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How to Win Zac vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Zac

based on 489 Zac vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
55.2 %
K/D/A
3.34
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Zac came out of an evaluation of 489 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Zac fights Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his rounds.

Zac vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Zac does a great job of beating Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a whopping 55.2% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Zac vs Rek'Sai matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Zac vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upe
>
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
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W
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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 Rek'Sai as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Zac vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
55.2 %
VS
Win Rate
44.8 %
Rek'Sai Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.1
4.7
< Deaths >
6.5
10.9
< Assists >
7.5
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
59
< Minions Killed >
34
1.07
< Dragons Killed >
1.28
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,431
< Physical Damage >
14,027
15,001
< Magic Damage >
91
1,102
< True Damage >
4,372
17,535
< Damage Dealt >
18,491
39,909
< Damage Taken >
35,835
10,915
< Gold Earned >
11,808
1.53
< Towers >
1.31
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
42,906
< Total Healing >
17,165
13,114
< Experience >
13,191
24
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
473
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Zac versus Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Zac or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 55.2% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a fantastic counter for Rek'Sai.

While Zac does have a much higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zac into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing 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 Rek'Sai 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 allied champions during team fights.

Zac is a great counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Zac, we analyzed 489 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zac to counter Rek'Sai 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 tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically accumulates more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zac versus Rek'Sai build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Rek'Sai than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 55.2% battling Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Rek'Sai as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Rek'Sai counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.2% winrate overall.

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