How to win lane as Zac against Gragas · 44.6% win rate (139 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
E-knock his engage — sustain his E-Q, out-trade.
Track: Gragas's E — Body Slam (14–12s cooldown). His engage. E-knock after it.
Read from Zac's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gragas.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gragas | Barrel Roll is an area cask he lands without ever having to hit you. |
| Level 2 | Gragas | At level 2 his poke and Body Slam harass keep you pinned and farming from range. |
| Level 3 | Gragas | Level 3 gives Gragas his full Q-E-W trade pattern that beats your kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Gragas | Levels 4-5 he still out-damages you and can peel any all-in you attempt. |
| Level 6 | Gragas | At 6 Explosive Cask lets him displace your engage, keeping the lane his. |
| First item | Even / skill | By first item your tank stats blunt his poke, making the trade even skill. |
| Two+ items | Zac | With two items your R engage and tankiness outlast Gragas's falling burst. |
Gragas out-trades you from level 1 — Barrel Roll lands as a zone at 850 while your Q has to actually catch him at 800, and Drunken Rage cuts the damage you deal back.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Zac's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Zac vs Gragas 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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Gragas — Zac wins only 44.6% of 139 games, so Zac plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Gragas holds a real statistical advantage (55.4% win rate), so Zac is the one working uphill.
No — Gragas counters Zac (Zac wins only 44.6% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Zac takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Gragas.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Heartsteel (HP feeds everything) first, then Spirit Visage / Thornmail, with Mercury's Treads.
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