HecarimVSZac
What decides the jungle matchup: Hecarim vs Zac in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Hecarim
jungle · Early ganker
He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
Window: before four minutes
Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him.
Zac
jungle · Early ganker
His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
Window: before four minutes
Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
Hecarim vs Zac: Common Questions
- Who wins Hecarim vs Zac?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Hecarim against Zac to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth.
- How do you play the Hecarim Zac matchup?
- Hecarim and Zac are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Hecarim's E ganks come from the flank at high speed, not the river mouth; lane-side vision beats river vision against him. Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards.
- What should I know about Zac vs Hecarim?
- Zac and Hecarim are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Zac: His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. Hecarim: He runs you down from behind. Ward the lane-side brush and keep escape summoners up.
- How do I beat Zac as Hecarim?
- Zac's E launches from over walls far beyond normal ward lines; a deep ward on the jump spot is worth two river wards. His jump comes from deep fog. Ward inside his jungle, not just the river mouth. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Zac you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.