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How to Win Zac vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Zac

based on 656 Zac vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Zac came out of an examination of 656 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Zac encounters Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Zac vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of countering Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Zac versus Kog'Maw rounds, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Zac vs Kog'Maw 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

Unending DespairSpirit VisageRanduin's OmenHollow Radiance

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 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
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
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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 Kog'Maw as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Zac vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Kog'Maw Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.2
5
< Deaths >
7.2
11.5
< Assists >
7.4
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
57
< Minions Killed >
169
1.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,404
< Physical Damage >
10,961
14,839
< Magic Damage >
13,743
1,169
< True Damage >
3,868
17,413
< Damage Dealt >
28,573
42,501
< Damage Taken >
22,228
10,983
< Gold Earned >
12,264
1.54
< Towers >
2.03
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
44,808
< Total Healing >
5,264
13,453
< Experience >
12,961
23
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
455
< Time Dealing CC >
292

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some critical Zac vs. Kog'Maw matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between these two champions. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zac typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Zac or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Kog'Maw, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a great counter to Kog'Maw.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Kog'Mawas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Kog'Maw matchups, Zac is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zac is a great counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Zac, we analyzed 656 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually gets less CS relative to Kog'Maw. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Zac versus Kog'Maw build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Kog'Maw than with many other common builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 53.2% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Kog'Maw 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 combinations players chose for Zac vs Kog'Maw fights, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kog'Maw as Zac are presented for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.