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

Zac vs Neeko

How to Beat Neeko as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
MageSupport

How to Beat Neeko as Zac

based on 2,318 Zac vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
3.33
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Zac faced Neeko in 2318 matches. Having so many matchups for Zac versus Neeko gives us faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a pro build to smash your opposition. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Zac is forced to battle against Neeko in only 2.7% of his matches.

Zac vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of countering Neeko. Typically, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Zac vs Neeko matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Neeko.

Best Zac vs Neeko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailHollow Radiance

Optional Items

RiftmakerCelestial OppositionAbyssal MaskLiandry's Torment

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 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
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Neeko as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Neeko

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 Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Zac vs Neeko Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Neeko Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.1
4.8
< Deaths >
6.1
11.1
< Assists >
8.8
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
59
< Minions Killed >
112
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,421
< Physical Damage >
1,485
15,185
< Magic Damage >
18,676
1,137
< True Damage >
1,159
17,744
< Damage Dealt >
21,321
41,466
< Damage Taken >
21,122
10,948
< Gold Earned >
10,518
1.47
< Towers >
1.86
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
43,492
< Total Healing >
2,476
13,372
< Experience >
12,828
23
< Vision Score >
33
8
< Wards Placed >
15
455
< Time Dealing CC >
191

How to Counter Neeko with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several influential Zac vs. Neeko counter stats that may help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Neeko..

Zac typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Neeko. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Neeko

Who is Better, Zac or Neeko?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Neeko, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a good counter for Neeko.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Neeko, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Neekoas 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Neeko. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Neeko 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 allied champions during team fights.

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

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 Neeko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Neeko as Zac, we analyzed 2,318 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 Neeko 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Neeko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually picks up less CS as Neeko. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Zac versus Neeko build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Zac combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Neeko than with most other common builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when playing against Neeko with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Neeko as Zac, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Zac vs Neeko fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Zac versus Neeko tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using every game with data with both champions.