Zac than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 47.2% battling Zac with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Zac as Lux, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Lux vs Zac clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
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