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How to Win Taliyah vs Zac Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Taliyah

based on 1,103 Taliyah vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Taliyah resulted from an examination of 1103 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Taliyah has to counter Zac in only 2.6% of her games.

Taliyah vs Zac Matchup Summary

Taliyah does a average job of countering Zac. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Taliyah versus Zac games, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Zac.

Best Taliyah vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zac as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Zac

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Zac Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Zac Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.6
6.5
< Deaths >
4.8
8.9
< Assists >
10.6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.06
121
< Minions Killed >
63
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
828
< Physical Damage >
1,301
22,765
< Magic Damage >
14,084
1,847
< True Damage >
1,121
25,441
< Damage Dealt >
16,506
21,561
< Damage Taken >
41,743
12,332
< Gold Earned >
10,752
1.8
< Towers >
1.54
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
4,650
< Total Healing >
43,505
14,295
< Experience >
13,143
23
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
8
577
< Time Dealing CC >
430

How to Counter Zac with Taliyah in LoL

The stats provided here feature some critical Taliyah against Zac matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Taliyah normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Zac

Who is Better, Taliyah or Zac?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Zac, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Taliyah makes an ok counter to Zac.

While Taliyah does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when they face off with one another, Taliyah also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Taliyah into Zac.

Additionally, Taliyah also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Zac. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Taliyah against Zac.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,103 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 Taliyah 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah on average racks up more CS relative to Zac. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Zac build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah included at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Zac than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Zac with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Zac as Taliyah, Taliyah players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Taliyah vs Zac matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

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