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

Zac vs Gangplank

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

based on 1,311 Zac vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.38
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. In our database, Zac faced Gangplank 1311 times. With so many matchups for Zac vs Gangplank provides us confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a solid build to defeat your foe. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Zac has to counter Gangplank in only 1.5% of his matches.

Zac vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of beating Gangplank. On average, he wins a whopping 53.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Zac against Gangplank games, Zac’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Zac vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletRiftmakerUnending DespairRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upe
>
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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Gangplank

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 Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Zac vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Gangplank Image
4.8
< Kills >
6.3
4.7
< Deaths >
6.4
11.1
< Assists >
6.4
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
65
< Minions Killed >
195
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,414
< Physical Damage >
17,166
14,930
< Magic Damage >
4,190
1,137
< True Damage >
5,828
17,482
< Damage Dealt >
27,186
42,346
< Damage Taken >
26,181
11,120
< Gold Earned >
13,821
1.61
< Towers >
2.12
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
44,529
< Total Healing >
6,797
13,593
< Experience >
15,517
24
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
460
< Time Dealing CC >
309

How to Counter Gangplank with Zac in LoL

The stats shown here show several strategic Zac against Gangplank counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Gangplank. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Gangplank

Who is Better, Zac or Gangplank?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a great counter to Gangplank.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Gangplankas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Gangplank 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 teamfights.

Zac is a great counter for Gangplank. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Gangplank.

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 Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Zac, we analyzed 1,311 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 Gangplank 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 in order to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zac versus Gangplank build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Gangplank than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Gangplank with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Gangplank 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zac vs Gangplank matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.

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