Zac (Development)

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Zac

Zaun Amorphous Combatant (Z. A. C.)[]

By Zaun Lab Bot

Zac, the Secret Weapon, Revealed[]

By Tyler 'Wenceslaus' Eltringham^[2]

Zac, the League's hexchem-fueled Secret Weapon, is about to hit the Fields of Justice. Playing this gelatinous champion means striking a balance between health-cost abilities and a unique regeneration mechanic. Here's your first look at what this blob's amorphous abilities bring to the table.

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When any of Zac's abilities hit an enemy, a piece of him falls to the ground. Zac can pick up fallen pieces to recover health. When Zac dies he splits into four blobs. These fragments will attempt to reform over a short duration. If any survive, Zac revives with a percentage of his maximum health based on the number of remaining blobs.

Stretching Strike

Zac throws a two-handed punch that deals damage and

slows targets in a line.

Unstable Matter

Zac's body explodes outward, dealing flat damage to surrounding enemies. Enemies struck also take damage based on their maximum health.

Elastic Slingshot

Zac is

immobilized as he charges up a dash toward the target location. The range of Elastic Slingshot increases up to a cap as Zac charges the ability. Zac then fires himself towards the target location, damaging and

stunning all nearby enemies upon landing.

Let's Bounce

Zac bounces into the air, immediately

knocking up,

slowing, and damaging nearby enemies. Once airborne, he bounces three times, dealing damage with each impact.

Gameplay

Zac's AoE damage and self-healing skills provide him with a lot of flexibility on the battlefield. His high level of sustainability makes him an ideal choice whether you're tearing through the jungle or trading hits in top lane.

In the jungle

Zac's combination of area damage and healing makes him a natural jungler. If you're partial to early game aggression, starting with an early lizard buff and spending your second skill point in Elastic Slingshot can open early gank opportunities. Since Zac's abilities have no mana cost, you might also consider donating an early golem buff to your AP carry. Once the action starts ramping up, you can make use of Elastic Slingshot's massive range to create sneaky gank opportunities by circumventing popular ward locations.

Top lane

Zac's skillset also makes him excel in top lane. His AoE presence allows you to quickly clear waves from your turrets in high-pressure situations or shove the lane when you're on the offensive. The healing mechanic on Cell Division also helps win exchanges with your lane opponent, allowing you to bully enemies back to base and create opportunities for counter-jungling or ganks. While you're roaming, the mobility afforded by Elastic Slingshot can help you get the drop on an unsuspecting enemy or escape from sticky situations by hopping over terrain.

Team fights

As the game progresses, Zac's extreme mobility and strong crowd control make him a tremendous asset in team fights. With some patience and setup, you can use a fully channeled Elastic Slingshot to deploy Let's Bounce! from huge distances. Once you're in the thick of it, the additional bounces from your ultimate let you pressure fragile, high-value targets, disrupting enemy positioning as you draw fire off less durable allies. Since every bounce of your ultimate yields healing chunks, you'll also have the sustainability you need to keep up the attack. If the opposing team's making aggressive moves, you can opt to use the knock-up and slow from Let's Bounce! defensively, creating valuable space for the rest of your team to safely disengage. Whether you're initiating or counter-initiating, Zac has ample crowd control to keep your team out of trouble.

Midseason 2017[]

Goo-man's getting even goo-ier. Stretching Strikes grabs enemies and knocks 'em together, while Let's Bounce! carries enemies along for Zac's wild ride.^[3]

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Each time Zac's abilities hit an enemy, he sheds a chunk of Goo that can be reabsorbed to restore health.

Upon taking fatal damage, Zac splits into four bloblets that attempt to recombine. After a brief delay, Zac revives with health based on the health of the surviving bloblets.

Stretching Strikes

Zac's arm stretches and grabs the first enemy it hits, damaging and

slowing them. Zac's next basic attack gains bonus range and, if Zac attacks a different enemy, he'll

throw both targets toward each other, dealing damage in an area if they collide.

Unstable Matter

Zac's body erupts, damaging nearby enemies. Absorbing Goo reduces Unstable Matter's cooldown.

Elastic Slingshot

Zac charges up and

launches himself toward the target location,

knocking up nearby enemies. Zac spawns extra chunks of

Goo for each enemy champion hit.

Let's Bounce!

Zac squishes himself into a puddle and charges, becoming immune to crowd control and slowing enemies that stand on him.

Reactivating Let's Bounce! without fully charging causes Zac to re-form, knocking back nearby enemies.

If Zac charges for at least a second, he sucks up enemies above him and

carries them toward the target location, damaging enemies in the area upon landing.

Media[]

Zac's Theme

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Zac Champion Spotlight

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Trivia[]

During development, he was called Blob.^[4]
Zac's sound effects originated from 'dog food and beans inside a condom slapped against a wall'.

References[]

[1] Zac's Designer

[2] Zac, the Secret Weapon, Revealed

[3] Midseason 2017

[4] Ask Riot

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