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

Ziggs vs Xayah

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

based on 792 Ziggs vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Ziggs resulted from an evaluation of 792 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Xayah in only 1.4% of his games.

Ziggs vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a ok job of countering Xayah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Ziggs versus Xayah matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Ziggs vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapMalignance

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
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Ziggs vs Xayah Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Xayah Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
8.1
< Assists >
6.3
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
170
< Minions Killed >
183
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.52
804
< Physical Damage >
18,270
24,493
< Magic Damage >
419
350
< True Damage >
382
25,647
< Damage Dealt >
19,072
17,233
< Damage Taken >
21,546
11,530
< Gold Earned >
12,055
3.05
< Towers >
2.32
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
1,565
< Total Healing >
5,447
13,709
< Experience >
13,143
21
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
257
< Time Dealing CC >
55

How to Counter Xayah with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several vital Ziggs against Xayah matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah..

Ziggs usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Xayah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Xayah

Who is Better, Ziggs or Xayah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when playing against Xayah, with a 50.1% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes an ok counter to Xayah.

While Ziggs does have a higher winrate compared to Xayah, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Xayah.

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

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

Ziggs is a decent counter for Xayah. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Ziggs, we analyzed 792 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ziggs in order to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ziggs versus Xayah build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Xayah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Xayah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Xayah as Ziggs, you should equip 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 picked for Ziggs vs Xayah clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

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