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

Zac vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Zac

based on 811 Zac vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
3.46
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Taric as Zac resulted from an analysis of 811 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Zac fights Taric in only 0.9% of his matches.

Zac vs Taric Matchup Summary

Zac has done a decent job of beating Taric. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Zac against Taric matches, Zac’s side is 0.1% less probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Taric.

Best Zac vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenSpirit VisageUnending DespairHollow 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 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
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Taric as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Zac vs Taric Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Taric Image
4.4
< Kills >
1.8
4.6
< Deaths >
6.2
11.5
< Assists >
14.3
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
58
< Minions Killed >
35
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,361
< Physical Damage >
2,158
14,862
< Magic Damage >
4,811
1,077
< True Damage >
1,001
17,300
< Damage Dealt >
7,971
39,194
< Damage Taken >
23,880
10,437
< Gold Earned >
8,436
1.48
< Towers >
2.16
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
41,832
< Total Healing >
12,044
12,571
< Experience >
10,315
21
< Vision Score >
48
7
< Wards Placed >
20
446
< Time Dealing CC >
387

How to Counter Taric with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Zac versus Taric counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taric..

Zac often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Taric. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Taric

Who is Better, Zac or Taric?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually wins when taking on Taric, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter for Taric.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Taric, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Taricas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Taric 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 teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter to Taric. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Taric.

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 Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Zac, we analyzed 811 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 Taric 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 to counter Taric during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often racks up more CS as Taric. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Zac versus Taric build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Taric than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Taric with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Taric as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zac vs Taric fights, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Taric as Zac are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.