Xerath with Ziggs
How to Synergize Xerath and Ziggs
based on 1,606 Xerath with Ziggs pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Ziggs Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Ziggs
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Ziggs
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Ziggs Will Play
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.
Xerath Ziggs Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ziggs as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Ziggs synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ziggs, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ziggs. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ziggs helps Xerath perform worse in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath is an ally to Ziggs, he observes a measurable drop in his full damage output. This could indicate that Ziggs does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Ziggs on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ziggs. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ziggs.
Additionally, when Xerath plays with Ziggs on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Ziggs does a poor job of protecting Xerath in teamfights.
Synergies between Xerath and Ziggs
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Ziggs?
There is no top champion pairing for Xerath that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Ziggs is a terrible companion for Xerath. By playing on the same team as Xerath, he lowers their win rate by -4.7% to 45.9%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible strategic relationship between Xerath and Ziggs that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Ziggs has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be careful when enlisting Ziggs teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by aligning Xerath and Ziggs together, you will not be providing your team very much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Ziggs ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to pair well with Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to build first in your Xerath and Ziggs synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better as an ally of Ziggs than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 45.9% helping carry Ziggs with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Xerath and Ziggs pairings, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.9% winrate overall.
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