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How to Win Volibear vs Ziggs Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Volibear

based on 1,165 Volibear vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Volibear faced off against Ziggs 1165 times. Having so many games with Volibear versus Ziggs provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck Ziggs. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.4% of his matches.

Volibear vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Volibear has done a average job of countering Ziggs. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Volibear against Ziggs rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Volibear vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartSundered SkySpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Ziggs Image
5.8
< Kills >
5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.5
5.6
< Assists >
7.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
130
< Minions Killed >
160
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.52
11,087
< Physical Damage >
781
8,268
< Magic Damage >
23,078
734
< True Damage >
325
20,090
< Damage Dealt >
24,185
33,620
< Damage Taken >
16,967
11,732
< Gold Earned >
11,143
2.48
< Towers >
2.76
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,035
< Total Healing >
1,490
14,493
< Experience >
13,174
18
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
10
566
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Ziggs with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some significant Volibear against Ziggs counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Volibear typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Ziggs

Who is Better, Volibear or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when taking on Ziggs, with a 50.9% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter for Ziggs.

While Volibear does have a higher win rate than Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Ziggs.

Additionally, Volibear has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Ziggs matchups, Volibear is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a decent counter for Ziggs. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Ziggs.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Volibear, we analyzed 1,165 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 Volibear 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.

Other Useful Resources

Volibear Build Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear in order to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average gets a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Volibear versus Ziggs build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Ziggs than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 50.9% when playing against Ziggs with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Ziggs as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Volibear vs Ziggs face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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