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

Ziggs vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Ziggs

based on 1,392 Ziggs vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our database, Ziggs faced Irelia 1392 times. Using so many games with Ziggs vs Irelia provides us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to crush Irelia. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs has to counter Irelia in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a below average job of beating Irelia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.3% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Ziggs versus Irelia games, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Ziggs vs Irelia 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 DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameMalignanceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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E
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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 Irelia as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Ziggs vs Irelia Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Irelia Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.8
8.2
< Assists >
5
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
169
< Minions Killed >
211
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.47
834
< Physical Damage >
16,509
23,794
< Magic Damage >
6,259
549
< True Damage >
813
25,178
< Damage Dealt >
23,582
17,326
< Damage Taken >
32,776
11,545
< Gold Earned >
13,310
2.76
< Towers >
2.32
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,476
< Total Healing >
11,820
13,633
< Experience >
15,619
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
253
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Irelia with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several influential Ziggs against Irelia matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Ziggs typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Irelia

Who is Better, Ziggs or Irelia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when trying to fight Irelia, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Irelia.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate than Irelia, when on opposite teams, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ziggs into Irelia.

Furthermore, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ziggs is a garbage counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,392 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 Irelia 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.

Other Useful Resources

Ziggs Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ziggs in order to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Irelia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Irelia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 47.3% battling Irelia with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Irelia as Ziggs, Ziggs players 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 we have analyed for Ziggs vs Irelia clashes, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.3% winrate overall.

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