Background Image
How to Synergize Ziggs with Varus on the Same TeamZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs with Varus

How to Win With Ziggs and Varus Paired TogetherZiggs is in the b tier of champions
Mage
MarksmanMage

How to Synergize Ziggs and Varus

based on 1,186 Ziggs with Varus pairs
Win Rate
42.4 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has fought alongside Varus in 1186 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much relevant data directly from the publishers of League, we feel confident that we can give you high quality, insightful builds to help Ziggs play with Varus. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play alongside Varus on the same team. This has only taken place in approximately 2.1% of matches with Ziggs.

Ziggs Varus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a pathetic job of synergizing with Varus. Usually, he wins a poor 42.4% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to play better as Ziggs when playing alongside Varus by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentStormsurgeZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 ForceMagic Resist
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Varus

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Varus

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 Understand How Varus Will Play

Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.

During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.

Ziggs Varus Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
42.4 %
VS
Win Rate
57.6 %
Varus Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
7.9
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
157
< Minions Killed >
168
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.55
811
< Physical Damage >
798
22,877
< Magic Damage >
23,900
417
< True Damage >
363
24,106
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,834
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,148
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.7
< Towers >
2.86
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,529
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,613
< Experience >
13,572
24
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
10
241
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Varus as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ziggs sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Varus helps Ziggs perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs is an ally to Varus, he sees a small decrease in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Varus does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Varus. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Varus.

Additionally, when Ziggs plays with Varus on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Varus does a poor job of covering Ziggs in teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Varus

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Varus?

There is no ideal companion for Ziggs that will always be his ideal teammate. However, Varus is a very bad companion for Ziggs. By being on the same team as Ziggs, he drops their win rate by -5.7% to 42.4%. This demonstrates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Ziggs and Varus that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Varus has a lower difficulty than Ziggs. That means Ziggs players don't need to be very careful when lining up Varus comrades to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing on the same side, Ziggs players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by bringing Ziggs and Varus together, you probably will not be providing your side very much engage potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Varus teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Varus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Varus, we analyzed 1,186 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 Ziggs with Varus 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Ziggs in order to work well with Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Ziggs and Varus synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when paired up with Varus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 42.4% when playing alongside Varus with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, 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 combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 42.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Ziggs and Varus synergy tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game finished with both champs.