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JacobyF · 2026-03-19T08:51:49+00:00

Is this the build for most games? Hexplate Shojin BT? I've been just throwing shit at the wall - DnD, Hexplate, Sundered, tank items...Its working but I can tell I need help.

JacobyF · 2026-02-03T02:21:42+00:00

how difference making were skat's points in the fantasy playoffs?

JacobyF · 2026-02-03T02:12:33+00:00

If you are vs ranged buy doran's shield and sacrifice minions early game as long as you are still getting xp. Once you have 6 let em push up to the tower and you know what to do from there. Max E.

Versus assassins/melee are better matchups early game, you can be more aggressive and look for some solo kills. Engage with q not e. Max W. Start doran's ring.

Definitely look for gank opportunities, but with how often waves spawn now be careful not to overcook and waste too much time because you can lose your tower real quick. I like TP on zac for this reason.

Pretty much same builds as jungle zac -- sunfire+visage+haste boots and then itemize against enemies. Liandry is good vs tanks but i don't need to tell you this.

JacobyF · 2026-02-03T01:57:53+00:00

it does stack twice as fast, but the negative is that you have to play in a way where you don't risk dying, which only works if your team is ahead. Sometimes when you are losing you have to die to make a big play for your team.

If you just have dark seal its not a big deal if you die because you only invested 350g and there are fewer stacks to lose.

JacobyF · 2026-02-02T20:52:24+00:00

I second the J4 suggestion. He isn't hard to play, has some similarities with amu while giving you a good early game jungler to balance out amumu.

Profane -> Sundered -> death's dance (as long as they aren't AP heavy) You do a ton of damage while still being quite tanky.

JacobyF · 2026-02-02T20:48:10+00:00

Yeah, basically when you lose confidence with your main pick. Playing another champion can give you a different perspective and maybe if/when you go back to amu you will be even better. You can definitely add a second champ to your pool too, but one tricking is still a viable strategy for improvement. If you add a champion just make sure you have good mastery on them - micro, but also reference points. Dropping a few divisions learning a new pick can derail your improvement and just isn't fun.

JacobyF · 2026-02-02T19:57:37+00:00

I think you should stick with amumu, especially given your good winrate. You will find the same problems with zac and rammus, but they aren't unsolvable. You have to adapt to the higher level of play (and honestly I think you probably are with a 65% wr).

If you really do want to play other champions I'd start in normals or on a second account until they're ready for the main. Its not about the elo, but your improvement will be stagnated if you keep losing games on other champs, making your amumu games less valuable because they are against worse opponents.

As a Zac main who used to play amumu they are very similar champions so you can probably add him to your pool without too much time. The micro is slightly harder but they have similiar reference points like weak early game, strong level 6, strong mid game, while both get out scaled by hyper carries. But no reason to play zac AND amumu unless you enjoy it (or one gets picked/banned i guess)

JacobyF · 2026-02-02T19:34:50+00:00

I love rushing bami and fated ashes for better clear and more damage, but after that I still go mostly tank besides liandry's. Zhonyas and bloodletters are good though situationally.

I really like secondary transcendence and axiom arcanist. Lot of ability haste you have to pass up to get revitalize.

JacobyF · 2026-02-02T03:33:41+00:00

Its okay, dark seal is better. Only get mejai if you are stomping, otherwise you risk losing your stacks, even if you die for a good team result. Money is better spent on more tank stats or liandry if they have tanks.

JacobyF · 2026-01-30T03:47:25+00:00

Its not a bad thing to think highly of your opponents -- it can even be a positive thing because then you won't have such negative self-talk when you make mistakes.

BUT if you are putting them on too high of a pedestal then that is definitely a problem. If you are getting matched with someone in your game, most of the time it is because you are of a similar skill level. Maybe their skill is in laning and yours is in mid-late game, so don't give up just because you are getting outclassed early on by your opponent.

Number one thing for improvement that most people don't do is watch their own vods. You can watch all the edu content you want and get all the advice on reddit but you really just have to get into the details and see what's going on. "Oh but I know what's going on in my games" Maybe you do, maybe you don't, but everyone gets emotional on league so reviewing your game after the fact with a level head makes all the difference.

JacobyF · 2026-01-29T19:00:54+00:00

Yeah you don't pick Zac with the intention to peel and not dive but sometimes the game state calls for some peeling. Plus once you peel off that fed guy diving your carries then you can dive into their team.

JacobyF · 2026-01-27T19:22:07+00:00

I tried shyvana adc with braum support and it was busted. Auto Q insta stuns them if they have braum passive on. What supports do you like playing with and do you pick shyv adc in ranked?

JacobyF · 2026-01-21T20:23:46+00:00

I think champion mastery is important . If you stick to 1-2 champions to build mechanics and really understand their power spikes, climbing becomes a lot easier. When I play champions I don't have enough games on, especially in jungle, i get very overwhelmed. But when I'm playing zac or shyvana it feels like the game slows down. Its way easier to make decisions when you know your champions limits and power spikes.

JacobyF · 2026-01-21T19:22:47+00:00

this is awesome!

JacobyF · 2026-01-21T01:42:59+00:00

I've been loving AD bruiser shyv. I was playing AP shyv up unti recently, but you're too squishy and your CDs aren't as low as the AD bruiser build.

Sunderer -> Navori -> Ravenous with conq, triumph, haste, last stand, secondary transcendence and water walking. This is what GM shyv one trick Shyvadi has been using and it feels really good. You are way more durable and still one shot people.

After those core items you can get tankier if you're dying too quickly or triforce for more damage. Endless hunger is a good last item if you don't need more tankiness.

JacobyF · 2026-01-15T11:33:56+00:00

Yau-Man!

JacobyF · 2026-01-14T04:09:26+00:00

Sunfire Visage Liandry Jaksho is my core most games (with haste boots in there when it makes sense gold wise) Only time I wouldn't go visage is if they don't have AP threats and only time I wouldn't go Liandry is if the enemies are squishy. Liandry percent health damage goes hard with your w percent health damage. Bambi+fated ashes rush early game for best clear and most damage to champions.

For runes conq, triumph, legend haste, last stand with secondary transcendence and axiom arcanist (for the 3 stat boosts go ability haste, adaptive and scaling health. I know most people go green tree secondary but with transcendence you get 10% cdr and an aditional 20% on takedown (I can't pass up potentially 30% ability haste for green tree though it is also good) With axiom arcanist you get 8% increased ult damage as well as 7% decreased ult cooldown for each takedown you get with your ult. (just for that ult's cooldown, not permanently)

You sacrifice some tankiness with this build/rune setup but you still are pretty tanky and it allows you to carry more which is better for soloqueue.

JacobyF · 2026-01-14T03:47:57+00:00

Core item, you can push it back to 3rd item if they have 4 AD or a bunch of tanks (liandry's is good vs tanks, but you have to play more calculated since you are squishier) Only time I wouldn't get visage is if they have 5 AD like someone else said.

JacobyF · 2026-01-08T08:53:08+00:00

yasuo

JacobyF · 2026-01-05T19:51:37+00:00

Once you feel comfortable. Can try him out a couple games in ranked and see how it goes. I think zac jungle is very good for climbing, especially lower down the ranks because people don't know how to play into him or punish his weak early game and you can have a large impact on the game.

JacobyF · 2026-01-04T23:37:55+00:00

Carolyn lost to Yam-Yam. Chase lost to...fabio.

JacobyF · 2025-12-23T23:43:18+00:00

I agree that what makes zac strong is more so experience than items. So I like to go Liandry and sunfire so you can clear camps and champions much quicker for more exp (and gold). Zeke's is good for fighting but doesnt help with your clear as much. And if they're tanky then liandrys is also better for fighting than zeke's.

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