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

Ziggs vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
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FighterTank

How to Beat Darius as Ziggs

based on 1,985 Ziggs vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Ziggs came out of an analysis of 1985 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Ziggs has to counter Darius in only 3.6% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a poor job of beating Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Ziggs vs Darius games, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Ziggs vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeHorizon FocusLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
6
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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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Ziggs vs Darius Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Darius Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
7.8
< Assists >
4.4
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.45
779
< Physical Damage >
16,995
23,693
< Magic Damage >
87
383
< True Damage >
4,131
24,856
< Damage Dealt >
21,214
17,452
< Damage Taken >
33,556
11,367
< Gold Earned >
12,204
2.81
< Towers >
2.29
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,485
< Total Healing >
8,632
13,443
< Experience >
15,008
21
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
8
249
< Time Dealing CC >
170

How to Counter Darius with Ziggs in LoL

The stats provided here show several strategic Ziggs vs. Darius counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Ziggs normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Darius

Who is Better, Ziggs or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Darius, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Darius.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Darius.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,985 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 Darius 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

Ziggs Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Ziggs usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ziggs versus Darius build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Ziggs included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Darius than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 48.5% battling Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Darius as Ziggs, Ziggs players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Ziggs vs Darius clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

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