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How to Win Rek'Sai vs Zac Counter MatchupRek'Sai is in the b tier of champions

Rek'Sai vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Rek'Sai

based on 489 Rek'Sai vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as Rek'Sai came out of an analysis of 489 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Rek'Sai fights Zac in only 2.4% of his matches.

Rek'Sai vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rek'Sai does a pathetic job of beating Zac. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.8% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Rek'Sai versus Zac games, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Rek'Sai vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered SkyEclipseYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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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 Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Zac

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Zac Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Zac Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.8
6.5
< Deaths >
4.7
7.5
< Assists >
10.9
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
34
< Minions Killed >
59
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
14,027
< Physical Damage >
1,431
91
< Magic Damage >
15,001
4,372
< True Damage >
1,102
18,491
< Damage Dealt >
17,535
35,835
< Damage Taken >
39,909
11,808
< Gold Earned >
10,915
1.31
< Towers >
1.53
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
17,165
< Total Healing >
42,906
13,191
< Experience >
13,114
22
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
7
287
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Counter Zac with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Rek'Sai against Zac matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. For instance, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Rek'Sai normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Zac. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Zac

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Zac?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 44.8% win rate. Therefore, Rek'Sai makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Rek'Sai does have a much lower win rate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Rek'Sai also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rek'Sai into Zac.

Furthermore, Rek'Sai also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai 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 teamfights.

Rek'Sai is a garbage counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Zac.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

NilahNilah40.9% winrateShenShen41.8% winrateTaricTaric42.3% winrateViVi42.9% winrate

Rek'Sai Wins Against

RenektonRenekton56.8% winrateYuumiYuumi53.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.7% winrateAlistarAlistar53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 489 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 Rek'Sai 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 truly master Rek'Sai in order 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 mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai usually accumulates less CS compared to Zac. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rek'Sai versus Zac build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Zac than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai boasted an average winrate of 44.8% battling Zac with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zac as Rek'Sai, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Rek'Sai vs Zac clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.8% winrate overall.

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