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How to Win Evelynn vs Ziggs Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Evelynn

based on 1,381 Evelynn vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.73
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Evelynn resulted from an analysis of 1381 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Evelynn has to counter Ziggs in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Evelynn vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Evelynn does a decent job of countering Ziggs. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions fight each other in. In Evelynn against Ziggs rounds, Evelynn’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Evelynn vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneVoid Staff

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Ziggs

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

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.

Evelynn vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Ziggs Image
9.4
< Kills >
5
6
< Deaths >
6.3
7
< Assists >
7.5
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
21
< Minions Killed >
169
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.56
729
< Physical Damage >
809
21,350
< Magic Damage >
23,010
649
< True Damage >
313
22,729
< Damage Dealt >
24,132
32,434
< Damage Taken >
18,304
12,288
< Gold Earned >
11,484
0.89
< Towers >
2.85
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
16,067
< Total Healing >
1,431
14,115
< Experience >
13,539
21
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
10
199
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Ziggs with Evelynn in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Evelynn versus Ziggs counter statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ziggs. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Evelynn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Evelynn and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Ziggs

Who is Better, Evelynn or Ziggs?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually wins when facing off against Ziggs, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Evelynn makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Evelynn does have a higher winrate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Evelynn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Evelynn into Ziggsas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Evelynn has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Evelynn is a decent counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Evelynn against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Evelynn, we analyzed 1,381 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 Evelynn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Evelynn to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn usually gets a lot less CS compared to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Evelynn versus Ziggs build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Evelynn used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better countering Ziggs than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Evelynn had an average winrate of 51.7% when playing against Ziggs with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Ziggs as Evelynn, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Evelynn vs Ziggs counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Ziggs as Evelynn are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.