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

Zac vs Qiyana

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

based on 1,079 Zac vs Qiyana matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Qiyana as Zac resulted from an evaluation of 1079 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Zac has to counter Qiyana in only 1.3% of his matches.

Zac vs Qiyana Matchup Summary

Zac does a decent job of countering Qiyana. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zac versus Qiyana rounds, Zac’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Qiyana.

Best Zac vs Qiyana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentIceborn GauntletSpirit Visage

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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
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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 Qiyana as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Qiyana

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.

Zac vs Qiyana Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Qiyana Image
4.9
< Kills >
8.4
5
< Deaths >
7
11.4
< Assists >
6.4
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
62
< Minions Killed >
154
1.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,459
< Physical Damage >
21,281
15,771
< Magic Damage >
2,023
1,189
< True Damage >
1,567
18,420
< Damage Dealt >
24,873
42,534
< Damage Taken >
25,192
11,158
< Gold Earned >
12,673
1.49
< Towers >
1.67
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
44,774
< Total Healing >
3,684
13,652
< Experience >
14,419
24
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
467
< Time Dealing CC >
109

How to Counter Qiyana with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Zac versus Qiyana counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Qiyana. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Qiyana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Qiyana

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Qiyana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Qiyana

Who is Better, Zac or Qiyana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Qiyana, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Qiyana.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Qiyana, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zac into Qiyanaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Qiyana matchups, Zac is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zac is a decent counter for Qiyana. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Qiyana.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Qiyana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Qiyana as Zac, we analyzed 1,079 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 Qiyana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zac to counter Qiyana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually gets less CS compared to Qiyana. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Zac versus Qiyana build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Qiyana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 51.6% when playing against Qiyana with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Qiyana 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. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Zac vs Qiyana counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% win rate overall.

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