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

Ziggs vs Ezreal

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

based on 3,094 Ziggs vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ezreal as Ziggs came out of an examination of 3094 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Ziggs fights Ezreal in only 5.6% of his games.

Ziggs vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a ok job of countering Ezreal. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Ziggs versus Ezreal matches, Ziggs’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Ziggs vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentHorizon FocusStormsurgeSeraph's Embrace

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
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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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E
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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 Ezreal as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Ziggs vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Ezreal Image
5
< Kills >
6.8
5.7
< Deaths >
5.5
7.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
171
< Minions Killed >
175
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.49
802
< Physical Damage >
15,434
23,835
< Magic Damage >
7,292
354
< True Damage >
637
24,992
< Damage Dealt >
23,363
18,158
< Damage Taken >
21,745
11,561
< Gold Earned >
12,060
2.85
< Towers >
2.18
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,723
< Total Healing >
6,221
13,656
< Experience >
13,184
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
252
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Ezreal with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Ziggs versus Ezreal matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ezreal..

Ziggs typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Ezreal

Who is Better, Ziggs or Ezreal?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when playing against Ezreal, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Ezreal.

While Ziggs does have a higher winrate than Ezreal, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Ezreal.

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

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

Ziggs is a decent counter to Ezreal. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Ezreal.

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

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Ziggs, we analyzed 3,094 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ziggs in order to counter Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ezreal. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Ezreal build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Ezreal than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ezreal as Ziggs, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Ziggs vs Ezreal matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.

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