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How to Win Naafiri vs Ziggs Counter MatchupNaafiri is in the a tier of champions

Naafiri vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Naafiri in LoLNaafiri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Naafiri

based on 744 Naafiri vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Ziggs as Naafiri came out of an evaluation of 744 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Naafiri has to counter Ziggs in only 1.5% of their matches.

Naafiri vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Naafiri does a good job of countering Ziggs. Normally, they wins a fantastic 53.2% of games the champs battle each other in. In Naafiri against Ziggs rounds, Naafiri’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Naafiri vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Naafiri Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisEclipseVoltaic CycloswordProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Naafiri's passive ability p
Naafiri's q ability q
Naafiri's w ability w
Naafiri's e ability e
Naafiri's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Naafiri against Ziggs

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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.

Naafiri vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Naafiri Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Ziggs Image
8.8
< Kills >
4.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6
5.7
< Assists >
7.9
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
150
< Minions Killed >
161
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.46
22,714
< Physical Damage >
792
104
< Magic Damage >
22,694
1,241
< True Damage >
297
24,059
< Damage Dealt >
23,784
26,585
< Damage Taken >
17,808
12,685
< Gold Earned >
11,288
1.58
< Towers >
2.73
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,887
< Total Healing >
1,496
14,392
< Experience >
13,298
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
63
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Ziggs with Naafiri in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some significant Naafiri against Ziggs counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Naafiri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Naafiri may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Naafiri usually has a much larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Naafiri and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Naafiri
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Naafiri
Ziggs

Who is Better, Naafiri or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Naafiri usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Naafiri makes a great counter for Ziggs.

While Naafiri does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Naafiri also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Naafiri into Ziggs.

Furthermore, Naafiri also has some 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 is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Naafiri vs Ziggs matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Naafiri Players

How We Calculated Our Naafiri vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Naafiri, we analyzed 744 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Naafiri usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Naafiri versus Ziggs build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Naafiri bought at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better when facing Ziggs than with most other common item sets. In fact, Naafiri boasted an average win rate of 53.2% battling Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ziggs as Naafiri, Naafiri players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Naafiri vs Ziggs clashes, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Naafiri x Ziggs tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every round completed with both champs.