Urgot vs Zac — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Urgot against Zac · 54.28% win rate (643 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Urgot is slightly favoured — 54.28% win rate over 643 games, and Urgot's game plan below claims 5 of the 7 stage windows.

At a glance

Shred his HP — step on his blobs and poke him from range.

Track: Zac's E — Elastic Slingshot (21–9s cooldown). His engage. Flip it with your E.

Do

  • Poke his HP with shotguns
  • Step on his blobs
  • Save E for his engage

Don't

  • Let him eat blobs
  • Get E-knocked-up
  • Extend into his Q pull

Runes & build vs Zac

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo)
Then
Sterak's Gage
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Urgot's game plan

Read from Urgot's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Zac.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even — his blob poke versus your Q range is a fair skill dance.
Level 2UrgotLevel 2 you pull ahead: W erases his blobs before he can reheal.
Level 3UrgotAt 3 constant Q pressure denies his sustain, keeping you favoured.
Levels 4-5UrgotThrough 4-5 he has no burst to punish your E-charge trades.
Level 6UrgotLevel 6 your R flip-executes him while his R only engages.
First itemUrgotFirst item your tanky brawl and passive shred out-duel him.
Two+ itemsZacTwo-plus items Zac scales into an unkillable full tank, so late the edge is his.

How to beat Zac as Urgot: the early game

Level 1 is even — Zac's blob poke against your Q range is a skill dance. From level 2 you take over: Q him, W to erase his ground blobs before he reheals, and trade with your E charge since he has no burst.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Urgot in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Urgot's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Urgot vs Zac report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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Common questions

Who wins Urgot vs Zac in top lane?

Urgot, slightly — a 54.28% win rate edge over 643 games; execution can flip it.

Is Urgot vs Zac a skill matchup?

Mostly — Urgot has a small statistical edge (54.28% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Urgot counter Zac?

Not a hard counter — Urgot has a slight edge (54.28% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Urgot take vs Zac?

Urgot takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Zac.

What should Urgot build vs Zac?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

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