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How to Win Ahri vs Ziggs Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Ahri

based on 1,564 Ahri vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.56
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Ahri fought Ziggs 1564 times. Using so many games with Ahri vs Ziggs provides us confidence in our ability to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter Ziggs. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Ahri encounters Ziggs in only 1.4% of her games.

Ahri vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Ahri does a ok job of beating Ziggs. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.8% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Ahri against Ziggs rounds, Ahri’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Ahri vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentStormsurgeMalignanceSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Ziggs

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Ahri vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Ziggs Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.9
7.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
169
< Minions Killed >
168
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.59
1,408
< Physical Damage >
728
14,980
< Magic Damage >
24,250
5,051
< True Damage >
384
21,439
< Damage Dealt >
25,363
21,445
< Damage Taken >
17,671
11,488
< Gold Earned >
11,580
1.9
< Towers >
2.97
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,462
< Total Healing >
1,564
14,784
< Experience >
13,647
20
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
11
73
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Ziggs with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Ahri versus Ziggs counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ziggs..

Ahri typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ahri and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Ziggs

Who is Better, Ahri or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when taking on Ziggs, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Ahri makes an ok counter for Ziggs.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Ziggs, when facing one another, Ahri also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Ziggs.

Additionally, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Ziggs. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ahri against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Ahri, we analyzed 1,564 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 Ziggs as Ahri 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 Ahri to counter Ziggs during both the laning 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 suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Ahri versus Ziggs build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Ziggs than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ahri had an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Ziggs with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Ziggs as Ahri, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Ahri vs Ziggs matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.

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