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How to Win Ziggs vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Ziggs

based on 227 Ziggs vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our data, Ziggs engaged Rek'Sai 227 times. Using so many matchups for Ziggs vs Rek'Sai provides us confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to destroy your opposition. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Ziggs encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.4% of his matches.

Ziggs vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a decent job of beating Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champs face each other in. In Ziggs vs Rek'Sai matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Ziggs vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionShadowflame

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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Ziggs vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.1
< Kills >
8
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
7.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
179
< Minions Killed >
39
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
1.31
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.41
844
< Physical Damage >
15,204
24,987
< Magic Damage >
104
370
< True Damage >
3,707
26,201
< Damage Dealt >
19,016
17,783
< Damage Taken >
37,211
11,841
< Gold Earned >
12,282
3.02
< Towers >
1.32
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
1,538
< Total Healing >
17,856
13,903
< Experience >
14,121
21
< Vision Score >
23
10
< Wards Placed >
7
261
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Ziggs against Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Ziggs often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Ziggs or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually wins when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a good counter to Rek'Sai.

While Ziggs does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Rek'Sai matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ziggs is a decent counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Ziggs, we analyzed 227 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ziggs in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs typically accumulates much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Rek'Sai build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Rek'Sai than with most other common builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Rek'Sai 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. Of all the runes players chose for Ziggs vs Rek'Sai LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

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