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

Ziggs vs Karma

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

based on 1,362 Ziggs vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Ziggs fought Karma 1362 times. Having so many games with Ziggs vs Karma gives us confidence in our capability to provide informative stats and a supported build to shatter Karma. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Karma in only 2.5% of his games.

Ziggs vs Karma Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of beating Karma. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Ziggs against Karma rounds, Ziggs’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Karma.

Best Ziggs vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
StormsurgeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflameSeraph'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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Q
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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 Karma as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Ziggs vs Karma Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Karma Image
4.8
< Kills >
3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
7.5
< Assists >
12
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
0.64
173
< Minions Killed >
67
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.51
801
< Physical Damage >
906
23,152
< Magic Damage >
13,842
340
< True Damage >
783
24,293
< Damage Dealt >
15,532
17,725
< Damage Taken >
19,868
11,455
< Gold Earned >
9,372
2.85
< Towers >
1.93
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,653
< Total Healing >
3,250
13,538
< Experience >
11,813
21
< Vision Score >
52
11
< Wards Placed >
23
254
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Karma with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Ziggs against Karma counter statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karma’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karma..

Ziggs often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Karma

Who is Better, Ziggs or Karma?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Karma, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter to Karma.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Karma.

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

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

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Karma.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,362 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 Karma 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 truly master Ziggs in order to counter Karma 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 listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs on average gets more CS compared to Karma. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ziggs versus Karma build include Stormsurge, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs used at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Karma than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Karma with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Karma as Ziggs, Ziggs players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Ziggs vs Karma counters, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

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