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

Ziggs vs Yasuo

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

based on 3,602 Ziggs vs Yasuo matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Yasuo as Ziggs came out of an analysis of 3602 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Ziggs is forced to battle against Yasuo in only 6.5% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Yasuo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a pathetic job of countering Yasuo. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.8% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Ziggs versus Yasuo rounds, Ziggs’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Yasuo.

Best Ziggs vs Yasuo 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 EmbraceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffShadowflameMalignance

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 Yasuo as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Yasuo

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 Yasuo

Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.

Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.

Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.

When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.

Ziggs vs Yasuo Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Yasuo Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.5
< Deaths >
6.8
8.2
< Assists >
5.2
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
166
< Minions Killed >
189
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.5
786
< Physical Damage >
18,633
22,042
< Magic Damage >
1,959
402
< True Damage >
1,012
23,231
< Damage Dealt >
21,604
16,963
< Damage Taken >
25,563
11,312
< Gold Earned >
12,782
2.72
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,494
< Total Healing >
6,230
13,550
< Experience >
14,841
21
< Vision Score >
17
10
< Wards Placed >
9
257
< Time Dealing CC >
211

How to Counter Yasuo with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Ziggs against Yasuo matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Yasuo’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..

Ziggs normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Yasuo. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Yasuo

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Yasuo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Yasuo

Who is Better, Ziggs or Yasuo?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when playing against Yasuo, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter for Yasuo.

While Ziggs does have a lower winrate than Yasuo, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ziggs into Yasuo.

Additionally, Ziggs also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ziggs vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ziggs is a trash counter to Yasuo. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Yasuo.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Yasuo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Yasuo as Ziggs, we analyzed 3,602 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 Yasuo 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to counter Yasuo during both the lane 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 suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Yasuo. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Ziggs versus Yasuo build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Yasuo than with many other common builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 46.8% battling Yasuo with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Yasuo as Ziggs, you 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 rune sets players picked for Ziggs vs Yasuo matchups, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Yasuo as Ziggs are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.