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

Zac vs Zyra

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

based on 3,574 Zac vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Zac resulted from an evaluation of 3574 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Zac has to counter Zyra in only 4.2% of his matches.

Zac vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Zac does a average job of countering Zyra. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Zac versus Zyra matches, Zac’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Zyra.

Best Zac vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalChain Vest

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailHollow Radiance

Optional Items

Abyssal MaskRiftmakerUnending DespairKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
7
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 Zyra as Zac

Tips for Playing as Zac against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Zac vs Zyra Counter Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Zyra Image
4.9
< Kills >
3.7
5.1
< Deaths >
6.4
10.9
< Assists >
11.1
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
0.8
62
< Minions Killed >
56
0.97
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,468
< Physical Damage >
1,109
15,181
< Magic Damage >
20,794
1,191
< True Damage >
1,489
17,840
< Damage Dealt >
23,394
43,454
< Damage Taken >
18,962
11,067
< Gold Earned >
9,742
1.47
< Towers >
1.71
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
44,797
< Total Healing >
2,032
13,639
< Experience >
11,374
23
< Vision Score >
60
8
< Wards Placed >
25
457
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Zyra with Zac in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Zac versus Zyra counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zac’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zac may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..

Zac usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zac and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zac
Zyra

Who is Better, Zac or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zac usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zyra, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Zac makes an ok counter for Zyra.

While Zac does have a higher winrate compared to Zyra, when on opposite teams, Zac also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zac into Zyraas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zac has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zac vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zac is a decent counter to Zyra. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zac against Zyra.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Zac, we analyzed 3,574 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 Zyra 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 truly master Zac to counter Zyra 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zac on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zyra. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need 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, champs with a lot 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 numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Zac versus Zyra build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Hollow Radiance. When Zac included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Zyra than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zac had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Zyra with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Zyra as Zac, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Zac vs Zyra matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Zac are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.