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

Ziggs vs Tristana

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

based on 1,877 Ziggs vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Ziggs came out of an analysis of 1877 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Ziggs is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.4% of his games.

Ziggs vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Ziggs does a average job of countering Tristana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Ziggs vs Tristana rounds, Ziggs’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Ziggs vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflameMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Ziggs vs Tristana Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Tristana Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.4
5.6
< Deaths >
6
7.8
< Assists >
5.4
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
161
< Minions Killed >
167
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.53
785
< Physical Damage >
16,746
23,274
< Magic Damage >
2,244
384
< True Damage >
460
24,444
< Damage Dealt >
19,450
16,968
< Damage Taken >
22,638
11,260
< Gold Earned >
12,534
2.87
< Towers >
2.65
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,508
< Total Healing >
6,692
13,328
< Experience >
13,155
21
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
247
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Ziggs in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Ziggs against Tristana matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Ziggs normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Tristana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Tristana

Who is Better, Ziggs or Tristana?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when playing against Tristana, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Ziggs does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Tristana.

Additionally, Ziggs has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Tristana matchups, Ziggs is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ziggs is a decent counter for Tristana. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ziggs against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,877 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Ziggs versus Tristana build include Seraph's Embrace, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Tristana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Tristana as Ziggs, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Ziggs vs Tristana counters, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.

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