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

Ziggs with Rakan

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

How to Synergize Ziggs and Rakan

based on 1,189 Ziggs with Rakan pairs
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Ziggs has gone into battle with Rakan in 1189 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data directly from the makers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Ziggs synergize with Rakan. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play alongside Rakan as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 2.1% of games with Ziggs.

Ziggs Rakan Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Rakan. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.4% of the time the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Ziggs when playing alongside Rakan by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Rakan 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 DeathcapLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

MalignanceShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceStormsurge

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
>
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 Rakan

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Rakan

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 Rakan Will Play

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Ziggs Rakan Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Rakan Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.1
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
7.6
< Assists >
7.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
187
< Minions Killed >
168
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
844
< Physical Damage >
798
25,325
< Magic Damage >
23,900
329
< True Damage >
363
26,498
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,240
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,714
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.87
< Towers >
2.86
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,508
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,850
< Experience >
13,572
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
263
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Rakan as Ziggs in LoL

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

When Ziggs is paired with Rakan, he gets a marginal improvement in his total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Rakan supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played with Rakan on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Rakan.

Moreover, when Ziggs plays with Rakan on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Rakan does a decent job of protecting Ziggs during teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Rakan

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Rakan?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Ziggs that will no matter what be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Rakan is a pretty good teammate for Ziggs. By locking into the same team as Ziggs, he increases their win rate by 1.3% to 49.4%. This demonstrates that there is a good bond between Ziggs and Rakan that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Rakan has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means Ziggs players should be careful when finding Rakan comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working cooperatively, Ziggs players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Although, by pairing Ziggs and Rakan together, you will not be granting your team a lot of attack damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Rakan ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Rakan Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Rakan, we analyzed 1,189 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 Rakan 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 to synergize with Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to have in your Ziggs and Rakan synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Rakan than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Rakan with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should use 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 and Rakan pairings, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

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