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

Zac vs Katarina

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

based on 2,946 Zac vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Zac came out of an analysis of 2946 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Zac encounters Katarina in only 3.4% of his games.

Zac vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.9% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Zac vs Katarina matches, Zac’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Zac vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentUnending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow Radiance

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
9
W
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Katarina as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Zac vs Katarina Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Katarina Image
4.7
< Kills >
9.3
4.8
< Deaths >
6.9
11
< Assists >
5.9
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
2.08
62
< Minions Killed >
159
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,459
< Physical Damage >
2,235
14,988
< Magic Damage >
21,570
1,088
< True Damage >
1,437
17,535
< Damage Dealt >
25,243
40,235
< Damage Taken >
25,023
10,769
< Gold Earned >
12,167
1.54
< Towers >
1.5
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
42,286
< Total Healing >
3,438
13,131
< Experience >
13,959
22
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
439
< Time Dealing CC >
38

How to Counter Katarina with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Zac against Katarina counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Katarina. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Katarina

Who is Better, Zac or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Zac does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Katarinaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Katarina matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zac is a good counter to Katarina. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Zac, we analyzed 2,946 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Katarina 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually gets less CS compared to Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zac versus Katarina build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Katarina than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 52.9% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Katarina as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zac vs Katarina counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.9% win rate overall.

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