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How to Synergize Ziggs with Akali on the Same TeamZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs with Akali

How to Win With Ziggs and Akali Paired TogetherZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
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How to Synergize Ziggs and Akali

based on 1,784 Ziggs with Akali pairs
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Ziggs has been on the same team as Akali in 1784 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much complete data from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Ziggs synergize with Akali. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play alongside Akali as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 3.2% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a pathetic job of playing alongside Akali. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Ziggs when playing with Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Akali

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Ziggs Akali Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Akali Image
4.8
< Kills >
5.1
6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
159
< Minions Killed >
168
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.55
772
< Physical Damage >
798
23,443
< Magic Damage >
23,900
359
< True Damage >
363
24,574
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,642
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,343
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.86
< Towers >
2.86
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,545
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,051
< Experience >
13,572
23
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
252
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Akali as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs Akali synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Akali, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ziggs sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Akali helps Ziggs perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs tries to synergize with Akali, he observes a little drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Akali does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Akali.

Moreover, when Ziggs plays with Akali on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Akali does a decent job of protecting Ziggs in team fights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Akali

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Akali?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Ziggs that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, overall, Akali is a relatively poor teammate for Ziggs. By being on the same team as Ziggs, she lowers their win rate by -1.3% to 46.8%. This shows that there is a bad strategic relationship between Ziggs and Akali that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means you should be careful when lining up Akali allies to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Ziggs players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Ziggs and Akali together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a lot of support. We recommend you have other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Akali ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Akali, we analyzed 1,784 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ziggs with Akali comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to work well with Akali during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Ziggs and Akali synergy build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Akali than with most other common item sets. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 46.8% when playing alongside Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, Ziggs players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Akali with Ziggs are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.