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How to Win Lux vs Ziggs Counter MatchupLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Lux

based on 6,307 Lux vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.76
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our dataset, Lux battled Ziggs 6307 times. With so many matchups for Lux vs Ziggs gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare useful data and a solid build to counter Ziggs. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Lux is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Lux vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Lux has done a good job of countering Ziggs. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Lux against Ziggs rounds, Lux’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Lux vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Void StaffStormsurgeMalignanceZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lux to level upe
>
Second ability for Lux to level upq
>
Last skill for Lux to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Ziggs

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Advice to Win Against Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Lux vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Ziggs Image
5
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
10.2
< Assists >
7.5
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
95
< Minions Killed >
168
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.54
904
< Physical Damage >
713
18,423
< Magic Damage >
23,464
1,101
< True Damage >
356
20,428
< Damage Dealt >
24,533
16,625
< Damage Taken >
18,304
10,395
< Gold Earned >
11,528
1.81
< Towers >
2.77
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,639
< Total Healing >
1,704
12,635
< Experience >
13,813
43
< Vision Score >
22
19
< Wards Placed >
11
302
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Ziggs with Lux in LoL

The stats shown here feature some important Lux versus Ziggs counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ziggs..

Lux typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Ziggs. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Ziggs

Who is Better, Lux or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lux usually wins when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Lux makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Lux does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Lux into Ziggs.

Additionally, Lux has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Ziggs matchups, Lux is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Lux is a good counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Lux, we analyzed 6,307 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ziggs as Lux comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Lux in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux on average gets less CS compared to Ziggs. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Lux versus Ziggs build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Horizon Focus, and Luden's Companion. When Lux combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better against Ziggs than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 52.2% battling Ziggs with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Ziggs as Lux, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Lux vs Ziggs LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Lux are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.