Vladimir vs Zac
How to Beat Zac as Vladimir
based on 2,803 Vladimir vs Zac matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Zac Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Zac Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zac as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Zac
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Zac Counter Stats
How to Counter Zac with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Vladimir vs. Zac counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between the pair. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zac..
Vladimir usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Zac. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Vladimir and Zac
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Zac?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zac, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes an ok counter for Zac.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Zacas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir 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 is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Zac. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vladimir against Zac.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Vladimir to counter Zac during both the lane 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 suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average picks up much more CS as Zac. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Zac build include Riftmaker, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Zac than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vladimir boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Zac with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing Zac as Vladimir, Vladimir players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Vladimir vs Zac matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
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