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

Zac vs Lux

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

based on 7,991 Zac vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
3.16
Pick Rate
9.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lux as Zac resulted from an examination of 7991 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Zac fights Lux in only 9.3% of his games.

Zac vs Lux Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Lux. On average, he wins a terrific 52.8% of matches the champions face each other in. In Zac against Lux rounds, Zac’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood against Lux.

Best Zac vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskLiandry's TormentRiftmakerUnending Despair

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteArmorArmor
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
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Lux as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Zac vs Lux Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Lux Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.8
4.9
< Deaths >
6
10.8
< Assists >
10.5
1.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
60
< Minions Killed >
92
1.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,433
< Physical Damage >
1,090
14,270
< Magic Damage >
19,099
1,094
< True Damage >
1,521
16,798
< Damage Dealt >
21,712
42,056
< Damage Taken >
15,843
10,888
< Gold Earned >
10,241
1.48
< Towers >
1.83
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
43,747
< Total Healing >
1,264
13,357
< Experience >
12,051
23
< Vision Score >
43
8
< Wards Placed >
19
450
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Counter Lux with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Zac against Lux matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..

Zac often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Lux. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Lux

Who is Better, Zac or Lux?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Lux, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a good counter for Lux.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Luxas his relative depth means 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 Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Lux 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 team members during teamfights.

Zac is an above average counter to Lux. Make sure you 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 Lux.

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 Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Zac, we analyzed 7,991 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 Lux 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually accumulates less CS relative to Lux. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zac versus Lux build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Celestial Opposition. When Zac used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Lux than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Lux with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Lux as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Zac vs Lux matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Zac vs Lux tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game completed with both champs.