51.3%
Win Rate
Jungle · Vanguard
Zac Counters
Zac absorbs burst damage and threatens a bouncing AoE engage across the whole team — burst assassins that skip his tankiness with true damage or execute effects counter him back.
6.0%
Pick Rate
2.6%
Ban Rate
Moderate
Difficulty
Zac Overview
Zac is played across 1 roles, most commonly jungle. Use the role links above to jump to role-specific counters — the data on this page reflects jungle, his primary role.
How to Counter Zac — Step by Step
Deny his healing by punishing the fight before he can reabsorb blobs, and burst him fast rather than trading evenly.
Best Picks Against Zac
Ranked by win-rate difference in jungle, Patch 14.14.
| Champion | Win Rate Diff | Games | Why |
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Computed by our stats engine from synthetic seed data, not live Riot match results — same aggregation pipeline that will process real match data once available. See our data methodology.
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Strong Against
| Champion | Why Aatrox Wins |
|---|---|
 Lee Sin | Tank sustain absorbs his early burst without a real punish. |
 Viego | Tank sustain outlasts his burst without a possession reset. |
 Karthus | Squishy and easy to burst down once his blob catches him. |
 Vi | Tank sustain absorbs her burst without a real punish. |
 Elise | Tank sustain absorbs her burst combo easily. |
Zac Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Extremely high effective health from blob-based sustain
- Let's Bounce! offers a powerful, repeated AoE teamfight engage
- Strong frontline damage absorption
Weaknesses
- Vulnerable to true damage and execute effects that bypass his tankiness
- Elastic Slingshot requires nearby terrain or a target to function
- Loses value if his healing blobs are denied after a fight
Abilities Overview
P
Cell Division
Leaves blobs behind on taking damage that can be reabsorbed to heal — his core sustain identity.
Q
Stretching Strikes
Extends his arms to attack, slowing enemies hit — his poke and engage-setup tool.
W
Unstable Matter
Deals AoE damage based on his current health — rewards frontline positioning.
E
Elastic Slingshot
Launches himself off terrain or an enemy, knocking up on landing — his signature engage tool.
R
Let's Bounce!
Knocks up nearby enemies repeatedly while bouncing — his signature teamfight-engaging ultimate.
Cross-check current tooltips on Riot’s official Zac page ↗ — abilities can change between patches.
Build, Runes & Setup
Best Items
Sunfire Aegis
Passive damage rewards his frontline positioning
Riftmaker
Amplifies his sustained AoE damage output
Thornmail
Punishes auto-attack-reliant divers engaging onto him
Counter Items (for the enemy)
Executioner's Calling
Cuts into his blob-based self-healing
Liandry's Torment
Damage-over-time punishes his high effective health
Runes & Skill Order
Primary: Resolve (Aftershock) → Font of Life → Bone Plating → Unflinching. Secondary: Second Wind, Overgrowth. Max order: Q → E → W, taking R whenever available.
Playbook
Focus down his healing blobs after a trade to deny his sustain reabsorption.
Track Elastic Slingshot's terrain requirement — he can't engage without a nearby wall or target.
Burst him down fast rather than trading evenly; sustained fights favor his healing over time.
Common Mistakes
Ignoring his blobs after a skirmish, letting him freely reabsorb them for healing.
Fighting him in a straight line where Let's Bounce! can knock up the whole team repeatedly.
Trading damage slowly instead of committing to a fast burst window.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who counters Zac?
Squishy burst junglers like Karthus and Fiddlesticks can lose to him early, but true damage and execute effects punish his high effective health.
How does Zac's passive healing work?
He leaves blobs of himself behind when taking damage, and can walk over them to heal — denying that follow-up is key to fighting him.