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Gangplank vs Zac

Gangplank
vs
44.9%

over 345 games

Zac
Analyze a draft with Gangplank

Hard matchup

Strong engageHeavy AP damageVery tankyHeavy CC

Build vs Zac

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Gangplank: Essence Reaver, Mortal Reminder, Infinity Edge, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Executioner's Calling, Lord Dominik's Regards.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Essence Reaver
1
Mortal Reminder
2
Infinity Edge
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
The Collector
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot86%
FlashTeleport12%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

The Collector
Immortal Shieldbow
Executioner's Calling
Lord Dominik's Regards
Voltaic Cyclosword
B. F. Sword
Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Death's Dance
Trinity Force
Guardian Angel
Liandry's Torment
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Maw of Malmortius
Malignance
Bastionbreaker
36.4% WR22 games
SorcerySorcery
Deathfire TouchDeathfire Touch
Nimbus CloakNimbus Cloak
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
PrecisionPrecision
Cut DownCut Down
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Zac's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Cell Division (P)

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, he will revive with an amount of Health depending on the Health of the surviving bloblets. Each bloblet has a percentage of Zac's maximum Health, Armor and Magic Resistance. This ability has a 5 minute cooldown.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s5s21s–
611s5s21s2m
98s5s21s2m
118s5s21s1m45
168s5s15s1m30
188s5s9s1m30

Playing as Gangplank

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Chain your kegs

    Build a chain with Powder Keg (E): detonate the keg farthest from your opponent, and each keg whose area touches the previous one explodes too, all the way to them.

  2. Last-hit with Parrrley

    Last-hit minions and pop kegs with Parrrley (Q): a kill with the shot gives bonus gold, and so does a kill from a keg it sets off.

  3. Save your W for CC

    Save Remove Scurvy (W) for a key CC rather than for healing: it cleanses all CC on you, on a 22 to 14 second cooldown.

  4. Bombard other fights

    Cast Cannon Barrage (R) anywhere on the map to help a fight or cover an objective: each wave of cannonballs slows and damages in the area.

Playing against Zac

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Step on his Goo

    Walk over the chunks of Goo he sheds: you destroy them, and Cell Division (passive) can't heal him with them anymore.

  2. Spread out after his Stretching Strikes

    If Stretching Strikes (Q) grabs you, spread out from your allies and minions: his next auto on one of them flings you into each other.

  3. Interrupt his Slingshot

    If you have a stun, a silence, a root or a knock-up, use it while he charges Elastic Slingshot (E): his charge is interrupted before the jump.

  4. Kill all his bloblets

    When he dies, kill his bloblets: Cell Division (passive) splits him into 4, and if any remain, he comes back to life. This passive has a 5-minute cooldown.

Other Gangplank matchups

Patch 16.21.1