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How to Win Ziggs vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Ziggs

based on 1,170 Ziggs vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our dataset, Ziggs fought Vel'Koz in 1170 rounds. With so many matchups for Ziggs versus Vel'Koz provides us faith in our capability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to shatter Vel'Koz. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ziggs fights Vel'Koz in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Ziggs versus Vel'Koz games, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Ziggs vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Ziggs vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Vel'Koz Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
7.9
< Assists >
8.9
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
171
< Minions Killed >
94
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.43
708
< Physical Damage >
509
24,550
< Magic Damage >
17,790
393
< True Damage >
5,708
25,652
< Damage Dealt >
24,008
18,790
< Damage Taken >
19,240
11,823
< Gold Earned >
10,624
2.84
< Towers >
1.61
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,747
< Total Healing >
2,133
14,154
< Experience >
12,922
23
< Vision Score >
45
11
< Wards Placed >
20
254
< Time Dealing CC >
207

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Ziggs versus Vel'Koz counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vel'Koz’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vel'Koz..

Ziggs often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Ziggs or Vel'Koz?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Vel'Koz, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Ziggs makes a poor counter for Vel'Koz.

While Ziggs does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Vel'Koz.

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

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

Ziggs is a somewhat poor counter to Vel'Koz. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Vel'Koz.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Ziggs, we analyzed 1,170 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 Vel'Koz 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

If you would like to truly master Ziggs in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs typically picks up more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Vel'Koz build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Vel'Koz than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 48.9% battling Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Vel'Koz as Ziggs, you 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 sets we have analyed for Ziggs vs Vel'Koz battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vel'Koz as Ziggs are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located above.