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

Zac vs Soraka

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

based on 1,893 Zac vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Zac faced Soraka in 1893 matches. Using so many matchups for Zac versus Soraka gives us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Zac fights Soraka in only 2.2% of his games.

Zac vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Zac has done a decent job of countering Soraka. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Zac against Soraka matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Soraka.

Best Zac vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

RiftmakerLiandry's TormentAbyssal MaskIceborn Gauntlet

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
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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
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Zac vs Soraka Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Soraka Image
4.2
< Kills >
0.8
4.5
< Deaths >
5.5
10.3
< Assists >
14.3
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
61
< Minions Killed >
26
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,467
< Physical Damage >
633
14,771
< Magic Damage >
5,031
1,052
< True Damage >
529
17,290
< Damage Dealt >
6,194
39,283
< Damage Taken >
16,219
10,473
< Gold Earned >
7,881
1.57
< Towers >
2.06
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
41,667
< Total Healing >
23,522
12,800
< Experience >
10,137
22
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
23
447
< Time Dealing CC >
206

How to Counter Soraka with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Zac against Soraka matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Soraka. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Zac often has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Soraka. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Soraka

Who is Better, Zac or Soraka?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Soraka, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter to Soraka.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Soraka, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zac into Sorakaas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Soraka. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zac is a decent counter for Soraka. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Soraka.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Zac, we analyzed 1,893 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 Soraka 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

If you would like to truly master Zac to counter Soraka during both the laning 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac typically gets more CS relative to Soraka. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zac versus Soraka build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Soraka than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average winrate of 51.3% battling Soraka with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Soraka as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zac vs Soraka clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.

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