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How to Win Yasuo vs Ziggs Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Yasuo

based on 3,602 Yasuo vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Yasuo came out of an examination of 3602 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Yasuo vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a good job of countering Ziggs. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Yasuo versus Ziggs games, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Yasuo vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterWit's EndIceborn GauntletImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Ziggs

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Ziggs Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.9
6.8
< Deaths >
5.5
5.2
< Assists >
8.2
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
189
< Minions Killed >
166
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,633
< Physical Damage >
786
1,959
< Magic Damage >
22,042
1,012
< True Damage >
402
21,604
< Damage Dealt >
23,231
25,563
< Damage Taken >
16,963
12,782
< Gold Earned >
11,312
2.3
< Towers >
2.72
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,230
< Total Healing >
1,494
14,841
< Experience >
13,550
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
211
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Ziggs with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some important Yasuo vs. Ziggs matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Yasuo usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Ziggs

Who is Better, Yasuo or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 53.2% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes a great counter for Ziggs.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Ziggs, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yasuo into Ziggsas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This 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 in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Ziggs matchups, Yasuo 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.

Yasuo is a great counter for Ziggs. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Yasuo, we analyzed 3,602 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo on average gets a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Yasuo versus Ziggs build consist of Guardian Angel, Infinity Edge, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Ziggs than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 53.2% battling Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Ziggs as Yasuo, Yasuo players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Ziggs counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.2% win rate overall.

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