You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several strategic Yorick against Zac matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zac..
Yorick typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Zac. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually fairs equally well when playing against Zac, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes an ok counter to Zac.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Yorick also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Zac.
Additionally, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Yorick vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Yorick against Zac.
If you would like to truly master Yorick to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick typically accumulates much more CS relative to Zac. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Yorick versus Zac build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Yorick combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Zac than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 49.2% battling Zac with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Zac as Yorick, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Yorick vs Zac fights, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zac as Yorick are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.