Background Image
How to Win Zac vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Marksman

How to Beat Caitlyn as Zac

based on 8,175 Zac vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.38
Pick Rate
9.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Caitlyn as Zac came out of an evaluation of 8175 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Zac is forced to battle against Caitlyn in only 9.5% of his rounds.

Zac vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Caitlyn. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Zac versus Caitlyn matches, Zac’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Caitlyn.

Best Zac vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailWarmog's Armor

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskUnending DespairLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Zac vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Caitlyn Image
4.7
< Kills >
6.3
4.7
< Deaths >
6.3
11.2
< Assists >
6.7
1.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
60
< Minions Killed >
177
1.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,455
< Physical Damage >
20,360
14,842
< Magic Damage >
1,490
1,088
< True Damage >
1,142
17,386
< Damage Dealt >
22,993
41,423
< Damage Taken >
19,813
10,872
< Gold Earned >
12,002
1.56
< Towers >
2.47
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
43,559
< Total Healing >
5,382
13,295
< Experience >
12,449
23
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
447
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Caitlyn with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Zac vs. Caitlyn matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Zac or Caitlyn?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a great counter to Caitlyn.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Caitlynas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Caitlyn matchups, Zac is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Caitlyn.

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 Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Zac, we analyzed 8,175 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 Caitlyn 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

Zac Build Caitlyn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average racks up less CS as Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zac versus Caitlyn build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Warmog's Armor. When Zac used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Caitlyn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 53.4% when playing against Caitlyn with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Caitlyn as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Zac vs Caitlyn counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as Zac are presented for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.