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

Zac vs Orianna

How to Beat Orianna as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
MageSupport

How to Beat Orianna as Zac

based on 1,269 Zac vs Orianna matchups
Win Rate
56.3 %
K/D/A
3.28
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Zac faced off against Orianna 1269 times. Using so many games with Zac versus Orianna gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to shatter your opposition. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Zac has to counter Orianna in only 1.5% of his games.

Zac vs Orianna Matchup Summary

Zac does a great job of countering Orianna. On average, he wins a fantastic 56.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Zac vs Orianna rounds, Zac’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Orianna.

Best Zac vs Orianna 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

Unending DespairRanduin's OmenAbyssal MaskHollow Radiance

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 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
3
E
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Orianna as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Orianna

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 Orianna

Orianna can only affect the area the Ball is around. Use this to your advantage.

Watch out for Orianna's Ball returning to her due to leashing. This may cause some unexpected situations.

Zac vs Orianna Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
56.3 %
VS
Win Rate
43.7 %
Orianna Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.2
4.7
< Deaths >
5.9
10.8
< Assists >
9.1
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
63
< Minions Killed >
173
1.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,390
< Physical Damage >
1,114
14,595
< Magic Damage >
20,483
1,122
< True Damage >
787
17,108
< Damage Dealt >
22,385
41,533
< Damage Taken >
19,326
10,892
< Gold Earned >
11,255
1.59
< Towers >
2.03
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
43,903
< Total Healing >
1,895
13,342
< Experience >
14,272
23
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
442
< Time Dealing CC >
354

How to Counter Orianna with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some strategic Zac vs. Orianna counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Orianna’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Orianna..

Zac typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Orianna. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Orianna

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Orianna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Orianna

Who is Better, Zac or Orianna?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Orianna, with a 56.3% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a fantastic counter for Orianna.

While Zac does have a much higher win rate than Orianna, when facing one another, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Oriannaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Orianna 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 allies during teamfights.

Zac is a great counter to Orianna. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Orianna.

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 Orianna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Orianna as Zac, we analyzed 1,269 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 Orianna 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 Orianna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac in order to counter Orianna during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually accumulates less CS relative to Orianna. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zac versus Orianna build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Orianna than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 56.3% when playing against Orianna with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Orianna as Zac, you 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 Orianna clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 56.3% win rate overall.

If you want to view Zac x Orianna tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every round run with these champs.