MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zac vs Zed
How often does Zac beat Zed in Jungle?
Zac into Zed in Jungle: 50% observed win rate across 644 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 Zac behind by 833 gold.
Zac at 15:00
- Gold: -833
- CS: -16
- XP: -694
Typical gap to Zed, from 644 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zac counter Zed?
No counter here: Zac sits at 50% over 644 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 Zed: the Zac game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zac at 64% across 175 games. Flip the lead and Zac falls to 44% across 469.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 175 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 469 |
| First blood | 55% | 423 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 171 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 129 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 55% | 271 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 132 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:32 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:17. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Zac's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Zac finishes Sunfire Aegis first most often: 50.8% over 183 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage: 54.5% across 44 games.
The most-finished Zac core is Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage: 55.3% across 1,856 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sunfire Aegis (9,199 games).
Skill plan: Zac players max E first and take W at level 1.