Zac Popular Build
The patch 26.1 Zac most played build uses Armored Advance, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, Liandry's Torment, Thornmail, Farsight Alteration. This Zac build has a 5.13% pick rate and a 59.87% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Zac build choices below.
Cell Division
Each time Zac hits an enemy with an ability, he sheds a chunk of himself that can be reabsorbed to restore Health. Upon taking fatal damage, Zac splits into 4 bloblets that attempt to recombine. If any bloblets remain, he will revive with an amount of Health depending on the Health of the surviving bloblets. Each bloblet has a percentage of Zac's maximum Health, Armor and Magic Resistance. This ability has a 5 minute cooldown.
Stretching Strikes
Zac stretches an arm, grabbing an enemy. Attacking a different enemy will cause him to throw both targets towards each other.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 14/
- 13/
- 11/
- 10/
- 8
Range:- 800
Unstable Matter
Zac explodes outward towards nearby enemies, dealing a percentage of their maximum health as magic damage.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 5
Range:- 350
Elastic Slingshot
Zac attaches his arms to the ground and stretches back, launching himself forward.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 22/
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- 16/
- 13/
- 10
Range:- 300
Let's Bounce!
Zac bounces four times, knocking up enemies hit and slowing them.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
- 105/
- 90
Range:- 300
- Tank,
- Fighter
Select a Zac Build
Sunfire Aegis
Spirit Visage
Unending Despair
Thornmail- Sunfire Aegis
- Spirit Visage
Hextech Rocketbelt- Sunfire Aegis
- Spirit Visage
Best Zac Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Zac build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Zac's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (54.4% WR, +3.2% WR diff, 38.2% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Sunfire Aegis (51.6% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 72.6% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 350 Health. Spirit Visage (52.1% WR, +0.8% WR diff, 64.5% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,450Zac build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Zac include Unending Despair, Liandry's Torment. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Zac are Armored Advance. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Zac is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Zac build.
Armor:210
Movement Speed:45
Health:1600
Magic Resistance:50
Ability Power:60
When facing Zac's top counters like Vi, Kayn, Graves, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Zac needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Unending Despair or Liandry's Torment based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Zac performance.
This Zac durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 56.5% win rate across 556 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Zac build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 14,850, this Zac build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Zac build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Zac Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Zac build?
The best Zac build in this patch includes Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, and Spirit Visage. This build has a 56.47% win rate and is picked 8.95% of the time.
What are Zac's core items?
Zac's core items are Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, and Spirit Visage. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Zac's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Zac?
Armored Advance are the best boots for Zac. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Zac's playstyle. They are included in 8.9% of Zac builds.
What is the best trinket for Zac?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Zac. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Zac maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Zac builds?
Yes, alternative Zac builds include options like Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage, and Unending Despair. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Zac?
MetaBot sources its build data for Zac directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Zac builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Zac. From there, we aggregate the Zac builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.