Monday, April 8, 2013

Zac, The Secret Weapon

Ok so to start off, I didn't buy Zac until he went down to 6300. He's a tanky ap character that can get pretty hard to kill and has a hell of a lot of CC. When I play as him, I don't always get a hell of a lot of kills but he makes it pretty easy for the rest of your team to get kills.

His passive is called Cell Division. Since he doesn't have mana, his abilities deal 4% of your current health. His passive makes blobs of himself fall off of him when his abilities hit an enemy. If Zac is close enough to the blobs, he picks them up and heals 4% of his maximum health. This is great for when you get lower in health, as it heals a lot more than you are dealt per ability. The passive is also amplified by spirit visage. The second half of his passive is that when he dies, Zac splits into 4 pieces that inch their way back to your body. Each piece has a percentage of your health, magic resist, and armor. If they reach your body and join together, you are respawned with a percentage of your health left. The blobs also take 33% less damage from AoE attacks. It has been made aware to me that you can also teleport to the blobs as well using summoner spells.

His Q is called Stretching Strike. He shoots out his arms in a targeted line, dealing magic damage to any enemies that it hits and slowing them. It has a relatively low cooldown, as well as the bonus CC and range, so I would suggest getting this ability at level 1.

His W is unstable matter. When activated, Zac instantly "explodes", dealing splash damage in an area around him. the damage dealt is a percentage of the enemy's maximum health, and scales percent-wise with AP. I would suggest maxing this ability first to deal the most damage with it. It also has the fastest cooldown of his kit, so it is easily spamable.

His E is called Elastic Slingshot. When activated, Zac charges up his slingshot. the longer it is held, the further towards its maximum range you can travel. he then shoots himself to the targeted location within the cone. When he lands, he deals damage and knocks enemies into the air. The more you upgrade this ability the larger his maximum range is.

His Ultimate is called Bounce Time! When activated, Zac leaps into the air becoming a large blob. He then bounces 3 more times, dealing splash magic damage each time he comes down. The first time he hits an enemy, he knocks them into the air. While bouncing, you can right click on the map and he will bounce in that direction. The bouncing can not be stopped, but he can be rooted.\

I would suggest rushing spirit visage. Its passive ability helps your healing, and it gives you health and magic resist. Rylai's Sceptre is good for extra CC and chasing, while Zohnya's Hourglass/ Wooglet's Witchcap is good for some extra AP and armor.

Zac is a really fun character to play as. He's hard to kill, even harder to escape from, and can take a hell of a lot of hits. Although many people play him as a jungler, he can be used for top laning and twisted treeline fights.

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