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

Zac vs Vladimir

How to Beat Vladimir as Zac in LoLZac is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Vladimir as Zac

based on 2,803 Zac vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
3.26
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Vladimir as Zac came out of an examination of 2803 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Zac encounters Vladimir in only 3.3% of his matches.

Zac vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Zac does a average job of countering Vladimir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champs face each other in. In Zac vs Vladimir matches, Zac’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vladimir.

Best Zac vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Chain VestBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

RiftmakerUnending DespairIceborn GauntletAbyssal Mask

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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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Vladimir as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Zac vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Vladimir Image
4.5
< Kills >
6.5
4.7
< Deaths >
5.2
10.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
60
< Minions Killed >
187
1.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,472
< Physical Damage >
1,096
15,339
< Magic Damage >
24,559
1,152
< True Damage >
982
17,964
< Damage Dealt >
26,638
41,477
< Damage Taken >
33,337
10,679
< Gold Earned >
11,822
1.53
< Towers >
1.99
0.26
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
43,421
< Total Healing >
29,038
13,012
< Experience >
14,746
23
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
437
< Time Dealing CC >
124

How to Counter Vladimir with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several significant Zac against Vladimir counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vladimir. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vladimir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Vladimir

Who is Better, Zac or Vladimir?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when playing against Vladimir, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Zac makes an ok counter to Vladimir.

While Zac does have a higher win rate compared to Vladimir, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a 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 Vladimiras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zac vs Vladimir 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 late stage team fights.

Zac is a decent counter for Vladimir. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zac against Vladimir.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Zac, we analyzed 2,803 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 Vladimir 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zac in order to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Vladimir. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Zac versus Vladimir build include Spirit Visage, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Vladimir than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Vladimir as Zac, you should use 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 that we analyzed for Zac vs Vladimir face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Zac versus Vladimir tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using all games finished with these champs.