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Caitlyn with Zac

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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Zac

based on 8,132 Caitlyn with Zac pairs
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Caitlyn has been on the same team as Zac in 8132 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much great data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can give you high quality, accurate builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Zac. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play with Zac as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 2.1% of matches with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Zac Synergy Summary

Caitlyn has done a ok job of teaming up with Zac. Typically, she wins an acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to win more matches as Caitlyn when fighting on the same team as Zac by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowGuardian AngelRapid FirecannonBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
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Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
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Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Zac

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Zac

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Zac Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Zac Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Zac Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
6.8
< Assists >
6.6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
177
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.53
20,630
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,487
< Magic Damage >
1,469
544
< True Damage >
556
22,662
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,995
< Damage Taken >
19,590
12,322
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.6
< Towers >
2.53
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,557
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,660
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Zac as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Zac synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zac, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zac. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Zac helps Caitlyn perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Caitlyn is an ally to Zac, she gets a marginal improvement in her total damage output. This difference may signal that Zac provides cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played alongside Zac on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Zac.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Zac on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Zac does a poor job of protecting Caitlyn in team fights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Zac

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Zac?

There is no ideal synergy for Caitlyn that will no matter what be her ideal teammate. However, Zac is a pretty good ally for Caitlyn. By playing on the same team as Caitlyn, he raises their win rate by 1.5% to 50.8%. This demonstrates that there is a somewhat important bond between Caitlyn and Zac that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Zac has a greater difficulty than Caitlyn. That means Caitlyn players must be very careful when enlisting Zac comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Caitlyn and Zac together, you will not be providing your side enough support. Plan to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Zac ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Zac, we analyzed 8,132 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Zac comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Caitlyn to work well with Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Caitlyn and Zac synergy build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, The Collector, and Axiom Arc. When Caitlyn used at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better as an ally of Zac than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 50.8% helping carry Zac with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Caitlyn players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Zac with Caitlyn are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located above.