Naafiri vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Naafiri
based on 1,067 Naafiri vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Naafiri vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Naafiri vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Zac
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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.
Naafiri vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Naafiri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Naafiri versus Zac matchup stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Naafiri usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Naafiri and Zac
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Who is Better, Naafiri or Zac?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually loses when facing off against Zac, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Naafiri makes a bad counter to Zac.
While Naafiri does have a lower winrate than Zac, when on opposite teams, Naafiri also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Naafiri into Zac.
Additionally, Naafiri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Naafiri is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Naafiri against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Naafiri to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Naafiri on average accumulates more CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Naafiri versus Zac build include Maw of Malmortius, Serylda's Grudge, and Profane Hydra. When Naafiri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when facing Zac than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Zac with this build.
To have the best chance of defeating Zac as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Naafiri vs Zac counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% winrate overall.
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