Background Image
How to Win Zac vs Vi Counter MatchupZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
FighterAssassin

How to Beat Vi as Zac

based on 2,538 Zac vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
3.31
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our dataset, Zac did battle with Vi in 2538 matches. Using so many games with Zac vs Vi provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a solid build to destroy your foe. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Zac encounters Vi in only 3.0% of his matches.

Zac vs Vi Matchup Summary

Zac does a ok job of countering Vi. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Zac against Vi rounds, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Vi.

Best Zac vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRiftmakerUnending DespairHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
>
Second ability for Zac to level upe
>
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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Vi as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Zac vs Vi Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Vi Image
4.6
< Kills >
5.9
4.8
< Deaths >
6.3
11.3
< Assists >
8.2
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
61
< Minions Killed >
33
1
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.4
1,431
< Physical Damage >
16,300
14,745
< Magic Damage >
92
1,096
< True Damage >
1,371
17,273
< Damage Dealt >
17,763
40,824
< Damage Taken >
30,532
10,761
< Gold Earned >
11,453
1.52
< Towers >
1.28
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
42,728
< Total Healing >
11,442
13,106
< Experience >
13,234
23
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
446
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Vi with Zac in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Zac against Vi counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Zac often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Vi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Vi

Who is Better, Zac or Vi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when facing off against Vi, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter for Vi.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Vi, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Zac into Vias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zac also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Zac vs Vi matchups, Zac is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zac against Vi.

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 Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Zac, we analyzed 2,538 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 Vi 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 Vi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zac in order to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually accumulates more CS relative to Vi. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Zac versus Vi build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Zac combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Vi than with many other common builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 50.9% battling Vi with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Vi as Zac, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zac vs Vi counters, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vi as Zac are displayed for all ranked divisions. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.