MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Zac
How often does Gragas beat Zac in Jungle?
Gragas into Zac in Jungle: 53% observed win rate across 148 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gragas ahead by 432 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: +432
- CS: +3
- XP: +207
Typical gap to Zac, from 148 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gragas counter Zac?
No counter here: Gragas sits at 53% over 148 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zac: the Gragas game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Gragas at 61% across 94 games. Flip the lead and Gragas falls to 39% across 54.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 94 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 54 |
| First blood | 65% | 96 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 67 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 82 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 70% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:08 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:14. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Gragas core is Lich Bane, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass: 48.9% across 421 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Lich Bane (2,260 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take W at level 1.