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

Ziggs vs Lissandra

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

How to Beat Lissandra as Ziggs

based on 606 Ziggs vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our database, Ziggs faced off against Lissandra in 606 rounds. Including so many games with Ziggs vs Lissandra provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable data and a supported build to destroy your opposition. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs has to counter Lissandra in only 1.1% of his matches.

Ziggs vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a decent job of countering Lissandra. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Ziggs vs Lissandra matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Ziggs vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

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
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
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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 Lissandra as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Ziggs vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lissandra Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
5.6
< Deaths >
6.1
8
< Assists >
8.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
172
< Minions Killed >
169
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.4
876
< Physical Damage >
1,037
25,093
< Magic Damage >
18,337
355
< True Damage >
969
26,325
< Damage Dealt >
20,344
17,456
< Damage Taken >
23,258
11,760
< Gold Earned >
11,202
3.01
< Towers >
1.71
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,534
< Total Healing >
3,795
13,716
< Experience >
14,304
21
< Vision Score >
21
10
< Wards Placed >
10
251
< Time Dealing CC >
500

How to Counter Lissandra with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Ziggs vs. Lissandra counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between these two champions. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lissandra..

Ziggs usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Lissandra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Lissandra

Who is Better, Ziggs or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually wins when playing against Lissandra, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a good counter for Lissandra.

While Ziggs does have a higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Lissandra.

Furthermore, Ziggs also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Lissandra matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ziggs is a decent counter to Lissandra. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Ziggs, we analyzed 606 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually gets a similar amount of CS as Lissandra. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ziggs versus Lissandra build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Lissandra than with many other common builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Lissandra with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Lissandra as Ziggs, Ziggs players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Ziggs vs Lissandra battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

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