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How to Win Vayne vs Zac Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zac as Vayne

based on 4,953 Vayne vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Vayne faced Zac in 4953 rounds. Having so many matchups for Vayne vs Zac provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to shatter your enemy. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Vayne is forced to battle against Zac in only 2.4% of her matches.

Vayne vs Zac Matchup Summary

Vayne has done a ok job of beating Zac. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Vayne versus Zac rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Vayne vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTrinity ForceWit's EndJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upw
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne'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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Guide to Countering Zac as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Zac

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Zac Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Zac Image
7.3
< Kills >
4.5
6.5
< Deaths >
4.8
5.6
< Assists >
11
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
167
< Minions Killed >
57
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,546
< Physical Damage >
1,334
1,631
< Magic Damage >
14,031
5,949
< True Damage >
1,091
23,127
< Damage Dealt >
16,457
21,551
< Damage Taken >
40,268
12,102
< Gold Earned >
10,693
2.26
< Towers >
1.55
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
5,940
< Total Healing >
42,213
12,739
< Experience >
12,996
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
443

How to Counter Zac with Vayne in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several strategic Vayne versus Zac counter stats that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, showing that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zac..

Vayne normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Zac. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Zac

Who is Better, Vayne or Zac?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vayne usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zac, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Vayne makes an ok counter for Zac.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Zacas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Vayne is a decent counter for Zac. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Zac.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Vayne, we analyzed 4,953 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 Vayne 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 Vayne in order to counter Zac during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne often gets more CS compared to Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Vayne versus Zac build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Vayne included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Zac than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Vayne boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Zac with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Zac as Vayne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Vayne vs Zac counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.

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