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Zac Jungle build & stats

TankFighter B 508 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
52.6%
Pick rate
2.2%
Ban rate
1.0%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
450 gold
76.2% 21 games

Build in this order

Sunfire Aegis 1
Sunfire Aegis
2,800 gold
Spirit Visage 2
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Unending Despair 3
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
8,300 gold
66.7% WR 12 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
60.0% 30 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
75.0% WR
8 games · 2% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
52.2% 247 games

Max order

Elastic Slingshot E Unstable Matter W Stretching Strikes Q
57.1% 35 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Zac

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Zac wins 52.6% of games as Jungle on patch 16.16 (508 games).
  • Most common core: Hextech Rocketbelt → Sunfire Aegis → Spirit Visage — 47% win rate over 15 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 61% of games with a 54% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Xin Zhao (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Nocturne (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt 1
Hextech Rocketbelt
Sunfire Aegis 2
Sunfire Aegis
Spirit Visage 3
Spirit Visage
42.9% WR
7 games · 1% pick
Sunfire Aegis 1
Sunfire Aegis
Spirit Visage 2
Spirit Visage
Liandry's Torment 3
Liandry's Torment
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
76.2% WR
21 games · 4% pick
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling
33.3% WR
9 games · 2% pick
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
16.7% WR
6 games · 1% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
51.0% WR
147 games · 29% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
53.7% WR
54 games · 11% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
60.0% WR
30 games · 6% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 2% (10)
60.0% 3% (15)
60.0% 3% (15)
56.6% 39% (196)
55.6% 9% (45)
55.3% 26% (132)
53.3% 3% (15)
52.8% 7% (36)
51.4% 27% (138)
50.0% 5% (26)
50.0% 2% (8)
48.6% 7% (35)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
56.3% WR
48 games · 9% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
55.0% WR
40 games · 8% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
44.4% WR
36 games · 7% pick
Aftershock Font of Life Conditioning Revitalize Legend: Haste Triumph

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 54.7%34% pick
  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 47.3%15% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 52.2%49% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Elastic Slingshot E Unstable Matter W Stretching Strikes Q 57.1%35 games

Most common first three levels: W → Q → E (55%), W → E → Q (44%).

  • PCell 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, h...

  • QStretching Strikes

    Zac stretches an arm, grabbing an enemy. Attacking a different enemy will cause him to throw both targets towards each other.

  • WUnstable Matter

    Zac explodes outward towards nearby enemies, dealing a percentage of their maximum health as magic damage.

  • EElastic Slingshot

    Zac attaches his arms to the ground and stretches back, launching himself forward.

  • RLet's Bounce!

    Zac bounces four times, knocking up enemies hit and slowing them.