How to win lane as Zac against Darius · 50.6% win rate over 251 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Darius | Darius dominates level 1 with a healing Decimate that out-trades your auto. |
| Level 2 | Darius | Still Darius's lane at 2 — his Q bleed and heal snowball any melee trade. |
| Level 3 | Darius | Level 3 stays red: his full QWE combo out-damages your kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Darius | Levels 4-5 remain Darius's as Apprehend sets up his bleed execute. |
| Level 6 | Darius | Darius peaks at 6 — Guillotine's true-damage execute punches through your revive. |
| First item | Darius | First item still favours Darius; his all-in out-damages your early tank stats. |
| Two+ items | Zac | Zac flips ahead at 2+ items as full-tank sustain and R engage-peel outscale Darius's dueling. |
Levels 1-2 belong to Darius: his Decimate (Q) heals off you and out-trades your auto, and your best move is to soak XP at range and only Q-poke when his Q is on cooldown.
The full Zac vs Darius 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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