This video serves as a comprehensive guide to playing Zac in the jungle role in League of Legends, presented by Challenger coach Sybol. It covers everything from optimal rune and item builds, skill order, and specific combos to understanding Zac's champion identity, strengths, weaknesses, and how to play him effectively across different stages of the game. The guide also includes a matchup tier list and advice for aspiring Zac players.
The recommended runes for Zac are Conqueror as the primary rune, with Inspiration as the secondary tree.
Conqueror is preferred over Aftershock because Zac's identity revolves around chaining his abilities at the start of a fight. Conqueror synergizes better with this playstyle by providing stacking adaptive force, which significantly boosts his damage output once fully stacked during extended fights. Aftershock, while providing defensive stats, is considered strictly worse because if Zac is getting value from Aftershock, it implies he's not playing the champion in the optimal, combo-heavy way he's designed for. The aggressive, damage-oriented nature of Conqueror aligns better with Zac's goal of quickly engaging, disrupting, and dealing damage in fights.
