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

Ziggs vs Samira

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

How to Beat Samira as Ziggs

based on 2,431 Ziggs vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our database, Ziggs fought Samira in 2431 rounds. Including so many games with Ziggs versus Samira provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative data and a supported build to suppress Samira. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Ziggs is forced to battle against Samira in only 4.4% of his games.

Ziggs vs Samira Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of beating Samira. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Ziggs versus Samira matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Samira.

Best Ziggs vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameVoid StaffLiandry'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 ForceMagic Resist
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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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 Samira as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Samira

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.

Ziggs vs Samira Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Samira Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.5
6
< Deaths >
6.9
8.6
< Assists >
5.4
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
2.17
163
< Minions Killed >
172
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.47
846
< Physical Damage >
18,719
24,138
< Magic Damage >
2,548
374
< True Damage >
615
25,359
< Damage Dealt >
21,882
17,218
< Damage Taken >
25,635
11,476
< Gold Earned >
13,217
2.92
< Towers >
2.12
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,411
< Total Healing >
8,829
13,507
< Experience >
12,933
21
< Vision Score >
17
11
< Wards Placed >
8
249
< Time Dealing CC >
29

How to Counter Samira with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some influential Ziggs versus Samira counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..

Ziggs normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Samira

Who is Better, Ziggs or Samira?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when taking on Samira, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Samira.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate than Samira, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Samira.

Additionally, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter to Samira. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing 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 Samira.

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 Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Ziggs, we analyzed 2,431 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 Samira 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Samira. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ziggs versus Samira build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Samira than with most other common builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Samira with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Samira as Ziggs, you should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Ziggs vs Samira LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Ziggs x Samira tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game completed with these champions.