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Zac Jungle build & stats

TankFighter B 284 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.7%
Pick rate
3.8%
Ban rate
2.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling
450 gold
75.0% 4 games

Finish these three

Unending Despair
Unending Despair
2,800 gold
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
2,700 gold
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
2,800 gold
8,300 gold
68.4% WR 19 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
57.0% 86 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
65.5% WR
55 games · 19% 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
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
50.5% 281 games

Max order

Elastic Slingshot E Unstable Matter W Stretching Strikes Q
71.4% 7 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 50.7% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (284 games).
  • Most common core: Spirit Visage → Sunfire Aegis → Thornmail — 56% win rate over 50 games.
  • Take Aftershock as keystone: picked in 50% of games with a 47% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Shaco (62% over 8 games). Hardest: Lee Sin (25% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
Thornmail
Thornmail
56.0% WR
50 games · 18% pick
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
Hextech Rocketbelt
Hextech Rocketbelt
50.0% WR
40 games · 14% pick
Unending Despair
Unending Despair
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Sunfire Aegis
Sunfire Aegis
68.4% WR
19 games · 7% pick

Starting items

Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling
Health Potion
Health Potion
100.0% WR
2 games · 1% pick
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion
Health Potion
50.0% WR
2 games · 1% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
46.6% WR
131 games · 46% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
57.0% WR
86 games · 30% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
48.9% WR
45 games · 16% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
86.7% 5% (15)
62.5% 3% (8)
61.1% 13% (36)
61.1% 6% (18)
58.5% 14% (41)
54.5% 66% (187)
51.1% 79% (223)
50.5% 32% (91)
50.0% 42% (118)
50.0% 7% (20)
46.2% 5% (13)
44.1% 12% (34)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Resolve Resolve + Precision Precision
47.7% WR
88 games · 31% pick
Aftershock
Aftershock

After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you.

Resolve Resolve
Grasp of the Undying Aftershock Guardian
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
65.5% WR
55 games · 19% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Conditioning Revitalize
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
43.2% WR
44 games · 15% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear

Keystones

  • Aftershock Aftershock After immobilizing an enemy champion gain defenses and later deal a burst of magic damage around you. 46.8%50% 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. 55.4%49% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 50.5%99% pick
  • Exhaust Smite Exhaust + Smite 66.7%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Elastic Slingshot E Unstable Matter W Stretching Strikes Q 71.4%7 games

Most common first three levels: W → E → Q (83%), W → Q → E (50%).

  • 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.