Zac Jungle Build

Zac Champion Guide

Role: Tank

Lane: Jungle

Zac Jungle performs best with a build featuring Sunfire Aegis, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Unending Despair. The most effective rune setup for Zac Jungle includes Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, and Revitalize in the primary tree, paired with Legend: Haste and Triumph in the secondary tree.

Zac Champion Abilities

Cell Division

Each time Zac hits an enemy with an ability, he sheds a chunk of himself that can be reabsorbed to restore 4-8% of his maximum health.

Upon taking fatal damage, Zac splits into 4 chunks that attempt to recombine. If any of these chunks remain after 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 seconds, he will revive with 10-50% health depending on the health of the surviving chunks. Each chunk has 12% of Zac's maximum health, and 50% of his armor and magic resistance. This ability has a static cooldown and is unaffected by cooldown reduction.

The revival speed is increased every 4 levels. P

Stretching Strikes

Zac stretches his arm out, attaching it to the first enemy hit to deal 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 / 100 (+30% of ability power) (+3% of Zac's maximum health) magic damage and briefly slow them. Zac's next attack gains increased range and applies the same damage and slow. If Zac hits a different enemy with this attack, he knocks up both towards each other. If they collide, they and surrounding enemies additionally take the initial magic damage and are briefly slowed. Q

Unstable Matter

Zac's body erupts, dealing 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 (+4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8% (+3% per 100 ability power) of target's maximum health magic damage to nearby enemies.

Absorbing Goo reduces this ability's cooldown by 1 second. W

Elastic Slingshot

Begin Charging: Zac pulls himself taut, charging up a dash over 4.5 seconds.

Release: Zac launches himself and knocks up enemies where he lands for up to 1 second (depending on charge time), dealing them 60 / 105 / 150 / 195 / 240 (+80% of ability power) magic damage. Zac spawns an extra chunk of Goo for each enemy champion hit. E

Let's Bounce!

Passive: Cell Division healing is increased to 4.75 / 5.5 / 6.25% of his maximum health per Goo chunk.

Active: Zac bounces 4 times. The first bounce to hit each enemy knocks them back and deals 140 / 210 / 280 (+40% of ability power) magic damage. Subsequent bounces deal 70 / 105 / 140 (+20% of ability power) magic damage and slow by 20% for 1 second.

Zac gains up to 20−50% movement speed over time and can cast Unstable Matter while bouncing. R

Zac Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Zac Runes

Zac Items

Zac Ability Order

Zac Matchups Overview

Strong against

Rammus

Sejuani

Gwen

Pantheon

Zyra

Elise

Weak against

Diana

Jarvan IV

Warwick

Kindred

Kayn

Shyvana

Zac Tips and Tricks

Avoid commonly warded bushes by using your E from a distance and out of vision. You can also use it to jump over walls for better positioning. If you’re in your Passive, ping your team so they can potentially save you with Teleport or peel for your blobs. Zac excels in team fights, so group with your team and play around your R. His kit allows him to chain crowd control effectively, but always make sure your team is ready to follow up before engaging.

Zac Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

The most common Zac Jungle build includes Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. The recommended runes are Aftershock as the keystone, followed by Font of Life, Conditioning, and Revitalize in the primary tree. The secondary tree should include Legend: Haste and Triumph. Rune shards should be Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. The item path starts with Sunfire Aegis, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Spirit Visage. To complete the build, go for Thornmail, Unending Despair, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. Prioritize maxing E first, then W, followed by Q.

Optional

Another Zac Jungle build uses Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. This setup takes Conqueror as the keystone, with Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Magical Footwear with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Hextech Rocketbelt, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Sunfire Aegis. Finish the build with Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. The ability order remains E, W, Q.

Alternative

An alternative Zac Jungle build also uses Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. Runes include Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Conditioning and Revitalize in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Sunfire Aegis, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Spirit Visage. Complete the build with Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Liandry's Torment. The ability max order is E, W, Q.

Off-Meta

An off-meta Zac Jungle build uses Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. The recommended runes are Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, and Revitalize in the primary tree, with Legend: Haste and Triumph in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Liandry's Torment, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Sunfire Aegis. The last three items should be Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. Stick with the ability order of E, W, Q.

Situational Zac Runes and Items

Adapt your build based on the matchup, enemy team composition, and game situation. If facing heavy physical damage threats, consider adding more Armor-based items. Against magic-heavy enemies, investing in Magic Resist will be more beneficial. Always adjust Zac’s itemization and rune choices to maximize his effectiveness in the game.