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

Zac vs Syndra

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

How to Beat Syndra as Zac

based on 1,979 Zac vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Zac battled Syndra 1979 times. Using so many matchups for Zac versus Syndra gives us confidence in our ability to prepare useful stats and a supported build to annihilate your enemy. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Zac has to counter Syndra in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Zac vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Zac does a decent job of beating Syndra. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Zac against Syndra games, Zac’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Syndra.

Best Zac vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairLiandry's TormentAbyssal MaskHollow Radiance

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 HasteArmorHealth 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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Zac vs Syndra Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Syndra Image
4.6
< Kills >
6.7
4.7
< Deaths >
5.8
10.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
61
< Minions Killed >
183
1.01
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,359
< Physical Damage >
938
14,425
< Magic Damage >
20,925
1,107
< True Damage >
2,406
16,891
< Damage Dealt >
24,270
40,879
< Damage Taken >
17,880
10,797
< Gold Earned >
12,268
1.55
< Towers >
1.87
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
43,020
< Total Healing >
1,669
13,176
< Experience >
14,486
23
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
444
< Time Dealing CC >
381

How to Counter Syndra with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Zac versus Syndra counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Syndra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Syndra..

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Syndra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zac and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Syndra

Who is Better, Zac or Syndra?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when facing off against Syndra, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Zac makes a good counter to Syndra.

While Zac does have a higher winrate than Syndra, when facing one another, Zac also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Syndraas his relative depth means 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 Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zac is a decent counter to Syndra. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Syndra.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Zac, we analyzed 1,979 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 Syndra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Syndra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Syndra. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zac versus Syndra build consist of Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Syndra than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when playing against Syndra with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Syndra as Zac, Zac players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zac vs Syndra LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

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