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

Ziggs vs Nami

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

based on 1,461 Ziggs vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Nami as Ziggs resulted from an evaluation of 1461 ranked matches where both champions opposed one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Ziggs fights Nami in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Nami Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a ok job of countering Nami. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions battle one another in. In Ziggs against Nami games, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Nami.

Best Ziggs vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapHorizon FocusStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

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
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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
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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 Nami as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Nami

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 Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Ziggs vs Nami Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Nami Image
4.9
< Kills >
1.7
5.5
< Deaths >
4.9
7.5
< Assists >
15.3
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
0.31
171
< Minions Killed >
24
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.57
762
< Physical Damage >
799
23,887
< Magic Damage >
8,060
333
< True Damage >
553
24,983
< Damage Dealt >
9,413
16,982
< Damage Taken >
17,054
11,503
< Gold Earned >
8,514
2.99
< Towers >
2.14
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,486
< Total Healing >
11,368
13,463
< Experience >
10,948
22
< Vision Score >
58
11
< Wards Placed >
25
248
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Nami with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Ziggs against Nami counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nami’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Ziggs typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nami. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Nami

Who is Better, Ziggs or Nami?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when facing off against Nami, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Nami.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Nami.

Additionally, Ziggs also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nami. This 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 Nami matchups, Nami 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 late stage team fights.

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter to Nami. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Nami.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,461 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 Nami 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 truly master Ziggs in order to counter Nami 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 tips shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often gets much more CS as Nami. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Nami build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nami than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when countering Nami with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Nami 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. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Ziggs vs Nami counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Ziggs versus Nami tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies displayed are computed using all rounds with data with these champs.