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

Ziggs with Gnar

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

How to Synergize Ziggs and Gnar

based on 585 Ziggs with Gnar pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Ziggs has fought alongside Gnar in 585 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Ziggs play with Gnar. It is very rare for Ziggs to play alongside Gnar on the same team. This has only taken place in about 1.1% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Gnar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a poor job of fighting on the same side as Gnar. Usually, he wins a poor 48.2% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Ziggs when fighting on the same team as Gnar by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Gnar 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

Liandry's TormentStormsurgeSeraph'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
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Gnar

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Gnar

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 Gnar Will Play

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Ziggs Gnar Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Gnar Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.1
6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
170
< Minions Killed >
168
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.55
767
< Physical Damage >
798
24,623
< Magic Damage >
23,900
345
< True Damage >
363
25,735
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,970
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,764
< Gold Earned >
11,503
3.05
< Towers >
2.86
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,607
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,836
< Experience >
13,572
21
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
251
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Gnar as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs Gnar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gnar, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gnar. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Gnar helps Ziggs perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ziggs tries to synergize with Gnar, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Gnar supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Gnar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Gnar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Gnar.

Moreover, when Ziggs plays with Gnar on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Gnar does a poor job of protecting Ziggs during teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Gnar

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Gnar?

There is no perfect synergy for Ziggs that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Gnar is a very typical teammate for Ziggs. By locking into the same team as Ziggs, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 48.2%. This signals that there is only a small bond between Ziggs and Gnar that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Gnar has a much greater difficulty compared to Ziggs. That means you must be very careful when enlisting Gnar allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, Ziggs players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Ziggs and Gnar together, you will not be granting your other allies a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Gnar ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, 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 Gnar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Gnar, we analyzed 585 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 Gnar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs in order to work well with Gnar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to focus on in your Ziggs and Gnar synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Gnar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average winrate of 48.2% helping carry Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, Ziggs players 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 sets we have analyed for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Gnar with Ziggs are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.