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

Ziggs vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the s tier of champions
Mage
TankFighter

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Ziggs

based on 1,948 Ziggs vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Ziggs faced off against Blitzcrank in 1948 games. Using so many games with Ziggs vs Blitzcrank provides us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to crush Blitzcrank. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs fights Blitzcrank in only 3.5% of his games.

Ziggs vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a awful job of countering Blitzcrank. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Ziggs against Blitzcrank rounds, Ziggs’s team is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Ziggs vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusStormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Ziggs vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Blitzcrank Image
5.2
< Kills >
2.3
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
8.1
< Assists >
13.3
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
0.44
164
< Minions Killed >
28
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
820
< Physical Damage >
2,777
24,346
< Magic Damage >
5,875
371
< True Damage >
989
25,537
< Damage Dealt >
9,641
17,237
< Damage Taken >
23,961
11,396
< Gold Earned >
8,564
2.78
< Towers >
1.24
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,380
< Total Healing >
2,665
13,316
< Experience >
10,674
20
< Vision Score >
56
10
< Wards Placed >
25
250
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some valuable Ziggs against Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank..

Ziggs typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Ziggs or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 46.0% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes a poor counter to Blitzcrank.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Ziggs also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ziggs into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ziggs is a garbage counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,948 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 Blitzcrank 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs most often racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Blitzcrank build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Blitzcrank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 46.0% when playing against Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Blitzcrank as Ziggs, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Ziggs vs Blitzcrank counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.0% winrate overall.

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