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

Zac vs Malphite

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

based on 3,166 Zac vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
3.51
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Zac faced off against Malphite 3166 times. Including so many games with Zac versus Malphite gives us faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a supported build to suppress your foe. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zac is forced to battle against Malphite in only 3.7% of his games.

Zac vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of countering Malphite. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.5% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Zac vs Malphite games, Zac’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Zac vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSpirit VisageSunfire Aegis

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerIceborn GauntletAbyssal Mask

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 HasteArmorHealth 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
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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 Malphite as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Zac vs Malphite Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Malphite Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
4.7
< Deaths >
5.4
11.4
< Assists >
8.3
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
63
< Minions Killed >
144
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,491
< Physical Damage >
5,132
16,260
< Magic Damage >
15,099
1,230
< True Damage >
1,043
18,982
< Damage Dealt >
21,275
42,547
< Damage Taken >
25,790
11,163
< Gold Earned >
10,700
1.7
< Towers >
1.79
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
44,950
< Total Healing >
3,381
13,457
< Experience >
14,093
23
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
462
< Time Dealing CC >
671

How to Counter Malphite with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Zac versus Malphite counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Malphite..

Zac usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Malphite. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Malphite

Who is Better, Zac or Malphite?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Malphite, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a great counter to Malphite.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Malphiteas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Malphite 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 late stage team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Malphite. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Malphite.

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 Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Zac, we analyzed 3,166 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 Malphite 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 truly master Zac in order to counter Malphite during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average accumulates less CS compared to Malphite. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zac versus Malphite build include Unending Despair, Spirit Visage, and Sunfire Aegis. When Zac combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Malphite than with many other common builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Malphite with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Malphite as Zac, Zac players 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 that we analyzed for Zac vs Malphite face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Zac are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu above.