Zac is a melee tank usually played Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Zac in ARAM: Play as a disruptive tank-engage, using your E to initiate fights and your passive blobs to sustain through poke.
Zac ARAM Abilities
Upon fatal damage, Zac splits into 4 bloblets that recombine to revive him if any survive.
Zac grabs an enemy, then throws both targets together if he attacks a different one.
Zac explodes, dealing magic damage based on nearby enemies' max health.
Zac stretches back and launches forward, knocking up enemies on landing.
Zac bounces four times, knocking up and slowing enemies hit.
Zac ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a disruptive tank-engage, using your E to initiate fights and your passive blobs to sustain through poke. Focus on peeling for carries with Q and R, and build tank items to survive extended brawls.
Tips
Use your E to engage from fog of war or over walls for surprise initiations.
Collect your passive blobs in ARAM to sustain through poke and stay in fights longer.
Maximize your Q's slow by hitting two enemies or a minion and a champion for a double stun.
Build Spirit Visage early if the enemy team has heavy magic damage to boost your healing.
Coordinate your ultimate with team crowd control to knock enemies back into your team.
Combos
E > Q (on two targets) > W > R to engage, stun, and disrupt.
R > Flash to reposition and knock enemies into your team unexpectedly.
Q > auto-attack > W > E to chase and secure kills after a slow.
Zac ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Aftershock
Font of Life
Conditioning
RevitalizeSecondary — Precision
Legend: Haste
TriumphSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Ruby Crystal - 2.
Guardian's Horn
Core Items
- 1.
Heartsteel - 2.
Plated Steelcaps - 3.
Unending Despair
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy team has mixed damage
- your team needs a frontline tank
- you want scaling defensive stats in long fights
Avoid when:
- enemy team is burst heavy
- you need immediate resistances over time
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy lacks max health damage
- you need to sustain between fights
- your team has no enchanter support
Avoid when:
- enemy has liandry or botrk
- you need armor or mr more
Options
Zac ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Zac in ARAM?
In ARAM, Zac typically builds core items like Heartsteel, Plated Steelcaps, Unending Despair and Aftershock runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Zac in ARAM?
Take Aftershock in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Zac in ARAM.
How do you play Zac in ARAM?
Play as a disruptive tank-engage, using your E to initiate fights and your passive blobs to sustain through poke. Focus on peeling for carries with Q and R, and build tank items to survive extended brawls.
What is Zac's best combo in ARAM?
E > Q (on two targets) > W > R to engage, stun, and disrupt.
