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How to Win Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs Counter MatchupFiddlesticks is in the a tier of champions

Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Fiddlesticks in LoLFiddlesticks is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Fiddlesticks

based on 905 Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Fiddlesticks came out of an analysis of 905 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Fiddlesticks encounters Ziggs in only 1.4% of his matches.

Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Fiddlesticks does a poor job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs matches, Fiddlesticks’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Fiddlesticks Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceLiandry's TormentShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeTriple TonicFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Fiddlesticks's passive ability p
Fiddlesticks's q ability q
Fiddlesticks's w ability w
Fiddlesticks's e ability e
Fiddlesticks's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Fiddlesticks

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.

Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Fiddlesticks Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Ziggs Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6
8.6
< Assists >
8
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
41
< Minions Killed >
171
1.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.59
295
< Physical Damage >
798
17,650
< Magic Damage >
25,030
1,216
< True Damage >
316
19,162
< Damage Dealt >
26,145
35,310
< Damage Taken >
18,396
11,547
< Gold Earned >
11,871
1.11
< Towers >
3
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
18,471
< Total Healing >
1,665
13,426
< Experience >
13,779
46
< Vision Score >
22
3
< Wards Placed >
11
765
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Counter Ziggs with Fiddlesticks in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Fiddlesticks against Ziggs matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Fiddlesticks’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Fiddlesticks may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ziggs..

Fiddlesticks typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Fiddlesticks and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Fiddlesticks
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Fiddlesticks
Ziggs

Who is Better, Fiddlesticks or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Fiddlesticks usually loses when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Fiddlesticks makes a poor counter for Ziggs.

While Fiddlesticks does have a lower winrate compared to Ziggs, when facing one another, Fiddlesticks also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Fiddlesticks into Ziggsas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Fiddlesticks has a good amount of CC and other utility, 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 isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Fiddlesticks is a bad counter to Ziggs. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Fiddlesticks against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Fiddlesticks Players

How We Calculated Our Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Fiddlesticks, we analyzed 905 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 Fiddlesticks 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 Fiddlesticks in order to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Fiddlesticks typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Ziggs. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Fiddlesticks versus Ziggs build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Fiddlesticks included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Ziggs than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Fiddlesticks boasted an average win rate of 47.6% battling Ziggs with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ziggs as Fiddlesticks, you should equip the First Strike, Triple Tonic, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Fiddlesticks vs Ziggs counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% winrate overall.

If you need to get Fiddlesticks x Ziggs tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every round run with these champions.