Zac should avoid early river fights and invades due to Volibear's strong early dueling and invade resistance.
Focus on using Zac's long-range (E) to gank lanes with low mobility or without strong disengage to create tempo.
Prioritize scaling into late game to leverage Zac's tank engage and disruption in grouped fights.
Jungle Plan
Focus on safe pathing that protects early camps while looking for ganks on lanes vulnerable to Zac's long-range (E).
Contest Scuttle only when lane priority and vision support it to avoid direct fights with Volibear.
Track Volibear's pathing to counter-gank his early river pressure and deny his attempts to force dives or objectives.
Danger windows
Zac is vulnerable to early invades and river fights before reaching key levels and vision control.
Avoid low-health clears where Volibear can force smite fights or counter-jungle effectively.
Respect Volibear's level 6 dive threat especially under turrets and avoid isolated skirmishes without lane priority.
Early game
Start with a full clear or a defensive path away from Volibear to avoid early invade pressure.
Only contest first Scuttle when nearby lanes have priority and can assist to avoid risky isolated fights.
Use fog of war and wall angles for ganks instead of predictable river paths to bypass Volibear's early presence.
Power spikes
Zac's major spike is reaching tank stats and levels where (E) and (R) enable impactful long-range engages and disruption.
Volibear's level 6 spike empowers his dive threat and tower pressure; Zac must respect this by avoiding isolated fights near turrets.
Volibear's first bruiser or tank item increases his durability in fights; Zac should prioritize objective fights where team follow-up mitigates this advantage.
Win conditions
Survive early game by avoiding risky invades and using long-range (E) to create gank tempo on priority lanes.
Use Zac's engage and frontline durability to secure and turn objectives like dragon and Rift Herald after early scaling.
Deny Volibear scaling by tracking his jungle path and counter-ganking to force him off camps and objectives.
Tip: For Zac vs Volibear, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
