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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Ziggs Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
Fighter
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Mordekaiser

based on 3,973 Mordekaiser vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Mordekaiser engaged Ziggs 3973 times. With so many games with Mordekaiser versus Ziggs provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to counter your foe. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Mordekaiser fights Ziggs in only 1.5% of his games.

Mordekaiser vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a good job of countering Ziggs. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.5% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Mordekaiser against Ziggs matches, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Mordekaiser vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Force of NatureNashor's ToothJak'Sho, The ProteanLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Ziggs

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Ziggs Image
7.5
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
5.9
4.7
< Assists >
8
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
157
< Minions Killed >
166
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.54
2,804
< Physical Damage >
780
21,206
< Magic Damage >
24,466
682
< True Damage >
327
24,693
< Damage Dealt >
25,573
33,430
< Damage Taken >
17,659
12,168
< Gold Earned >
11,493
2.09
< Towers >
2.76
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,415
< Total Healing >
1,502
15,643
< Experience >
13,569
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
11
256
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Counter Ziggs with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some strategic Mordekaiser against Ziggs matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ziggs..

Mordekaiser often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Ziggs

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Ziggs?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes a good counter for Ziggs.

While Mordekaiser does have a higher winrate than Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Mordekaiser into Ziggs.

Additionally, Mordekaiser has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Ziggs matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Mordekaiser is a good counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Ziggs.

Other Champion Matchups Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser Loses Against

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Mordekaiser Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.5% winrateZeriZeri57.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 3,973 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 Mordekaiser 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

Mordekaiser Build Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Mordekaiser in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Ziggs build include Spirit Visage, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Mordekaiser combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Ziggs than with most other common builds. In fact, Mordekaiser boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Ziggs as Mordekaiser, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Mordekaiser vs Ziggs LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.5% win rate overall.

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