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

Ziggs vs Katarina

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

based on 1,998 Ziggs vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Ziggs did battle with Katarina in 1998 games. With so many games with Ziggs versus Katarina gives us confidence in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to defeat Katarina. This matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs has to counter Katarina in only 3.6% of his games.

Ziggs vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a terrible job of countering Katarina. On average, he wins a lowly 46.3% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Ziggs against Katarina matches, Ziggs’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Ziggs vs Katarina 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
Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceHorizon FocusShadowflame

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
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Ziggs vs Katarina Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Katarina Image
5
< Kills >
10.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
7.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
2.25
164
< Minions Killed >
157
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.34
865
< Physical Damage >
2,097
22,657
< Magic Damage >
21,794
343
< True Damage >
996
23,866
< Damage Dealt >
24,888
17,651
< Damage Taken >
25,833
11,267
< Gold Earned >
12,528
2.76
< Towers >
1.45
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,368
< Total Healing >
3,774
13,197
< Experience >
14,576
20
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
38

How to Counter Katarina with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some strategic Ziggs against Katarina counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Ziggs often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Katarina

Who is Better, Ziggs or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when trying to fight Katarina, with a 46.3% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a poor counter to Katarina.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Ziggs into Katarina.

Moreover, Ziggs also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Katarina matchups, Katarina is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Ziggs is a terribly counter to Katarina. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,998 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs on average gets a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Ziggs versus Katarina build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Katarina than with most other common builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 46.3% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Katarina as Ziggs, Ziggs players should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Ziggs vs Katarina face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.3% win rate overall.

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