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

Ziggs with Aphelios

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

How to Synergize Ziggs and Aphelios

based on 558 Ziggs with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
42.8 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Ziggs has been on the same team as Aphelios in 558 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the developers of League, we are totally sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Ziggs play with Aphelios. It is very rare for Ziggs to play with Aphelios on the same side. This has only happened in about 1.0% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a awful job of fighting on the same side as Aphelios. Normally, he wins a poor 42.8% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Ziggs when fighting on the same team as Aphelios by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Aphelios 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

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Aphelios

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 Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Ziggs Aphelios Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
42.8 %
VS
Win Rate
57.2 %
Aphelios Image
5
< Kills >
5.1
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
7.9
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
163
< Minions Killed >
168
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
841
< Physical Damage >
798
24,297
< Magic Damage >
23,900
469
< True Damage >
363
25,608
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
18,605
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,473
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.71
< Towers >
2.86
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,676
< Total Healing >
1,554
14,093
< Experience >
13,572
23
< Vision Score >
21
12
< Wards Placed >
10
248
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Aphelios as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, 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 Aphelios. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Aphelios helps Ziggs perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ziggs tries to synergize with Aphelios, he sees a little increase in his full damage output. This change could signal that Aphelios helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played together with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Aphelios.

Additionally, when Ziggs plays with Aphelios on the same side, he usually takes more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Aphelios does a poor job of protecting Ziggs in team fights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Aphelios

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no perfect ally for Ziggs that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, Aphelios is a very bad ally for Ziggs. By locking into the same team as Ziggs, he drops their win rate by -5.3% to 42.8%. This demonstrates that there is a very bad strategic relationship between Ziggs and Aphelios that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Ziggs. That means Ziggs players should be cautious when enlisting Aphelios teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Ziggs players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

In contrast, by aligning Ziggs and Aphelios together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates a lot of cover. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Aphelios teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Aphelios, we analyzed 558 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 Aphelios 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

To truly master Ziggs in order to work well with Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Ziggs and Aphelios synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Aphelios than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 42.8% when playing alongside Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should take 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 players chose for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 42.8% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ziggs with Aphelios collaboration tips and stats for a a particular division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using every game completed with both champions.