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Playing Against Zac
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Long-range engage tank. Zac specializes in ganking from unpredictable angles using , sustaining through long fights by picking up blobs from , and disrupting the entire enemy team with multiple knockups from .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Small green blobs on the ground and 4 mini-Zacs upon his 'death' | He heals by picking up blobs. If you 'kill' him, you must destroy the 4 bloblets within 8 seconds or he revives. has a massive 5-minute cooldown. | |
| A long-range slap that tethers to a target | If he hits you with and then autos anything else (minion, ward, or ally), he pulls both targets together for a stun. Stay away from your own minions when tethered. | |
| A small circular body explosion | Spammable Max HP% magic damage. This is his primary clearing and consistent DPS tool. Each blob he picks up reduces the cooldown of . | |
| A charging indicator followed by a long-range leap | His main gap closer. The longer he charges, the further he goes. Getting hit results in a knockup. You can see the landing indicator slightly before he hits. | |
| Zac bouncing around 4 times like a trampoline | Provides 4 instances of AoE damage and slows. The first bounce that hits an enemy knocks them up. He is immune to CC that would stop his movement during . |
Respect
- !Out-of-vision engages→At max rank, has 1800 range. He will gank you from over thick walls where normal wards won't see him.
- !The tether→If he hits you with , he can flash-auto a minion or another champion to pull you back, even if you try to dash away.
- !Deceptive tankiness→Between the healing from blobs and the revive, he can bait you into overextending for a 'kill' only for his team to collapse while you hit bloblets.
- !CC-chaining→A good Zac will layer into into , keeping you CC'd for nearly 4 seconds straight.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (24-12s)→This is his only mobility. If he misses his jump or uses it to engage, he has no way to escape an invite or a counter-gank.
- +Passive is down→Track his 5-minute cooldown. Without his revive, he cannot dive towers as aggressively or take risky 1v1s in the jungle.
- +During charge-up→Zac is stationary while charging his leap. If you have vision, use any hard CC to cancel the channel and put the ability on full cooldown.
- +Blobs on the ground→Walk over his blobs to destroy them. This denies his healing and prevents his cooldown from resetting.
Laning Tips
- •Place deep wards in his jungle camps (Raptors/Krugs) rather than side brushes to see him charging .
- •If you get hit by , immediately move away from your own minions and allies to prevent the collision stun.
- •Save your displacement or knockup (like Janna Q or Poppy W) specifically to stop his mid-air.
- •You can Smite the bloblets from to kill them instantly and secure the kill.
- •Buy Grevious Wounds (Executioner's Calling or Bramble Vest) early; his entire kit relies on health regeneration.
- •Do not stand near walls; he can use to jump from the fog on the other side instantly.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Don't clump up in tight corridors; one good into can knock up your entire team.
- ⚠Keep the area around objectives swept; he will hide behind pits to steal with a long-range + Smite.
- ⚠Focus the bloblets from immediately when he 'dies'—don't let him revive with 50% HP in the middle of a fight.
- ⚠His makes him a massive disruption; if you are the ADC, wait for him to use his bounces before entering the fray.
- ⚠Zac can use on a frontline tank and then auto-attack a backline carry to peel them into each other.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached