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

Zac vs Sett

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

based on 2,374 Zac vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
3.44
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Sett as Zac resulted from an evaluation of 2374 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Zac encounters Sett in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Zac vs Sett Matchup Summary

Zac does a good job of countering Sett. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.3% of games the champions battle each other in. In Zac vs Sett games, Zac’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sett.

Best Zac vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerKaenic RookernSunfire Aegis

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Sett as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Sett

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 Sett Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Sett Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.9
4.8
< Deaths >
6.8
11.6
< Assists >
5.5
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
58
< Minions Killed >
158
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,474
< Physical Damage >
18,944
15,909
< Magic Damage >
275
1,089
< True Damage >
6,025
18,474
< Damage Dealt >
25,245
41,158
< Damage Taken >
36,212
10,897
< Gold Earned >
11,659
1.52
< Towers >
2.63
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
43,237
< Total Healing >
6,344
13,243
< Experience >
14,285
23
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
451
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Sett with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Zac vs. Sett counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Sett. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zac normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Sett. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Sett

Who is Better, Zac or Sett?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Sett, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes a good counter to Sett.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Sett, when facing one another, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Settas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Sett 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 team members during late stage team fights.

Zac is a good counter to Sett. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Sett.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Zac, we analyzed 2,374 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 Sett 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zac to counter Sett during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets less CS relative to Sett. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zac versus Sett build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Sett than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 52.3% battling Sett with this counter build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Sett as Zac, you should equip 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 we have analyed for Zac vs Sett battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

If you need to view Zac x Sett tips and builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using every game finished with both champions.