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Zac combos

the Secret Weapon

3 Zac combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is E › Q › W › R. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Zac combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

The engage

When: An enemy carry is within range.

Elastic Slingshot launches you forward, Stretching Strikes grabs, Unstable Matter deals damage based on max health, Let's Bounce! knocks up and slows.

The trade

Q AA AA

When: Two enemies are close to each other.

Stretching Strikes grabs an enemy then, if you attack another one, sends the two targets into each other.

The second life

When: You take lethal damage.

Cell Division splits you into 4 blobs that try to recombine; if any remain, you come back to life. This ability has a 5-minute cooldown.

Common mistakes

Leaving the bits on the ground: they are your healing.
Forgetting that the second life is available every 5 minutes.
Using Elastic Slingshot with no direction: it is a movement ability.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Stretching Strikes	14/12.5/11/9.5/8	—	800
W · Unstable Matter	5	—	350
E · Elastic Slingshot	21/18/15/12/9	—	300
R · Let's Bounce!	120/105/90	—	300

Official ability descriptions

PassiveCell Division

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.

QStretching Strikes

Zac stretches an arm, grabbing an enemy. Attacking a different enemy will cause him to throw both targets towards each other.

WUnstable Matter

Zac explodes outward towards nearby enemies, dealing a percentage of their maximum health as magic damage.

EElastic Slingshot

Zac attaches his arms to the ground and stretches back, launching himself forward.

RLet's Bounce!

Zac bounces four times, knocking up enemies hit and slowing them.

Skill order

Max order: E > W > Q47.5% · 40 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q		●												●	●
W	●							●		●		●	●
E			●	●	●		●		●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 46 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Zac

Picking up goo chunks is very important to staying alive.
When Cell Division is ready, try to die in a position that makes it difficult for the enemy team to kill your bloblets.
Charging Elastic Slingshot from the fog of war will give opponents less time to react.

How to play around Zac's combos

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.
Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.
Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Frequently asked questions

What is Zac's main combo?

The engage: E › Q › W › R. An enemy carry is within range. Elastic Slingshot launches you forward, Stretching Strikes grabs, Unstable Matter deals damage based on max health, Let's Bounce! knocks up and slows.

Which ability should I max first on Zac?

The most-played max order is E > W > Q (40 games, 47.5% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Zac's ultimate?

Let's Bounce! has a 120/105/90 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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