Zac vs Viego JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Zac vs Viego

Updated Jun 6, 2026

Overview

Zac must survive early invades and avoid river fights until he has vision and level advantage to leverage his long-range (E) engage.
Focus on using (E) to gank lanes with priority and create objective control through strong frontline presence and disruption.
This matchup is a scaling teamfight contest where Zac's engage and tankiness outvalue Viego's skirmish resets later.

Jungle Plan

Prioritize full clears or safe farming paths early to reach level 6 before contesting river objectives.
Fight for Scuttle when lane priority and vision deny Viego safe resets and takedowns.
Use fog and wall angles to gank rather than predictable river paths, focusing on lanes that can collapse for objective setups.

Danger windows

Early game before level 6 and vision control, Zac is vulnerable to Viego's invade and skirmishes; avoid river fights without lane support.
Low-health clears or forced smite fights increase risk of losing tempo and objectives to Viego's resets.
Isolated river fights without lane collapse favor (W) stun and reset potential; avoid these unless you have numbers advantage.

Early game

Start with a full clear or a defensive path away from Viego to avoid early invade pressure and level 3 dueling.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to support and prevent Viego from snowballing resets.
Avoid isolated river fights early; path toward lanes vulnerable to Zac's long-range (E) ganks for tempo advantage.

Power spikes

Level 6: Zac's (R) knockup and engage power enable impactful ganks and objective fights; use this to force fights before Viego can reset.
Viego's Level 6 (R) unlocks resets and repositioning; deny him the first takedown to prevent snowball.
Zac's tank scaling and frontline durability improve mid to late game, allowing stronger objective control and teamfight initiation.

Win conditions

Survive early invades and reach level 6 to use (E) and (R) for long-range engages that create gank tempo.
Use vision control and lane priority to contest Scuttle and dragon, denying Viego reset opportunities.
Leverage Zac's tank scaling and disruption to initiate grouped fights and secure objective turns in mid to late game.