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

Zac vs Jarvan IV

How to Beat Jarvan IV as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Jarvan IV as Zac

based on 1,268 Zac vs Jarvan IV matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.21
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Jarvan IV as Zac came out of an evaluation of 1268 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Zac has to counter Jarvan IV in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Zac vs Jarvan IV Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of beating Jarvan IV. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of games the champs fight each other in. In Zac versus Jarvan IV rounds, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Jarvan IV.

Best Zac vs Jarvan IV Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentUnending DespairIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
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
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Jarvan IV as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Jarvan IV

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 Jarvan IV

Cataclysm's terrain is a frightening force to fight against, but movement abilities can go through it.

Keep out of the path between Jarvan IV and his Demacian Standard to avoid being knocked up in the air.

Zac vs Jarvan IV Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Jarvan IV Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.4
4.8
< Deaths >
6
10.8
< Assists >
12.3
1.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
62
< Minions Killed >
36
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,437
< Physical Damage >
13,629
14,717
< Magic Damage >
1,338
1,088
< True Damage >
1,372
17,242
< Damage Dealt >
16,339
39,653
< Damage Taken >
31,678
10,688
< Gold Earned >
11,246
1.58
< Towers >
1.78
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
41,694
< Total Healing >
12,783
12,888
< Experience >
12,825
22
< Vision Score >
24
8
< Wards Placed >
7
436
< Time Dealing CC >
497

How to Counter Jarvan IV with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some vital Zac versus Jarvan IV counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jarvan IV..

Zac often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Jarvan IV. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Jarvan IV

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Jarvan IV
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Jarvan IV

Who is Better, Zac or Jarvan IV?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Jarvan IV, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a great counter for Jarvan IV.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Jarvan IV, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Jarvan IVas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Jarvan IV. 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 Jarvan IV matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Jarvan IV. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Jarvan IV.

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

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Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Jarvan IV Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jarvan IV as Zac, we analyzed 1,268 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 Jarvan IV 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 Jarvan IV Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac to counter Jarvan IV during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually gets more CS as Jarvan IV. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Zac versus Jarvan IV build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Jarvan IV than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 53.4% battling Jarvan IV with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Jarvan IV as Zac, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zac vs Jarvan IV battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jarvan IV as Zac are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.