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

Ziggs vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the s tier of champions
Mage
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Ziggs

based on 767 Ziggs vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.4
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our dataset, Ziggs faced Viktor in 767 rounds. Having so many matchups for Ziggs vs Viktor provides us confidence in our ability to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your foe. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Ziggs has to counter Viktor in only 1.4% of his games.

Ziggs vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Ziggs has done a decent job of countering Viktor. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champs face one another in. In Ziggs versus Viktor rounds, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Ziggs vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeLiandry's TormentMalignanceSeraph's Embrace

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
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Ziggs vs Viktor Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Viktor Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.2
5.3
< Deaths >
5.5
7.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
177
< Minions Killed >
187
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.4
703
< Physical Damage >
573
23,926
< Magic Damage >
24,610
361
< True Damage >
705
24,991
< Damage Dealt >
25,889
17,758
< Damage Taken >
19,689
11,699
< Gold Earned >
12,123
2.94
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,706
< Total Healing >
2,027
13,869
< Experience >
15,346
21
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
257
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Viktor with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several valuable Ziggs vs. Viktor counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor..

Ziggs typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Viktor

Who is Better, Ziggs or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually wins when facing off against Viktor, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a good counter to Viktor.

While Ziggs does have a higher win rate than Viktor, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ziggs into Viktor.

Moreover, Ziggs has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing 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 Viktor matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ziggs is a decent counter to Viktor. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Viktor.

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 Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Ziggs, we analyzed 767 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 Viktor 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 Viktor Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often racks up a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ziggs versus Viktor build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Viktor than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Viktor with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Viktor 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 combinations that we analyzed for Ziggs vs Viktor LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.

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