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

Zac vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Zac in LoLZac is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Zac

based on 1,639 Zac vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
3.24
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Zac faced Vex 1639 times. Having so many games with Zac vs Vex provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to annihilate Vex. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Zac has to counter Vex in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Zac vs Vex Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of countering Vex. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Zac against Vex matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Vex.

Best Zac vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairLiandry's TormentThornmail

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
6
R
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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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Guide to Countering Vex as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Vex Image
4.7
< Kills >
6.9
4.9
< Deaths >
6.4
11.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
57
< Minions Killed >
162
1.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,330
< Physical Damage >
1,478
14,325
< Magic Damage >
22,459
1,124
< True Damage >
1,403
16,781
< Damage Dealt >
25,341
41,561
< Damage Taken >
19,415
10,851
< Gold Earned >
11,375
1.46
< Towers >
1.79
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
43,234
< Total Healing >
2,187
13,239
< Experience >
13,996
23
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
442
< Time Dealing CC >
556

How to Counter Vex with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several important Zac vs. Vex counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Zac usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Vex

Who is Better, Zac or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a great counter to Vex.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Vexas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zac also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Vex 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 allies during team fights.

Zac is a great counter for Vex. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Zac, we analyzed 1,639 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 Vex 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

Zac Build Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average picks up less CS relative to Vex. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zac versus Vex build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Vex than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 53.1% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Vex 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Zac vs Vex LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vex as Zac are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.