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

Ziggs vs Zac

How to Beat Zac as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the s tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat Zac as Ziggs

based on 1,179 Ziggs vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zac as Ziggs resulted from an analysis of 1179 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Ziggs encounters Zac in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a awful job of beating Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.6% of the time the champs face each other in. In Ziggs vs Zac rounds, Ziggs’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zac.

Best Ziggs vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Void StaffRabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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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 Zac as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Ziggs vs Zac Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Zac Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
6
< Deaths >
4.7
7.9
< Assists >
11.1
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
172
< Minions Killed >
62
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.03
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.4
883
< Physical Damage >
1,492
24,635
< Magic Damage >
15,257
955
< True Damage >
1,198
26,473
< Damage Dealt >
17,948
17,837
< Damage Taken >
42,722
11,601
< Gold Earned >
11,062
2.84
< Towers >
1.44
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.27
1,509
< Total Healing >
44,958
13,552
< Experience >
13,623
22
< Vision Score >
23
11
< Wards Placed >
8
258
< Time Dealing CC >
446

How to Counter Zac with Ziggs in LoL

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

Ziggs often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Zac

Who is Better, Ziggs or Zac?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 46.6% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Zac.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate than Zac, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ziggs into Zac.

Furthermore, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. 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 a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ziggs is a trash counter to Zac. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Zac.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,179 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 Zac 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

If you would like to truly master Ziggs to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually picks up more CS compared to Zac. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Zac build consist of Shadowflame, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Zac than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 46.6% when countering Zac with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Zac 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 sets we have analyed for Ziggs vs Zac face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

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