Kayn vs Zac

Kayn

52.2%

over 720 games

Zac

Analyze a draft with Kayn

Skill matchup

Strong engageHeavy AP damageVery tankyHeavy CC

Build vs Zac

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

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Core build

1—

2—

3—

Standard

4vs Slow

5—

Summoner spells

95%

Other options

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67.0% WR94 games

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Haste

Last Stand

Sorcery

Transcendence

Axiom Arcanist

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

Level	Q	W	E	R
3	14s	5s	21s	–
6	11s	5s	21s	2m
9	8s	5s	21s	2m
11	8s	5s	21s	1m45
16	8s	5s	15s	1m30
18	8s	5s	9s	1m30

Playing as Kayn

Tips to maximize your impact

Pick your form based on their team
Take Rhaast against a tanky team, Shadow Assassin against squishy targets: The Darkin Scythe (passive) gives one healing, the other bonus damage at the start of fights.
Gank through walls
Gank through walls with Shadow Step (E): you move through terrain faster, and you heal when you first enter it.
Hide inside an enemy
To dodge a burst, cast Umbral Trespass (R) on a champion you just hit: inside, you're untargetable while your spells come back up.
As Rhaast, hit everyone
As Rhaast, hit as many champions as you can with your spells: The Darkin Scythe (passive) heals you for part of the ability damage they take.

Playing against Zac

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

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.
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.
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.
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 Kayn matchups

Patch 16.21.1