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Rengar vs Zac

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How to Beat Zac as Rengar

based on 2,985 Rengar vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Rengar resulted from an examination of 2985 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rengar encounters Zac in only 2.2% of his rounds.

Rengar vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar has done a awful job of beating Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Rengar versus Zac games, Rengar’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zac.

Best Rengar vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightRavenous HydraSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rengar to level upq
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Second ability for Rengar to level upe
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Last skill for Rengar to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar'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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Guide to Countering Zac as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Zac

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

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.

Rengar vs Zac Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Zac Image
7.8
< Kills >
5
6.9
< Deaths >
4.5
6.2
< Assists >
11
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
46
< Minions Killed >
62
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,561
< Physical Damage >
1,472
1,433
< Magic Damage >
15,073
1,727
< True Damage >
1,062
20,723
< Damage Dealt >
17,608
34,025
< Damage Taken >
39,912
12,885
< Gold Earned >
10,925
1.35
< Towers >
1.65
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
16,342
< Total Healing >
42,973
13,953
< Experience >
13,295
20
< Vision Score >
23
5
< Wards Placed >
8
241
< Time Dealing CC >
448

How to Counter Zac with Rengar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several strategic Rengar vs. Zac matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac. This observation is largely a result of the differences in deaths.

Rengar often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Zac. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Zac

Who is Better, Rengar or Zac?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rengar usually loses when taking on Zac, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a poor counter to Zac.

While Rengar does have a lower win rate than Zac, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Rengar into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rengar has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rengar is a garbage counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rengar against Zac.

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Rengar, we analyzed 2,985 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 Rengar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rengar to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Zac. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rengar versus Zac build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Zac than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rengar boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Zac as Rengar, Rengar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Rengar vs Zac LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.9% winrate overall.

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