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How to Win Ziggs vs Anivia Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Ziggs

based on 781 Ziggs vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Ziggs battled Anivia 781 times. Including so many matchups for Ziggs vs Anivia gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Ziggs encounters Anivia in only 1.4% of his games.

Ziggs vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a ok job of beating Anivia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Ziggs vs Anivia matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Ziggs vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
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 Anivia as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Anivia

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Ziggs vs Anivia Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Anivia Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.4
5.6
< Deaths >
4.8
7.9
< Assists >
7.7
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
172
< Minions Killed >
159
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.49
876
< Physical Damage >
1,162
26,229
< Magic Damage >
17,699
409
< True Damage >
1,227
27,514
< Damage Dealt >
20,089
17,441
< Damage Taken >
28,026
11,596
< Gold Earned >
11,287
2.92
< Towers >
1.93
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,536
< Total Healing >
4,440
13,744
< Experience >
15,182
21
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
12
259
< Time Dealing CC >
1,010

How to Counter Anivia with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some important Ziggs vs. Anivia matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Anivia..

Ziggs normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Anivia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Anivia

Who is Better, Ziggs or Anivia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when playing against Anivia, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Anivia.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Ziggs also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Anivia.

Furthermore, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter to Anivia. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Ziggs, we analyzed 781 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 Anivia as Ziggs 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ziggs in order to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Anivia. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Ziggs versus Anivia build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Anivia than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Anivia with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Anivia as Ziggs, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ziggs vs Anivia counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

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