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

Zac vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
MageSupport

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Zac

based on 1,495 Zac vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
3.47
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Zac came out of an analysis of 1495 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zac has to counter Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of his games.

Zac vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Zac has done a great job of beating Fiddlesticks. On average, he wins a whopping 54.0% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Zac versus Fiddlesticks matches, Zac’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Zac vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerUnending DespairKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

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
>
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
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Fiddlesticks

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 Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Fiddlesticks Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.4
4.7
< Deaths >
6.6
11.2
< Assists >
9.3
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
64
< Minions Killed >
41
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.14
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,500
< Physical Damage >
342
15,668
< Magic Damage >
18,575
1,187
< True Damage >
1,633
18,356
< Damage Dealt >
20,551
42,638
< Damage Taken >
34,093
11,227
< Gold Earned >
11,320
1.6
< Towers >
1.07
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
45,541
< Total Healing >
17,478
13,709
< Experience >
12,954
23
< Vision Score >
47
8
< Wards Placed >
4
465
< Time Dealing CC >
762

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several valuable Zac against Fiddlesticks counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Fiddlesticks..

Zac normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Fiddlesticks. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Zac or Fiddlesticks?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a great counter for Fiddlesticks.

While Zac does have a much higher winrate than Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Fiddlesticksas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Fiddlesticks 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Fiddlesticks. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Fiddlesticks.

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 Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Zac, we analyzed 1,495 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 Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zac to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically picks up more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zac versus Fiddlesticks build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Fiddlesticks than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 54.0% when playing against Fiddlesticks with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Fiddlesticks as Zac, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Fiddlesticks clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Zac are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.