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How to Win Vladimir vs Ziggs Counter MatchupVladimir is in the s tier of champions

Vladimir vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Vladimir in LoLVladimir is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Vladimir

based on 1,527 Vladimir vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our dataset, Vladimir battled Ziggs 1527 times. Having so many matchups for Vladimir versus Ziggs provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a recommended build to annihilate your opponent. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Vladimir encounters Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Vladimir vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Vladimir does a good job of beating Ziggs. On average, he wins a fantastic 52.1% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Vladimir against Ziggs matches, Vladimir’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Vladimir vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Dark SealHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Vladimir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCosmic DriveRiftmaker

Optional Items

ShadowflameLiandry's TormentStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Vladimir's passive ability p
Vladimir's q ability q
Vladimir's w ability w
Vladimir's e ability e
Vladimir's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Vladimir

Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Ziggs

Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.

Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.

Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.

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.

Vladimir vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Vladimir Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Ziggs Image
6.6
< Kills >
4.9
4.9
< Deaths >
5.4
5.7
< Assists >
7.7
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
186
< Minions Killed >
170
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.55
940
< Physical Damage >
896
22,664
< Magic Damage >
24,896
396
< True Damage >
336
24,001
< Damage Dealt >
26,129
33,696
< Damage Taken >
16,974
11,864
< Gold Earned >
11,332
1.95
< Towers >
2.92
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
29,198
< Total Healing >
1,512
15,116
< Experience >
13,191
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
126
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Ziggs with Vladimir in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Vladimir versus Ziggs counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs..

Vladimir usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vladimir and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Vladimir
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vladimir
Ziggs

Who is Better, Vladimir or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a good counter for Ziggs.

While Vladimir does have a higher winrate compared to Ziggs, when facing one another, Vladimir also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vladimir into Ziggsas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vladimir has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir vs Ziggs matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Vladimir is an above average counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Vladimir Players

How We Calculated Our Vladimir vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Vladimir, we analyzed 1,527 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 Vladimir 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vladimir usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vladimir versus Ziggs build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Cosmic Drive, and Riftmaker. When Vladimir bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Ziggs than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 52.1% battling Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Ziggs as Vladimir, you should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Vladimir vs Ziggs counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Vladimir are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu above.