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How to Win Lissandra vs Ziggs Counter MatchupLissandra is in the a tier of champions

Lissandra vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Lissandra in LoLLissandra is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Lissandra

based on 606 Lissandra vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Lissandra fought Ziggs 606 times. Having so many matchups for Lissandra versus Ziggs gives us faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to destroy your rival. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Lissandra is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.3% of her games.

Lissandra vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lissandra has done a dismal job of beating Ziggs. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.0% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Lissandra vs Ziggs rounds, Lissandra’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Lissandra vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Lissandra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lissandra's passive ability p
Lissandra's q ability q
Lissandra's w ability w
Lissandra's e ability e
Lissandra's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Lissandra

Tips for Playing as Lissandra against Ziggs

Lissandra's abilities are shorter range than those of many mages. As a result, buying items that offer both ability power and defense, like Zhonya's Hourglass and Banshee's Veil, can be a great choice to help her both survive and deal damage.

Casting Glacial Path and then running in the opposite direction will leave your enemies uncertain which way you will actually go.

You can instantly use your ultimate on yourself by pressing the self cast key and the ultimate key at once (alt+R by default).

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.

Lissandra vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Lissandra Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Ziggs Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
8.4
< Assists >
8
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
169
< Minions Killed >
172
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.62
1,037
< Physical Damage >
876
18,337
< Magic Damage >
25,093
969
< True Damage >
355
20,344
< Damage Dealt >
26,325
23,258
< Damage Taken >
17,456
11,202
< Gold Earned >
11,760
1.71
< Towers >
3.01
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,795
< Total Healing >
1,534
14,304
< Experience >
13,716
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
500
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Ziggs with Lissandra in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Lissandra versus Ziggs counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Lissandra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lissandra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Lissandra normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lissandra and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Lissandra
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lissandra
Ziggs

Who is Better, Lissandra or Ziggs?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lissandra usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ziggs, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Lissandra makes an ok counter to Ziggs.

While Lissandra does have a lower win rate compared to Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Lissandra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lissandra into Ziggs.

Moreover, Lissandra has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lissandra 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lissandra is a somewhat poor counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Lissandra against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Lissandra Players

How We Calculated Our Lissandra vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Lissandra, we analyzed 606 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra in order to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lissandra on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Lissandra versus Ziggs build include Malignance, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lissandra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs. Ziggs than with many other common builds. In fact, Lissandra boasted an average winrate of 49.0% when playing against Ziggs with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Ziggs as Lissandra, Lissandra players should use the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Lissandra vs Ziggs counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Lissandra x Ziggs tips and counter stats for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches played with these champs.