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

Zac vs Rammus

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

based on 1,299 Zac vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
3.53
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Rammus as Zac came out of an analysis of 1299 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zac fights Rammus in only 1.5% of his games.

Zac vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Rammus. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Zac versus Rammus matches, Zac’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Rammus.

Best Zac vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairSpirit VisageRanduin's OmenHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
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Second ability for Zac to level upe
>
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Rammus as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Rammus

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 Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Zac vs Rammus Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Rammus Image
4.9
< Kills >
4
4.7
< Deaths >
5.7
11.7
< Assists >
11.4
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
0.89
61
< Minions Killed >
34
1.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.14
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
1,482
< Physical Damage >
2,442
16,164
< Magic Damage >
11,819
1,220
< True Damage >
1,108
18,867
< Damage Dealt >
15,371
41,808
< Damage Taken >
32,205
10,984
< Gold Earned >
10,581
1.6
< Towers >
1.12
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
44,252
< Total Healing >
12,690
13,261
< Experience >
12,859
22
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
7
469
< Time Dealing CC >
607

How to Counter Rammus with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several important Zac versus Rammus matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rammus..

Zac typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Rammus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Rammus

Who is Better, Zac or Rammus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when trying to fight Rammus, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a good counter to Rammus.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Rammus, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Rammusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zac is an above average counter for Rammus. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Rammus.

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 Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Zac, we analyzed 1,299 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 Rammus 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 truly master Zac in order to counter Rammus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average racks up more CS compared to Rammus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zac versus Rammus build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Rammus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 52.8% when playing against Rammus with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Rammus as Zac, you 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 sets players picked for Zac vs Rammus face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Zac versus Rammus tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all games played with both champions.