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How to Win Nilah vs Ziggs Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Nilah

based on 847 Nilah vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
55.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our database, Nilah battled Ziggs 847 times. Using so many games with Nilah vs Ziggs provides us confidence in our capability to provide actionable data and a supported build to counter Ziggs. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Nilah encounters Ziggs in only 1.4% of their games.

Nilah vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a great job of countering Ziggs. On average, they wins a fantastic 55.7% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Nilah against Ziggs games, Nilah’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Nilah vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterStormrazorInfinity EdgeNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Nilah

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.

Nilah vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
55.7 %
VS
Win Rate
44.3 %
Ziggs Image
8.2
< Kills >
5.1
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
5.9
< Assists >
8.3
1.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
171
< Minions Killed >
167
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,214
< Physical Damage >
817
177
< Magic Damage >
23,941
439
< True Damage >
352
18,830
< Damage Dealt >
25,110
25,682
< Damage Taken >
16,659
12,856
< Gold Earned >
11,358
2.6
< Towers >
2.85
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
9,480
< Total Healing >
1,381
13,646
< Experience >
13,410
17
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
87
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Ziggs with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Nilah vs. Ziggs matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Nilah usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they takes more damage than Ziggs. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Ziggs

Who is Better, Nilah or Ziggs?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 55.7% win rate. Therefore, Nilah makes a fantastic counter for Ziggs.

While Nilah does have a much higher winrate than Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Ziggsas their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Nilah 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nilah vs Ziggs matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Nilah is a great counter for Ziggs. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Nilah against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Nilah, we analyzed 847 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 Nilah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Nilah 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Nilah versus Ziggs build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah combined at least these three items in their build, they performed much better when facing Ziggs than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 55.7% when countering Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Ziggs as Nilah, Nilah players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Nilah vs Ziggs counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 55.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Nilah x Ziggs tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game with data with these champs.