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How to Synergize Olaf and Zac

based on 595 Olaf with Zac pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Olaf has fought alongside Zac in 595 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Olaf play with Zac. It is relatively rare for Olaf to play alongside Zac as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 1.7% of games with Olaf.

Olaf Zac Synergy Summary

Olaf does a decent job of fighting on the same side as Zac. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Olaf when playing with Zac by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Olaf vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Death's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Olaf to level upq
>
Second ability for Olaf to level upe
>
Last skill for Olaf to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Olaf's passive ability p
Olaf's q ability q
Olaf's w ability w
Olaf's e ability e
Olaf's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Olaf and Zac

Tips for Playing as Olaf with Zac

Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.

The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.

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.

Olaf Zac Synergy Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Zac Image
7
< Kills >
6.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.7
4.4
< Assists >
4.8
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
169
< Minions Killed >
155
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.52
16,498
< Physical Damage >
16,002
100
< Magic Damage >
137
6,173
< True Damage >
6,049
22,772
< Damage Dealt >
22,189
30,286
< Damage Taken >
31,211
12,241
< Gold Earned >
12,139
2.65
< Towers >
2.5
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
14,270
< Total Healing >
14,541
14,627
< Experience >
14,661
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
316
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Play with Zac as Olaf in LoL

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

Overall, Olaf sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zac. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Zac helps Olaf perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Olaf is an ally to Zac, he observes a little increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Zac helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Olaf is played together with Zac on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Zac.

Additionally, when Olaf plays with Zac on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Zac does a decent job of covering Olaf in teamfights.

Synergies between Olaf and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Olaf
Zac

Is Olaf better when played alongside Zac?

There is no one best ally for Olaf that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Zac is a good ally for Olaf. By playing on the same side as Olaf, he improves their win rate by 2.8% to 51.8%. This proves that there is pretty good bond between Olaf and Zac that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Zac has a much greater difficulty compared to Olaf. That means you should be careful when arranging Zac teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Olaf and Zac together, you probably will not be giving your other allies very much utility. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zac teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf Zac Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Olaf and Zac, we analyzed 595 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 Olaf 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

To truly master Olaf in order to work well with Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to have in your Olaf and Zac synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Zac than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 51.8% when playing alongside Zac with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Olaf with Zac collaboration tips and stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions given are computed using every round with data with these champions.