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

Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
MageSupport

How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Ziggs

based on 905 Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Ziggs resulted from an analysis of 905 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Ziggs fights Fiddlesticks in only 1.6% of his games.

Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a good job of beating Fiddlesticks. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.4% of games the champions fight one another in. In Ziggs versus Fiddlesticks matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ziggs to level upq
>
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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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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 Fiddlesticks as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Fiddlesticks

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.

Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Fiddlesticks Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.8
6
< Deaths >
6.4
8
< Assists >
8.6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
171
< Minions Killed >
41
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.24
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.33
798
< Physical Damage >
295
25,030
< Magic Damage >
17,650
316
< True Damage >
1,216
26,145
< Damage Dealt >
19,162
18,396
< Damage Taken >
35,310
11,871
< Gold Earned >
11,547
3
< Towers >
1.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
1,665
< Total Healing >
18,471
13,779
< Experience >
13,426
22
< Vision Score >
46
11
< Wards Placed >
3
253
< Time Dealing CC >
765

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several strategic Ziggs versus Fiddlesticks counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Fiddlesticks..

Ziggs often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Ziggs or Fiddlesticks?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually wins when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes a good counter for Fiddlesticks.

While Ziggs does have a higher win rate than Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Ziggs into Fiddlesticks.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ziggs is an above average counter to Fiddlesticks. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Fiddlesticks.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Ziggs, we analyzed 905 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 Fiddlesticks 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 to counter Fiddlesticks during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually racks up much more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ziggs versus Fiddlesticks build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Fiddlesticks than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Fiddlesticks with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Fiddlesticks as Ziggs, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Ziggs vs Fiddlesticks counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.4% win rate overall.

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