Is Zac good in Patch 26.13?

Zac is C tier Jungle in Patch 26.13 with a 49.9% win rate, 2.2% pick rate, and 0.8% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Zac Jungle after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Jungle role.

What is the best build for Zac Jungle?

The best Zac Jungle build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage with the Aftershock keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Zac Jungle is C tier with 49.9% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Zac in Patch 26.13 include JarvanIV (48.0% Zac win rate), Nocturne (48.2% Zac win rate), Kayn (48.4% Zac win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Zac?

To climb with Zac Jungle in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Jungle clear routes, Ganking, and Objective set-ups. Jungle clear routes: One of the most important decisions you make as a jungler is defining your jungle pathing. Ganking: Ganking is a great way to get advantage in the early game.

JUNGLE · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play ZacJungle Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Zac Jungle build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Zac is C tier Jungle with 49.9% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Aftershock + Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis. Hardest matchup: JarvanIV (48.0% win rate for Zac). Key patterns to practice: Jungle clear routes, Ganking, and Objective set-ups.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#30of 44 Jungle champions

Win rate49.9%vs 50.2% role avg

Pick rate2.2%31st most picked Jungle

Ban rate0.8%

Zac Jungle Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.2% pick rate, 49.8% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.8% WR

ResolvePRIMARY

AftershockKEYSTONE

Font of Life

Conditioning

Revitalize

PrecisionSECONDARY

Triumph

Legend: Haste

SHARDS

Aftershock · Font of Life · Conditioning · Revitalize + Triumph · Legend: Haste

Summoner spells

Flash

Smite

Skill order

QMax E first

21415

18101213

34579

611

Item build

2.2% pick

Starting

Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt

Sunfire Aegis

Spirit Visage

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity

Situational

Sunfire Aegis

Spirit Visage

Hextech Rocketbelt

Thornmail

Dark Seal

Randuin's Omen

Zac Jungle meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Zac holds a 49.9% win rate in the Jungle role on Patch 26.13, 0.3 points below the Jungle role average of 50.2%. That is the 30th highest win rate of 44 Jungle champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.2% pick rate (31st most played in the role) and a 0.8% ban rate, Zac rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Zac Jungle held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Zac is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Zac Jungle games. The hardest matchups this patch are JarvanIV (48.0% win rate for Zac) and Nocturne (48.2% win rate for Zac): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, LeeSin (52.4%) and Sylas (52.3%) are the matchups to look for, where Zac wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Zac Jungle

Pick Zac Jungle in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Zac Jungle guide

Zac jungle is built around Stretching Strikes (Q), Elastic Slingshot (E), and Let's Bounce! (R): grab a target with Stretching Strikes (Q), launch into range with Elastic Slingshot (E), then land Let's Bounce! (R) for four knock-ups while Cell Division sheds health chunks he can reabsorb and lets him revive after a fatal hit.

The build

Rune page: Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, and Revitalize (Resolve), with Legend: Haste and Triumph (Precision). Summoners: Flash and Smite. Skill priority runs Elastic Slingshot (E) first, then Unstable Matter (W), then Stretching Strikes (Q). Starter: Mosstomper Seedling and a Health Potion, into Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Core build: Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage, with Thornmail, Dark Seal, and Randuin's Omen as later options.

Ability mechanics

Stretching Strikes (Q) stretches an arm to grab an enemy, and attacking a different target throws both of them toward each other. Unstable Matter (W) explodes outward at nearby enemies for a percentage of their maximum health. Elastic Slingshot (E) attaches Zac's arms to the ground and stretches back to launch him forward, while Let's Bounce! (R) bounces him four times, knocking up and slowing everyone it hits. Cell Division sheds a reabsorbable chunk of health on every ability hit and splits Zac into four bloblets on fatal damage, reviving him if enough recombine, on a five-minute cooldown.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Jarvan IV, Nocturne, Kayn, Viego, Naafiri. Best matchups: Lee Sin, Sylas, Graves.

Other Jungle champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Zac counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Zac good in Patch 26.13?: Zac is C tier Jungle in Patch 26.13 with a 49.9% win rate, 2.2% pick rate, and 0.8% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Zac Jungle after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Jungle role.
What is the best build for Zac Jungle?: The best Zac Jungle build in Patch 26.13 uses Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage with the Aftershock keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Zac Jungle is C tier with 49.9% win rate this patch.
Who counters Zac?: Champions that counter Zac in Patch 26.13 include JarvanIV (48.0% Zac win rate), Nocturne (48.2% Zac win rate), Kayn (48.4% Zac win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Zac?: To climb with Zac Jungle in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Jungle clear routes, Ganking, and Objective set-ups. Jungle clear routes: One of the most important decisions you make as a jungler is defining your jungle pathing. Ganking: Ganking is a great way to get advantage in the early game.