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

Zac vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Zac

based on 5,861 Zac vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.94
Pick Rate
6.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Zac faced off against Mordekaiser 5861 times. Using so many matchups for Zac versus Mordekaiser provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a solid build to shatter Mordekaiser. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Zac has to counter Mordekaiser in only 6.8% of his matches.

Zac vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zac does a below average job of beating Mordekaiser. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Zac vs Mordekaiser games, Zac’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Zac vs Mordekaiser 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 AegisLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskUnending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's Omen

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upe
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Second ability for Zac to level upw
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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
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W
2
Q
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Zac vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Mordekaiser Image
4.4
< Kills >
7
5.2
< Deaths >
5.9
10.9
< Assists >
5.2
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
57
< Minions Killed >
159
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,382
< Physical Damage >
2,990
14,426
< Magic Damage >
23,027
1,085
< True Damage >
1,265
16,893
< Damage Dealt >
27,284
41,603
< Damage Taken >
32,297
10,605
< Gold Earned >
11,909
1.35
< Towers >
2.14
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
42,667
< Total Healing >
9,840
12,941
< Experience >
15,070
23
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
430
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Zac vs. Mordekaiser counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Mordekaiser. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Zac or Mordekaiser?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.

While Zac does have a lower winrate compared to Mordekaiser, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zac into Mordekaiseras 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 Mordekaiser. This 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 overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zac is a trash counter for Mordekaiser. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zac against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Zac, we analyzed 5,861 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often racks up less CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zac versus Mordekaiser build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Liandry's Torment. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Mordekaiser than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Mordekaiser as Zac, Zac players 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 Mordekaiser face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.0% win rate overall.

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