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

Zac vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Zac

based on 3,774 Zac vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Zac came out of an examination of 3774 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Zac encounters Briar in only 4.4% of his rounds.

Zac vs Briar Matchup Summary

Zac does a average job of countering Briar. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Zac versus Briar matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Zac vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentUnending DespairIceborn GauntletAbyssal Mask

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteArmorHealth 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
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Briar

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.

Zac vs Briar Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Briar Image
4.8
< Kills >
8.5
5.1
< Deaths >
7.9
11.9
< Assists >
7.1
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
59
< Minions Killed >
41
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
1.43
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,461
< Physical Damage >
18,783
15,211
< Magic Damage >
3,685
1,148
< True Damage >
1,522
17,821
< Damage Dealt >
23,990
42,015
< Damage Taken >
36,667
10,966
< Gold Earned >
12,569
1.51
< Towers >
1.1
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
43,635
< Total Healing >
31,109
13,397
< Experience >
13,877
23
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
447
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Counter Briar with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some critical Zac versus Briar matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Briar

Who is Better, Zac or Briar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when facing off against Briar, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter for Briar.

While Zac does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Briaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Zac is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zac

Zac Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.5% winrateKledKled46.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser47% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc47.4% winrate

Zac Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.1% winrateYuumiYuumi57.9% winrateZoeZoe57.3% winrateKarthusKarthus57.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BardBard+ 55.6% 2434 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 55.9% 1531 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1878 GamesViVi+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Zac, we analyzed 3,774 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 Briar 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Briar. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zac versus Briar build include Thornmail, Randuin's Omen, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Briar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when countering Briar with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Briar as Zac, Zac players 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 Briar LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

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