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How to Win Zac vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Zac in LoLZac is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Zac

based on 1,654 Zac vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Zac engaged Vel'Koz 1654 times. Including so many games with Zac vs Vel'Koz provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a solid build to crush your rival. This matchup is somewhat rare. Zac encounters Vel'Koz in only 1.9% of his matches.

Zac vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.4% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Zac versus Vel'Koz games, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Zac vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Unending DespairLiandry's TormentIceborn GauntletHollow 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
>
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
E
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Zac vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Vel'Koz Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.2
5
< Deaths >
6.4
11
< Assists >
9.4
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
61
< Minions Killed >
92
1.02
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,411
< Physical Damage >
596
14,810
< Magic Damage >
18,237
1,118
< True Damage >
7,120
17,340
< Damage Dealt >
25,954
43,137
< Damage Taken >
18,373
11,067
< Gold Earned >
10,442
1.49
< Towers >
1.69
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
44,517
< Total Healing >
1,737
13,587
< Experience >
12,317
23
< Vision Score >
46
8
< Wards Placed >
20
450
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Zac vs. Vel'Koz counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between these two champions. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Zac normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vel'Koz. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Zac or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a great counter to Vel'Koz.

While Zac does have a higher win rate than Vel'Koz, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Vel'Kozas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Vel'Koz matchups, Zac is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Zac is a great counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Vel'Koz.

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

BardBard+ 55.6% 2434 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 55.9% 1531 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1878 GamesViVi+ 58.5% 892 Games

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Zac, we analyzed 1,654 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 Vel'Koz 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often accumulates less CS as Vel'Koz. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Zac versus Vel'Koz build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Vel'Koz than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zac boasted an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Vel'Koz as Zac, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Vel'Koz face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% winrate overall.

If you want to get Zac versus Vel'Koz tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every game completed with these champs.