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

Ziggs vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Ziggs

based on 375 Ziggs vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Ziggs faced off against Elise 375 times. Having so many games with Ziggs versus Elise gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.7% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Elise Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a average job of beating Elise. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Ziggs versus Elise games, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Elise.

Best Ziggs vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentSeraph's EmbraceStormsurge

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
>
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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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Elise as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Ziggs vs Elise Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Elise Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
8.1
< Assists >
7.6
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
175
< Minions Killed >
36
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.46
806
< Physical Damage >
1,271
24,584
< Magic Damage >
17,045
302
< True Damage >
1,447
25,692
< Damage Dealt >
19,764
17,970
< Damage Taken >
31,159
11,871
< Gold Earned >
11,913
2.97
< Towers >
1.52
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
1,539
< Total Healing >
13,937
13,910
< Experience >
13,619
22
< Vision Score >
27
11
< Wards Placed >
8
268
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Counter Elise with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several important Ziggs vs. Elise matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Elise..

Ziggs typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Elise. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Elise

Who is Better, Ziggs or Elise?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when taking on Elise, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Elise.

While Ziggs does have a higher win rate than Elise, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Elise.

Furthermore, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This 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 in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Elise matchups, Ziggs is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ziggs is a decent counter to Elise. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Elise.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Ziggs, we analyzed 375 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 Elise 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 Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs on average picks up much more CS as Elise. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Elise build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Elise than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Elise with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Elise 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 builds players picked for Ziggs vs Elise fights, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Elise as Ziggs are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.