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How to Win Zac vs Anivia Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Zac

based on 1,209 Zac vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
3.24
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Anivia as Zac came out of an evaluation of 1209 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Zac is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.4% of his matches.

Zac vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of countering Anivia. On average, he wins a whopping 53.3% of games the champs battle one another in. In Zac against Anivia matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Zac vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletKaenic RookernHollow RadianceSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
>
Second ability for Zac to level upe
>
Last skill for Zac to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zac's passive ability p
Zac's q ability q
Zac's w ability w
Zac's e ability e
Zac's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Anivia as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Anivia

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.

When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.

Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Zac vs Anivia Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Anivia Image
4.7
< Kills >
5.4
4.9
< Deaths >
5.4
11.2
< Assists >
8
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
62
< Minions Killed >
162
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,596
< Physical Damage >
1,342
15,824
< Magic Damage >
18,950
1,189
< True Damage >
1,868
18,611
< Damage Dealt >
22,162
42,292
< Damage Taken >
27,663
10,907
< Gold Earned >
11,315
1.63
< Towers >
1.98
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
43,972
< Total Healing >
3,931
13,335
< Experience >
14,953
23
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
11
441
< Time Dealing CC >
1,028

How to Counter Anivia with Zac in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Zac versus Anivia counter stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Zac usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Anivia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Anivia

Who is Better, Zac or Anivia?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Anivia, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a great counter to Anivia.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Anivia, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Aniviaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Anivia matchups, Zac is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Anivia. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Anivia.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Zac, we analyzed 1,209 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 Anivia as Zac 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 truly master Zac in order to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac most often accumulates less CS compared to Anivia. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zac versus Anivia build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Anivia than with most other common builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 53.3% when playing against Anivia with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Anivia as Zac, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Anivia counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Anivia as Zac are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.