Ziggs vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Ziggs
based on 5,974 Ziggs vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ziggs vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Ziggs vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Ziggs
Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Ziggs vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Ziggs in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Ziggs against Caitlyn counter stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Ziggs usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ziggs and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Ziggs or Caitlyn?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 48.8% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Caitlyn.
While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Caitlyn.
Additionally, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ziggs typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Ziggs versus Caitlyn build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Ziggs included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Caitlyn than with most other common builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Caitlyn with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Caitlyn as Ziggs, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ziggs vs Caitlyn LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.
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