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

Ziggs vs Zoe

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

based on 750 Ziggs vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Ziggs came out of an examination of 750 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Ziggs encounters Zoe in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a ok job of beating Zoe. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Ziggs versus Zoe rounds, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Ziggs vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's TormentMalignance

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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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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Guide to Countering Zoe as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Ziggs vs Zoe Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
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5
< Kills >
7
5.8
< Deaths >
5.7
7.4
< Assists >
7.3
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
167
< Minions Killed >
133
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.43
764
< Physical Damage >
1,636
22,714
< Magic Damage >
17,621
344
< True Damage >
3,473
23,822
< Damage Dealt >
22,731
17,603
< Damage Taken >
19,855
11,422
< Gold Earned >
11,147
2.95
< Towers >
1.55
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,575
< Total Healing >
2,502
13,439
< Experience >
13,658
20
< Vision Score >
26
10
< Wards Placed >
12
249
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Zoe with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some significant Ziggs versus Zoe matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..

Ziggs typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zoe. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Zoe

Who is Better, Ziggs or Zoe?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when taking on Zoe, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Zoe.

While Ziggs does have a higher winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Zoe.

Furthermore, Ziggs also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Ziggs is a decent counter for Zoe. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Zoe.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Ziggs, we analyzed 750 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 Zoe 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 in order to counter Zoe during both the laning 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Zoe. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Zoe build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Zoe than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Zoe with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zoe as Ziggs, you 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 Zoe counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Ziggs x Zoe tips and builds for a an individual division rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using all rounds with data with both champions.