How A TANK ZAC MID got CHALLENGER

[@joylucas5063]

How a Zac Mid/Top reached challenger Me:Probably a korean

[@Dingdong2730]

I've played Zac in lane but mostly jungle, with 80k mastery. The issue with Zac in top lane is that most champs(if not all meta toplaners) beat him in an all in, so you have to commit to this short but constant trade pattern where you play around your blobs(sustain) and cooldowns, and also respect the fact that most champs can run you down if you let them. In jungle Zac can avoid interacting with enemies early on when he is weakest, then start going for ganks when he hits lvl 4 and has some range on his E, or even start dueling when he gets lvl 6 and actually becomes an independent champ. I haven't really found that big success with Zac in season 11, since AP champs have so much access to penetration while Void staff being cheaper. Anti healing is stronger and cheaper as well, so the whole role of being an AP Draintank is kinda bad, and I consider if he would be better as an AP assassin or bruiser.

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Really nice analysis, TY

[@ikmalaxl5286]

Full ap zac jg here. Fun stuff

[@melovepeas]

Zac's jump is not cancellable if he Zhonya's in the middle. Good way to bait janna ult during engage tbh

[@jamesblack993]

Zac must be my most memorable champ of LoL all the way from season 3 till now. I abused that champ a lot in the jungle and actually reached low diamond pretty quickly (didn't have the patience to push higher though). I was really unstoppable averaging around 10-15 KDA on each game. At some point I was top 500 Zac in the world with my stats and kept that position for a couple of months. I didn't really like his rework in 2017 or around that time, the old ult was broken as hell but with the delay in ult trigger it kinda killed the champ for me. I also played it in top, mid and as a support though I didn't find much success there (other than top maybe). Ernie's playstyle really shows what I could have done to perfect that champ in the past.

[@ZorakTheGreat]

I only play AP Bruiser Zac Mid. Cool to see someone of actual skill likes the position. I play dominance: Electrocute, cheap shot, eyeball collection, and hunter. I actually play sorcery secondary most games. Gathering storm or scorch, and transcendance or null mag shield. I like aegis into sorc shoes, into cosmic drive, then normally demonic embrace, or whatever is needed that stacks damage and HP at same time. Such as oblivion orb, or Rylais. I'm not scared to build Lichbane 4th if i'm ahead.

[@NIPŊ]

with dark harvest i think is even better

[@famouscharactersplay4298]

Hey dude, just found your channel. It seems like you're doing a pretty good job so far! Keep it up and you'll be the next DongHuap in no time. :)

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Haha, thank you!

[@pirateplebxd1440]

0:48 0/8 that Shows how good his zac is xD

[@emmirr04]

he is still higher rank than you and me both

[@bombingmanjs3651]

that's his alt account btw

[@pirateplebxd1440]

@@emmirr04 true

[@omniphile.]

yeah bro, ofc u never ever had a game with a champ that youre good with but still lost hard

[@Blaze-kf3ds]

meanwhile a draven otp haveing no problem with steping on zacs blobs and catching his axes at the same time

[@root_is_OP]

Watched a few videos and they are fire. I don't even play league anymore but super interesting seeing all these niche picks and people dominating on them. Subbed

[@HappyChimeNoises]

So kind, thanks so much!

[@ЯниславИванов-и8ф]

Great video dude.I have been wanting to add Zac to my toplane pool for a while and This video was really helpful

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thank you! Happy to help. Let me know if you have any other questions :) Also check out the Zac's OPGGs if you need any more replays

[@tomaszkaminski2667]

7:13 "even a tank Zac being able to solo an AD carry in a fight" lovely

[@DatWingMan]

Anything can solo the AD carry lmao

[@GuestingGameplays]

@@DatWingMan true but that thing was before the changes, nowadays that is classic xD

[@VentiCruxader]

I just played Zac earlier and got an S. NOW I WANT TO BE A ZAC MAIN

[@werewolf74]

​@Gordon Ivan GFY gordan. no one cares.

[@Wandering_Mochi]

Nice

[@Wandering_Mochi]

@@werewolf74 ok?

[@kevinguit15]

Getting s isnt hard dont be brain dead

[@VentiCruxader]

@@kevinguit15 ok so I'm brain dead cause I'm not as good as you? okayy got it :>>

[@BigToeJ0e]

Wow, this was a very good video! Can't wait to see you get more subs : )

[@maliceMizair]

Thanks for the video I always want to play champs differently rather than going the usual playstyle like tahm kench top or adc kindred. Keep up the great work!

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thanks! I hope you saw my adc kindred video then :)

[@Peter-zg3em]

super cool to see the professionals come to his stream and thank him. that's pretty unreal. imagine lebron commenting on your recruiting tape that he used one of your moves to score in a playoff game.

[@eksskellybur]

Zac actually thought me an Inspiration that he could, and in Theory, fit the role of a Confirmed Fill Champion. He's known to be a Jungler Naturally, He can Gank and Roam really well, so therefore he can Support, back then he was able to Top and Mid was more of a niche choice but with this video, he's able to confirm even further that can actually also do both Top and Mid so that just leaves us with Bot Left. I think Zac is Possible to be an Even Bot, because of how his Kit can be built up. With my quick studying so Far, only finding 2 Zac Supports and 1 actual Zac Bot Video, at least on Paper, Zac can in Theory fit the role of being a Confirmed Fill Champion. The idea is that you need to be Passive until Level 3, and use your W to help you poke for CS. You take W for Level 1 and Q for Level 2. If you can, try and pressure the Enemy champions, and make them Consume their Potions, this would be important for Level 3, so you can go all-in along with an Ignite to help secure a kill. You could then roam or continue the push, depending on the Situation. Around Level 6 and onwards, Zac can follow the rules of Ernie. I haven't gotten enough studies; just a basis confirmation idea that Zac can Theoretically Bot because of his Kit, but only so long as you are smart with him. Hope this helped out other Zacs out there that Want Zac in another different role. Just make sure you get enough practice with Zac, and I think you can even go Bot or even Zac Fill.

[@HimariHimatsu]

great as always, i like how you are using the s11 icons since it's coming very soon how much do you try out these picks yourself before making the video btw?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

For this video - Zac has been one of my most played for the past 3 seasons and was actually what I got to diamond with for the first time in S7, so I have a lot of knowledge about the champ. I have not been playing too much zac recently, but I was planning on playing more of the chosen champion for future videos, especially once I start streaming . I plan on playing these unique strategies every day for viewers, potentially a weekly stream series where I see how high I can climb with the strategy in 7 days? Thanks for the support :) Will keep using the new icons I think as we all have to learn them somehow haha.

[@HappyChimeNoises]

I should also add - the video took about 5 days to make, so thats a lot of watching this guy play + studying why he does it. As with all my videos I try to research as much as possible about the player, their story, how they play and how I can teach it before I even start recording :)

[@MJ123and5]

@@HappyChimeNoises you deserv 20 times the subs you have right now

[@Mezha07]

Believe it or not i've seen him play and stream when he was stil diamond in s9 and i was shocked how strong zac was that i subbed and studies his playstyle and now i keep playing mid and top zac mostly mid and im about to climb out of diamond for those still stuck in low elo or even plat up just play zac mid or top if you get auto filled jungler or support just play a game and adjust for that game then use the autofill protection to climb about 3 to 4 games with zac again you can climb 1 rank per day if you play an average 6-8 hours a day and get to another division within a month but you might get hardstucked at diamond to masters cause alot of people plays well there but in low elo go wild bro zac is the most op champ if you understand how he works and how item synergies work with zac last season you just need to buils visage and sunfire and thornamil then buy 2 AP items or death's dance to cap it off just having the sunfire visage powerspike is alreadu enough to 5v5 and win

[@Saint-XIV]

This channel is underrated. Keep up the great work! Subscribed :)

[@SvenxHD]

Just found your Canal. you've got a really cool voice to listen to! And nice content too :)

[@HappyChimeNoises]

[@andyyu4932]

This is a pretty awesome canal.

[@stumblin_bummblin9774]

Top 3 canals of all time, right behind Panama, and Eerie .

[@pierregentilini4375]

Love this video, as a Zac Mid Main. I only Play Zac Mid. Currently have over 1.6M in Zac. Best I've been only at Diamond 3. in TH /Garena server though. Will try to get higher next season.

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thank you! I think you should watch more of his VODs on LeagueofGraphs/OPGG - I learnt a lot from it. GLHF!

[@LuisSoto-fw3if]

I'd appreciate a Mantheon one-trick video. I've been playing him a lot lately and your videos are really good at given pointers, for example, your Fid video taught me that op LVL 4 jungle path, which I'll begin practicing today to add him to my pool (always loved Fid playstyle, but his weaknesses made it hard for me to really get on it)

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thanks! Glad I helped. WIll add pantheon to my list - maybe Spearshot(EUW)?

[@aeros4888]

0:18 wtf was that flash???

[@Magglet]

Loving the videos chimes :);

[@lukazgarza4075]

When I was able to play LoL, before the game had an absolutely inestable ping (I'm from LAS), I tried a bit of Zac top, and it was actually pretty strong. I didn't go into it a lot, because I liked to try a lot of other off meta stuff, like Sejuanji top, or Skarner top, but the little I played, it was certainly worth it.

[@kalebkim7195]

what was the first play at 0:15 with his flash ignite

[@eliasfarrior6596]

@Jksm Mkv it's just a W + ignite. no idea why he flashed lol

[@1xgt]

keep postin bro ♥️

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thank you! Will do I am planning on posting even more often if I can :)

[@zedantXiang]

Zac=First Champ I got lv7 whit,mainly because I enjoyed playing Zac mid FULL AP when Ludens built from a needlessly large rod.

[@wospy1091]

8:12 "Now you can autofill midlane." Very funny joke.

[@miro6402]

0:16 what was this? He popped flash but it did nothing? And W was never in range wth

[@HappyChimeNoises]

LoL Spectator bug, happens in pro play constantly. Don't know why it isn't fixed yet

[@Fillster]

Zac top is my most played champ/role of all time. Haven’t played it in years now though

[@sassuskrassus3166]

0:16 wtf is that flash ? did it increase the aa range?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

It's the classic riot spectator bug that they haven't fixed in 4 years

[@sassuskrassus3166]

@@HappyChimeNoises so he normaly flashed to his opponent?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

@@sassuskrassus3166 yep

[@sassuskrassus3166]

@@HappyChimeNoises alright ty for the fast replies

[@streak9010]

And then the enemy laner rushes anti heal.

[@AGuy-0751]

I'm a zac otp in the jungle,u basically run the same build on him except you go tank boots instead of sorc shoes

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

I used to play a lot of Zac top before they changed his ult (I mean now its back to the old one so I guess its fine), but he has a lot of very polarizing match-ups and looses lane to some champions really really hard.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

What these stories rarely talk about is how long it took. Ain't nobody got time fo' dat shit.

[@valimaa1006]

I wonder how this would work out vs mages. I mean there is no way he can outlane ahri syndra anivia right?

[@klosaftkrieger1027]

I always use protobelt , you can use it when you are ulting

[@davidj9977]

They did nerf lane Zac several seasons ago by making his blobs spawn in more contestable locations. Before he was played in lane more than he is now.

[@drditup]

unfortunately, in this season every champ heals twice as fast with the two highest damage items in the game, which is also the must-get items in the game. I miss when healing was primarily reserved to champions with self heal, and not every champ picking up Sunderer, Steraks, Hydra and BotrK

[@poches8651]

Another great vid! :) I'd love an analysis on TF mid like you did with Jhin. How to use the spellbook, when to roam, matchups etc.

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Good idea. Will have a look for some players, thank you!

[@PoggoThomas]

Just played against Zac on a toplane in silver. It was super painfull to say the least...

[@jassifyy7380]

ok but Zac was designed to be a toplane but to to his supreme gank potential with his slingshot he got changed role tto jungle

[@jaycutler118]

used to main this back in season 6 before his rework,,

[@Lu_Cidtrip]

ok ima try this right now

[@420hi5]

he became a supp main now

[@dangolf9560]

zac is love, zac is life

[@leandrocerrano]

i thought you were about to talk about the zac mid from LAS xd

[@Bighomer5]

I just gave this a try in top lane and faced a Teemo. With Morello. Painful stuff.

[@sejmn588]

I am level 7 zac main with 160k pts and I need to say that, when I play on mid it's really hard early game when you don't have level 6 and you play against aggressive champions. But if you survive, you will be broken af in late game trust me.

[@artis_g7212]

i was playing zac top before first rework on top. had the highest winrate on him. About 80% in 60 games. Guess i forgot him.. :D

[@IbnBattutaEG]

He might be challenger Zac Top/Mid player but I'm the one who discovered Zac support and still abusing him for more than 4 seasons. Max Order: Q>E>E>W>Q>MaxE>MaxQ>MaxW Combo: Q>E>Q (Catching escaping enemies) Q>Q>E (Finishing low mobility enemies)

[@zacrazy395]

I can approve this~

[@reptilianoverlord7627]

Sick name ;)

[@Peter-zg3em]

shouldn't we be q'ing a minion and autoing the enemy champion?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Not against good players

[@Peter-zg3em]

@@HappyChimeNoises can't the good players dodge the q but not the auto? what am i missing?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

If you walk up + q minion - the enemy will just kite you and refuse to get hit. If you q them then you at least have a e.g 25% chance of hitting the Q and thus the pull. Trying to auto a good enemy is much harder - unless they decide to play inside the wave which is simply a mistake Vs Zac so shouldn't be common :) But yes sometimes Q minion is good too

[@jakethegamer3110]

whitch is his first pick like does he preferrer top over mid or the other way

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Usually top, but in season 10 he swapped to mid for fun.

[@scottwarner7729]

Full AP Zac mid is gross. Electrocute with Night Harvester > Sorc Shoes > Horizon Focus > Lich Bane - Landing E procs horizon focus, giving the rest of your combo an extra 10% damage. No one expects it and it's so strong.

[@rezicool283]

is it still viable ?

[@KneeCapThief]

his abilities cost more health than the blobs give you back

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Depends on what Hp you are on. Also sometimes it is worth losing hp if you can also make the enemy lose hp, since you can regain it later with blobs but they cannot

[@RosesChrist]

@@HappyChimeNoises You right, at high hp it cost only a little bit more, evening out most of the time though. Even at high health your maybe down 20 health. You go low or mid to 3/4 hp, your definitely out sustaining your opponent since it's 100% giving you more health back especially if your spamming W.

[@swasloids]

who does he ban as zac top?

[@notion6451]

it's so sad we can't see jungle Reached master or challenger

[@manihatetacos]

so his first ever season of playing this game, HE MADE IT TO DIAMOND? yeah he had to have had boosters

[@心売り]

what's this accent sounds like the cool old chemist guy

[@ZadrickJohnLTeves]

Sadly Liadrys And Protobelt are now Both Mythic Items So I can't use them on Zac since Sunfire Aegis is just too good

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Good point, sunfire should be amazing right now for zac. The Korean challenger player is getting it every game, so I think you're completly right

[@ZadrickJohnLTeves]

@@HappyChimeNoises You replied omg 😭😭😭 TYSM I'm a zac Jg Main and without this I wouldn't know zac was viable for mid. Great Vid! Keep up the Good Work!

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thank you!

[@AllegoryofPatrick]

Lock in Zac and the game is won. Style KO

[@Yamuleth08]

isnt that nickname is pronounced "Bheka-u-gi" ?

[@aidenyoung3115]

ONLY A TRUE PERSON GIVE THE NAME ZAC AT BIRTH CAN BE THE BEST THEREFORE THERE MAY NEVER BE A BEST

[@gebabp]

I play Zac supp, it's good and fun to play

[@고빌리]

어니우기 is just name

[@FHuuJin]

nice flash

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Join the Community - discord.gg/NqEfsG3VMT !

[@ags8507]

i find it hard to believe zac being a good solo laner when he is a terrible duelist (one of the worst in the game) and now spirit visage is horrible along with anti heal items being super strong

[@__ash13__]

sunfire, thornmail and visage, all 3 items are worse than before for Zac

[@Chris-rz3wq]

sunfire cape :]

[@lopatochka2780]

Looks like sololane zac is worse in this season. This guy is in p1 now with negative winrate and playing mostly support zac

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Think he plays on a few different accounts. He is still challenger KR, but yes - now on support zac

[@werewolf74]

As a former zac main I can say vieger is super annoying. His stupid cage thing can shut down your team engage slingshots s and it's likely you see him in mid, id recommend banning him.

[@skidrow0z71]

Bruh I swear I have played him in EUW and he destroyed me lol

[@calopsita4465]

with him*

[@incognitomodus1237]

i likeg,m

[@igoradamowicz7911]

rip

[@nicotinecruz]

Weww

[@platothompson2655]

89% PERCENT NOT SUBCRIBED JESUS

[@connoryancy7606]

Jesus Christ is the only way into heaven

[@man-spider8365]

I played zac mid since I main zac and have only played zac jgl and omg it is broken I have never been able to beat a yone, yasuo, sett or anyone at mid so easily he never loses any trades has tonnes of cc and damage and can roam so much it’s almost impossible to overrun him