Zac Needs Buffs, Here Are Some Ideas

Lemons22··3 votes·574 views

Riot has been trying to buff Zac for a few patches now, but even in the midst of the Cinderhulk meta he is underwhelming. The issue is Riot is being way too conservative with his buffs...they're nice QoL changes, but nothing that really moves him back into being a decent pick. Here are a few things I think he could use...I'm not saying he needs all of these buffs that would likely be OP as hell, but even one or two would go a long way.

  1. Put the tenacity back on his Ulti. This is my #1 suggestion because it was one of the reasons I loved Zac back in the day. Press R, become unstoppable. It was a great feeling. Nowadays it's usually: Press R, maybe knock up one or two people, get CC'd, spend the rest of your Ulti bouncing in place. I really think this is the #1 thing they need to change on Zac to make him feel good again.

  2. Lessen the readability of his E (Elastic Slingshot). That shadow just gives way too much warning. It's like if Panth ulti showed its circle the second he started casting...that's Zac's E. Either the shadow should be removed or it should only show halfway through the jump, not from the moment you take off. It's even harder to hit because most champions nowadays have a the mobility to simply dash out of it, even if they weren't really paying enough attention to simply move out.

  3. Make his Q (Stretching Strike) slow more. Rank 1 Stretching Strike has a measly 20% slow and considering it's the last thing most Zacs level that's they way it's going to stay for the majority of the game, I think this should be bumped to 30%. Trundle Pillar was bumped to 30% recently and I think Zac should get the same treatment, not to mention a rank 1 Gragas barrel slows for 40%! And that's just a barrel he throws out and immediately detonates...so I don't think 30% on Zac Q is unreasonable.

So anyways...those are my suggestions. I think any one of these changes would really push Zac back into the meta, what are your thoughts?

6 Comments

yaceazy2 votes

Zac is balance no need for buff OKAY

Lemons221 votes

Even Meteos, who is a big Zac fan, said he sucks right now. He has a ton of problems OKAY.

ProfDrDeath2 votes

Maybe give him 35% Tenacity back, instead of the 50% he had when he was annoying?

Erockandroll1 votes

He's pretty balanced, He did see some play in the LCS.

I'm Curious on what Zac Brings to the Team that other tank Junglers don't. We shouldn't compare him to Sej or Gragas, Cause that's what they do. What Does Zac do?

To Me as it stands, Zac feels like a Bruiser tank. He does not have Sej or Gagas level CC, but he does have some decent sustain and decent DPS. I Might focus on his Elastic Slingshot. Because it's really his only way to engage in a fight. Give him the Identity of "flying into the enemy team."

Either way, these should be mostly QoL buffs an not major stats buffs.

Lemons221 votes

Zac's DPS sucks...especially compared to Sej and Grag. You can't really make a champ completely different than Sej/Grag because they have it all. I think he should just be a sustain tank/CC bot, but his CC is too underwhelming atm for that to be the case.

Lugg1 votes

I don't think he needs buffing, just some Quality of Life changes.

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