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

Ziggs vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Ziggs

based on 863 Ziggs vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our database, Ziggs did battle with Gragas in 863 games. Using so many games with Ziggs versus Gragas gives us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a pro build to crush your opposition. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of beating Gragas. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champs face one another in. In Ziggs vs Gragas matches, Ziggs’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Ziggs vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceLiandry's TormentRabadon's DeathcapSeraph'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
>
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
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E
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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 Gragas as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Ziggs vs Gragas Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Gragas Image
4.9
< Kills >
6
5.8
< Deaths >
5.5
7.7
< Assists >
7
1.14
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
172
< Minions Killed >
112
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.62
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.4
821
< Physical Damage >
1,471
23,837
< Magic Damage >
18,553
292
< True Damage >
649
24,950
< Damage Dealt >
20,674
17,511
< Damage Taken >
30,417
11,490
< Gold Earned >
11,399
2.9
< Towers >
1.5
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
1,504
< Total Healing >
13,055
13,439
< Experience >
14,273
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
9
253
< Time Dealing CC >
426

How to Counter Gragas with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Ziggs versus Gragas matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Ziggs usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Gragas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Gragas

Who is Better, Ziggs or Gragas?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Gragas, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Gragas.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate than Gragas, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ziggs into Gragas.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Gragas matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ziggs is a garbage counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Gragas.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Ziggs, we analyzed 863 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 Gragas 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often racks up more CS as Gragas. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Gragas build consist of Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Gragas than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 47.6% when playing against Gragas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Gragas 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Ziggs vs Gragas LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you want to get Ziggs vs Gragas tips and counter stats for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all games finished with these champions.