How to Play Zac Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.19)

Max order: W > E > Q
First item: Sunfire Aegis13.2 min
Gold vs lane at 15: −365
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 72.6%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 39.4%

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Zac Power Spikes (Patch 26.19)

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When Zac Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Zac wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Zac's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Zac hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Zac can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Zac can start or win.
13.2 min
First item at 13.2 min
Sunfire Aegis is done — Zac's first real damage or durability spike.
21.5 min
Two items at 21.5 min
Sunfire Aegis + Spirit Visage: the window to group and take objectives.
25 min
Strongest in games of about 25 minutes
Zac wins 58.7% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Zac Top Laning Plan

Zac scales: losing a little gold in lane is normal. Farm safely, avoid early all-ins and win the late game. On average Zac Top is 365 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 43% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 73% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 39%. Zac averages 1.30 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Zac win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead72.6%
Ahead62.6%
Behind43.9%
1,000+ gold behind39.4%

Zac Mid and Late Game

What Zac does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Zac heals a lot (percentile 99): extended fights and sieges favor Zac.
Zac soaks damage well (percentile 92): stand between the enemy and your carries.
Zac brings crowd control (percentile 88): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Zac wins 1.7 points more in long games than short ones: avoid coin-flip fights early and let the game go long.

Mistakes to avoid

Zac is not a damage carry (15/100): don't take fights expecting Zac to win them alone.

Playing Zac

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.

Playing Against Zac

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

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How to Play Zac FAQ - Patch 26.19

When does Zac power spike?

Zac's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 13.2 min.

Can Zac come back from behind?

Zac wins 44% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 173 games), against 63% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Zac games, but it is not decisive.

What is Zac's first item?

Most Zac players finish Sunfire Aegis first, at a median of 13.2 minutes.

How do you play Zac Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Zac wins by playing to these strengths: take long fights and sieges; front-line for your carries; start fights with crowd control.

Zac How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes