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How to Synergize Zac with Brand on the Same TeamZac is in the s tier of champions

Zac with Brand

How to Win With Zac and Brand Paired TogetherZac is in the s tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Synergize Zac and Brand

based on 3,825 Zac with Brand pairs
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
3.27
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Zac has gone into battle with Brand in 3825 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Zac synergize with Brand. It is somewhat uncommon for Zac to play with Brand as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 4.5% of rounds with Zac.

Zac Brand Synergy Summary

Zac has done a good job of teaming up with Brand. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.2% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Zac when playing with Brand by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zac vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealBami's Cinder

Core Zac Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

RiftmakerAbyssal MaskLiandry's TormentIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zac to level upw
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Second ability for Zac to level upe
>
Last skill for Zac to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningRevitalize
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth 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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Zac and Brand

Tips for Playing as Zac with Brand

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 Understand How Brand Will Play

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

Zac Brand Synergy Stats

Zac Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Brand Image
5
< Kills >
4.7
4.9
< Deaths >
4.8
11
< Assists >
11
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
73
< Minions Killed >
61
0.94
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,561
< Physical Damage >
1,433
15,173
< Magic Damage >
14,911
1,143
< True Damage >
1,122
17,877
< Damage Dealt >
17,467
42,491
< Damage Taken >
41,114
11,107
< Gold Earned >
10,816
1.65
< Towers >
1.53
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
43,778
< Total Healing >
43,090
13,794
< Experience >
13,201
23
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
8
441
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Play with Brand as Zac in LoL

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

Overall, Zac sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Brand. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Brand helps Zac perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zac tries to synergize with Brand, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Brand provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zac is played alongside Brand on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Brand.

Moreover, when Zac plays with Brand on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Brand does a poor job of covering Zac in teamfights.

Synergies between Zac and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Zac
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zac
Brand

Is Zac better when played alongside Brand?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Zac that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, Brand is a good teammate for Zac. By playing on the same side as Zac, he improves their win rate by 1.4% to 53.2%. This signals that there is pretty good bond between Zac and Brand that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Brand has a much lower diffuclty than Zac. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Brand comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Playing alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by pairing Zac and Brand together, you probably will not be granting your team much sustained damage output. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Brand teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zac Players

How We Calculated Our Zac Brand Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zac and Brand, we analyzed 3,825 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 Zac with Brand 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zac to work well with Brand during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to get in your Zac and Brand synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Zac included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Brand than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zac had an average win rate of 53.2% helping carry Brand with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of beating your oponents, Zac players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Revitalize, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Zac and Brand pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Zac with Brand collaboration tips and stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all rounds completed with both champions.