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How to Synergize Zed with Ziggs on the Same TeamZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed with Ziggs

How to Win With Zed and Ziggs Paired TogetherZed is in the b tier of champions
Assassin
Mage

How to Synergize Zed and Ziggs

based on 2,145 Zed with Ziggs pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Zed has fought alongside Ziggs in 2145 recent, competitive games. By gathering so much accurate data from the developers of LoL, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, usable builds to help Zed play with Ziggs. It is relatively rare for Zed to play with Ziggs as teammates. This has only taken place in approx. 1.6% of games with Zed.

Zed Ziggs Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a poor job of synergizing with Ziggs. On average, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Zed when playing with Ziggs by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zed vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusEdge of NightSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zed and Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Zed with Ziggs

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed Ziggs Synergy Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Ziggs Image
9.2
< Kills >
8.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
5.4
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
158
< Minions Killed >
158
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,855
< Physical Damage >
22,111
1,273
< Magic Damage >
1,248
1,270
< True Damage >
1,233
25,398
< Damage Dealt >
24,592
24,166
< Damage Taken >
23,255
12,864
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.4
< Towers >
1.59
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,907
< Total Healing >
3,774
15,065
< Experience >
14,857
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
149
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Play with Ziggs as Zed in LoL

The Zed 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, Zed sees a large worsening 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 Zed perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zed tries to synergize with Ziggs, he sees a small increase in his full damage output. This change may demonstrate that Ziggs helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Zed is played together with Ziggs on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ziggs.

Additionally, when Zed plays with Ziggs on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could mean that Ziggs does a poor job of covering Zed in team fights.

Synergies between Zed and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zed
Ziggs

Is Zed better when played alongside Ziggs?

There is no one best companion for Zed that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. However, Ziggs is a very typical teammate for Zed. By locking into the same side as Zed, he improves their win rate by 0.8% to 49.2%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Zed and Ziggs that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Ziggs has a much lower diffuclty than Zed. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Ziggs teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, Zed players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Zed and Ziggs together, you may not be giving your team very much crowd control. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Ziggs ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed Ziggs Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zed and Ziggs, we analyzed 2,145 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Zed with Ziggs comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Zed in order to work well with Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to prioritize in your Zed and Ziggs synergy build consist of Axiom Arc, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Ziggs than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zed boasted an average win rate of 49.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, Zed players should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Zed and Ziggs pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Ziggs with Zed are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.