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How to Win Elise vs Ziggs Counter MatchupElise is in the a tier of champions

Elise vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Elise in LoLElise is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Elise

based on 375 Elise vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Elise came out of an examination of 375 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Elise fights Ziggs in only 1.4% of her games.

Elise vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Elise does a average job of beating Ziggs. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champs face each other in. In Elise versus Ziggs matches, Elise’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Elise vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Elise Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Elise's passive ability p
Elise's q ability q
Elise's w ability w
Elise's e ability e
Elise's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Elise

Tips for Playing as Elise against Ziggs

Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.

Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.

When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.

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.

Elise vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Elise Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Ziggs Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
7.6
< Assists >
8.1
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
36
< Minions Killed >
175
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.56
1,271
< Physical Damage >
806
17,045
< Magic Damage >
24,584
1,447
< True Damage >
302
19,764
< Damage Dealt >
25,692
31,159
< Damage Taken >
17,970
11,913
< Gold Earned >
11,871
1.52
< Towers >
2.97
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,937
< Total Healing >
1,539
13,619
< Experience >
13,910
27
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
175
< Time Dealing CC >
268

How to Counter Ziggs with Elise in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Elise vs. Ziggs counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Elise often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Elise and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Elise
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Elise
Ziggs

Who is Better, Elise or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Elise usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ziggs, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Elise makes an ok counter for Ziggs.

While Elise does have a lower winrate than Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Elise into Ziggsas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Elise has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Elise 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 teammates during teamfights.

Elise is a somewhat poor counter for Ziggs. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Elise against Ziggs.

Other Champion Matchups Against Elise

Elise Loses Against

XerathXerath42.2% winrateNilahNilah43.3% winrateLeonaLeona43.8% winrateSettSett44% winrate

Elise Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee61.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.1% winrateKarthusKarthus54.6% winrateOlafOlaf54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Elise Players

How We Calculated Our Elise vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Elise, we analyzed 375 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 Elise 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Elise to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Elise often racks up a lot less CS as Ziggs. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Elise versus Ziggs build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better countering Ziggs than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Elise had an average win rate of 49.6% when playing against Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Ziggs as Elise, Elise players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Elise vs Ziggs counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.6% win rate overall.

If you need to view Elise x Ziggs tips and builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every match completed with both champs.