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

Zac vs Illaoi

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

based on 1,583 Zac vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
3.35
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Illaoi as Zac resulted from an examination of 1583 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Zac fights Illaoi in only 1.8% of his games.

Zac vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zac has done a poor job of beating Illaoi. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Zac vs Illaoi games, Zac’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Zac vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenUnending DespairIceborn GauntletHollow Radiance

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 HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Zac vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Illaoi Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.3
4.8
< Deaths >
6.8
11.3
< Assists >
4.6
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
60
< Minions Killed >
198
0.99
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.65
1,456
< Physical Damage >
28,333
15,791
< Magic Damage >
949
1,102
< True Damage >
889
18,350
< Damage Dealt >
30,172
42,758
< Damage Taken >
37,822
10,891
< Gold Earned >
12,335
1.34
< Towers >
2.95
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
44,245
< Total Healing >
10,061
13,476
< Experience >
15,490
22
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
453
< Time Dealing CC >
461

How to Counter Illaoi with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some significant Zac against Illaoi matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zac often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Illaoi

Who is Better, Zac or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter to Illaoi.

While Zac does have a lower win rate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Zac into Illaoias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zac is a somewhat poor counter for Illaoi. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Zac, we analyzed 1,583 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 Illaoi 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Zac versus Illaoi build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Illaoi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Illaoi 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 rune sets players used for Zac vs Illaoi fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you want to get Zac x Illaoi tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every round run with these champions.