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

Zac vs Nidalee

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

based on 501 Zac vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
60.1 %
K/D/A
3.19
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Nidalee as Zac resulted from an evaluation of 501 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Zac encounters Nidalee in only 0.6% of his rounds.

Zac vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Zac has done a great job of beating Nidalee. Typically, he wins a fantastic 60.1% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Zac vs Nidalee games, Zac’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Zac vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

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
>
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
7
E
8
W
9
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 Nidalee as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Zac vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
60.1 %
VS
Win Rate
39.9 %
Nidalee Image
4.7
< Kills >
6.6
4.8
< Deaths >
6.4
10.6
< Assists >
7.6
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
58
< Minions Killed >
40
0.95
< Dragons Killed >
1.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,415
< Physical Damage >
1,406
14,768
< Magic Damage >
16,463
1,132
< True Damage >
1,535
17,315
< Damage Dealt >
19,405
41,586
< Damage Taken >
31,600
10,752
< Gold Earned >
11,363
1.6
< Towers >
1.34
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
43,325
< Total Healing >
16,268
13,041
< Experience >
12,728
23
< Vision Score >
27
8
< Wards Placed >
8
422
< Time Dealing CC >
152

How to Counter Nidalee with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Zac against Nidalee counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nidalee..

Zac normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nidalee. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Nidalee

Who is Better, Zac or Nidalee?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Nidalee, with a 60.1% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a fantastic counter to Nidalee.

While Zac does have a much higher win rate than Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Nidaleeas 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 Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Nidalee matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zac is a great counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Nidalee.

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 Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Zac, we analyzed 501 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 Nidalee 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 Nidalee Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac to counter Nidalee during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Nidalee. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't need 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zac versus Nidalee build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Nidalee than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 60.1% when countering Nidalee with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Nidalee as Zac, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Nidalee counters, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 60.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nidalee as Zac are given for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.