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How to Win Ziggs vs Braum Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
SupportTank

How to Beat Braum as Ziggs

based on 642 Ziggs vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Ziggs battled Braum in 642 rounds. Including so many matchups for Ziggs vs Braum gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a supported build to wreck Braum. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs encounters Braum in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a poor job of countering Braum. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Ziggs against Braum matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Braum.

Best Ziggs vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Braum as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Braum

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Advice to Win Against Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Ziggs vs Braum Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Braum Image
5.2
< Kills >
1.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5
8.2
< Assists >
15
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
173
< Minions Killed >
29
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.5
890
< Physical Damage >
1,553
25,394
< Magic Damage >
6,457
464
< True Damage >
810
26,749
< Damage Dealt >
8,820
17,247
< Damage Taken >
24,159
11,645
< Gold Earned >
8,625
2.98
< Towers >
1.84
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,457
< Total Healing >
3,682
13,541
< Experience >
10,941
21
< Vision Score >
56
10
< Wards Placed >
24
260
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Braum with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Ziggs versus Braum counter statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Braum. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Ziggs often has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Braum. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Braum

Who is Better, Ziggs or Braum?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when taking on Braum, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a bad counter for Braum.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate compared to Braum, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Ziggs into Braum.

Moreover, Ziggs also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ziggs is a terribly counter to Braum. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Braum.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Ziggs, we analyzed 642 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 Braum as Ziggs 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to counter Braum during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs on average gets much more CS as Braum. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ziggs versus Braum build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Braum than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when countering Braum with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Braum as Ziggs, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ziggs vs Braum matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.

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