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

Ziggs vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Graves as Ziggs

based on 2,246 Ziggs vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Graves as Ziggs resulted from an analysis of 2246 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Ziggs has to counter Graves in only 4.1% of his games.

Ziggs vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of beating Graves. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Ziggs against Graves matches, Ziggs’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Graves.

Best Ziggs vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceVoid Staff

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
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
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 Graves as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Ziggs vs Graves Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Graves Image
5.1
< Kills >
7.6
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
7.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
176
< Minions Killed >
56
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.6
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.47
817
< Physical Damage >
17,974
23,836
< Magic Damage >
866
321
< True Damage >
1,691
24,975
< Damage Dealt >
20,532
17,321
< Damage Taken >
30,952
11,607
< Gold Earned >
13,055
2.92
< Towers >
1.72
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
1,580
< Total Healing >
14,809
13,590
< Experience >
14,892
21
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
6
251
< Time Dealing CC >
506

How to Counter Graves with Ziggs in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some critical Ziggs against Graves matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Graves’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Ziggs usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Graves

Who is Better, Ziggs or Graves?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Graves, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Graves.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate compared to Graves, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ziggs into Graves.

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

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

Ziggs is a terribly counter to Graves. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Ziggs, we analyzed 2,246 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 Graves 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 Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually accumulates much more CS relative to Graves. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Graves build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs used at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Graves than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Graves as Ziggs, Ziggs players should equip 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 runes we have analyed for Ziggs vs Graves counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Ziggs are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.