Dominating the Mid lane with Zata in Arena of Valor demands absolute mechanical precision and a flawless understanding of his ability passive triggers. Renowned as one of the most explosive assassins in the mage class, Zata possesses the terrifying capability to completely erase squishy targets before they can react. His core gameplay revolves around stacking his passive, Windroom, through spell collisions to reset his cooldowns and activate his ultimate, Ascend. Flying into the sky not only makes Zata untargetable but also unleashes a devastating volley of feathers that melts high-value targets in team fights.
To maximize his magical pierce, scaling power, and cooldown reduction, choosing the perfect burst equipment path, optimal arcana setup, and correct rune combinations is mandatory. This definitive guide delivers the top-tier tactical roadmap to master Zata’s mechanics and carry your team from the Mid lane.
Role: Mage
Lane: Mid
Tier: S+
| Physical Attack: 153 | Cooldown Reduction: 0 |
| Magic: 0 | Critical Rate: 0 |
| Max Health: 3438 | Running speed: 350 |
| Armor: 141 | Heal /5s: 54 |
| Magic Armor: 80 | Mana Regen /5s: 18 |
| Attack Speed: 0 | Attack Range: Long Ranged |
Zata’s Summoner Spells
Mid lane
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- Flicker
Zata’s Items
Zata best build:
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- Orb of the Magi
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- Enchanted Kicks
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- Boomstick
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- Hecates Diadem
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- Staff of Nuul
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- Rheas Blessing
Zata pro build:
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- Apocalypse
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- Gilded Greaves
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- Boomstick
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- Hecates Diadem
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- Rheas Blessing
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- Arctic Orb
Zata’s Arcana
Arcana list:
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- Violate
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- Guerrilla
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- Flurry
Effect:
Violate x 10
- Ability Power: +4.2
- Magic Pierce: +2.4
Guerrilla x 10
- Attack Speed: +1%
- Movement Speed: +1%
Flurry x 10
- Attack Speed: +0.6
- Magic Pierce: +6.4
Zata’s Rune
Lokheim
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- Raging Inferno
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- Deadly Claw
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- Curse of Death
Human
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- Mark of Frost
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- Gunslinger
Zata’s Ability Order
Ability Order: Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2.
Zata Counters
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
How To Play Zata ?
Best summoner spells for Zata are: Flicker.
Best items for Zata are: Orb of the Magi, Enchanted Kicks, Boomstick, Hecates Diadem, Staff of Nuul, Rheas Blessing.
Best Arcana for Zata are: 10 Violate, 10 Guerrilla, 10 Flurry.
Best Rune for Zata are: Lokheim + Human.
Zata’s Ability
Passive – Windstorm
Every third regular attack from Zata deals more damage and has a pierce. Zata’s abilities interact with one another to cause [Windstorm], which deals area damage and resets and strengthens Zata’s subsequent normal attack. The duration of Ascend’s cooldown is shortened when Windstorm inflicts damage. If the target is a hero, the effect is multiplied by two.
Skill 1: Eagle Screech
Zata fires a magic missile that moves slowly, damages any foes in its path, then explodes at the end to deliver more damage.
Skill 2: Twister
A magical storm that Zata summons in front of him comes back to him. The magic cyclone slows and damages foes in its path as well as at its beginning place.
Skill 3: Ascend
Zata charges ahead, damaging any foes in his path. He can rush once more even if he runs into an adversary or another active ability. When there are pauses between rushes, he can attack and employ skills. He becomes untargetable and begins to do damage to nearby adversaries after completing three rushes.
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