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How to Win Viego vs Ziggs Counter MatchupViego is in the a tier of champions

Viego vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Viego in LoLViego is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Viego

based on 2,088 Viego vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.6 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Viego faced off against Ziggs 2088 times. Having so many matchups for Viego versus Ziggs gives us confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a supported build to annihilate Ziggs. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Viego is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.4% of their matches.

Viego vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Viego has done a good job of countering Ziggs. Typically, they wins a fantastic 53.6% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Viego against Ziggs rounds, Viego’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Viego vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndDeath's DanceKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTrinity ForceEclipseBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Viego

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.

Viego vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
53.6 %
VS
Win Rate
46.4 %
Ziggs Image
7.8
< Kills >
4.9
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
6.5
< Assists >
7.8
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
37
< Minions Killed >
166
1.75
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.55
15,744
< Physical Damage >
768
2,172
< Magic Damage >
23,370
885
< True Damage >
418
18,801
< Damage Dealt >
24,556
34,119
< Damage Taken >
17,258
12,426
< Gold Earned >
11,322
1.4
< Towers >
2.86
0.42
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
17,200
< Total Healing >
1,429
14,146
< Experience >
13,373
22
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
10
231
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Ziggs with Viego in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some important Viego versus Ziggs counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Viego typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Ziggs

Who is Better, Viego or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Viego usually wins when playing against Ziggs, with a 53.6% win rate. Thus, Viego makes a great counter to Ziggs.

While Viego does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Viego into Ziggs.

Additionally, Viego has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Viego is a great counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Viego against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Viego, we analyzed 2,088 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 Viego 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 Viego to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego usually gets a lot less CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Viego versus Ziggs build consist of Wit's End, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better against Ziggs than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Viego boasted an average winrate of 53.6% when countering Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Ziggs as Viego, Viego players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Viego vs Ziggs counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Viego x Ziggs tips and builds for a an individual rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with both champs.