Darius vs Zac JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Darius vs Zac

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Leverage Darius's early dueling strength to punish Zac's slower clears and low invade resistance.
Prioritize denying Zac's river Scuttles to limit his long-range gank threat and objective control.
Focus on aggressive tempo control and counter-jungling to prevent Zac from scaling into a frontline engage threat.

Jungle Plan

Full clear quickly and contest first Scuttle only when your lanes can move first to avoid Zac's long-range engage.
Invade Zac's jungle early to punish his low invade resistance and deny him scaling resources.
Use vision control around dragon and Rift Herald to force Zac into unfavorable objective fights where you can leverage your dueling power.

Danger windows

Zac's early ganks from fog and walls create high counter-gank risk; avoid isolated river fights without lane priority.
Low-health clears risk losing smite fights and being invaded; maintain health and vision before contesting.
Forced objective setups before first item or level 6 are dangerous due to Zac's engage and disruption potential.

Early game

Start with a three-camp clear emphasizing strong early health to contest first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority.
Avoid river fights if Zac's lanes hold priority; path to safer camps and track Zac's position for counter-ganks.
Use early-level strength to invade Zac's jungle before he gains tank durability and slows his clear speed.

Power spikes

Level 6 unlocks your (R) execute, turning extended trades into lethal all-ins; stack passive before committing.
First bruiser item completion boosts durability and damage, enabling longer fights and safer counter-jungling.
Zac's tank scaling and objective control peak later; pressure early to deny this window.

Win conditions

Convert early jungle tempo and dueling into denying Zac's camps and securing first Scuttles to cripple his gank threat.
Use lane priority and vision to set up safe counter-jungles and objective control around dragon and Rift Herald.
Snowball through kills and objective pressure before Zac reaches tank scaling and teamfight engage power.