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

Zac vs Yasuo

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

based on 5,618 Zac vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
3.55
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Yasuo as Zac resulted from an analysis of 5618 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Zac has to counter Yasuo in only 6.5% of his rounds.

Zac vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Zac has done a good job of beating Yasuo. On average, he wins a whopping 52.8% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Zac versus Yasuo games, Zac’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Yasuo.

Best Zac vs Yasuo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

RiftmakerAbyssal MaskKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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
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R
12
E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Yasuo as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Zac vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Yasuo Image
5
< Kills >
6.7
4.7
< Deaths >
7.3
11.7
< Assists >
5.5
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
62
< Minions Killed >
187
0.97
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,469
< Physical Damage >
19,263
15,177
< Magic Damage >
1,961
1,138
< True Damage >
1,610
17,785
< Damage Dealt >
22,835
40,570
< Damage Taken >
24,839
10,897
< Gold Earned >
12,431
1.57
< Towers >
2.26
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
42,755
< Total Healing >
5,610
13,304
< Experience >
14,195
22
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
450
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Yasuo with Zac in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Zac vs. Yasuo counter stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Yasuo. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zac often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Yasuo. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Yasuo

Who is Better, Zac or Yasuo?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zac usually wins when playing against Yasuo, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Zac makes a good counter for Yasuo.

While Zac does have a higher win rate than Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Zac also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zac into Yasuoas his relative depth means 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 Yasuo. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Yasuo matchups, Zac is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zac is an above average counter for Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zac against Yasuo.

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 Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Zac, we analyzed 5,618 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac often gets a lot less CS compared to Yasuo. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zac versus Yasuo build consist of Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Zac used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Yasuo than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Yasuo with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Yasuo as Zac, Zac players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zac vs Yasuo face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

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