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

Ziggs with Zed

How to Win With Ziggs and Zed Paired TogetherZiggs is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Assassin

How to Synergize Ziggs and Zed

based on 2,145 Ziggs with Zed pairs
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Ziggs has fought alongside Zed in 2145 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data from the creators of LoL, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Ziggs synergize with Zed. It is relatively rare for Ziggs to play alongside Zed as teammates. This pairing has only happened in about 3.9% of matches with Ziggs.

Ziggs Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs has done a poor job of teaming up with Zed. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Ziggs when playing with Zed by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ziggs vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionHorizon FocusMalignance

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 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
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ziggs and Zed

Tips for Playing as Ziggs with Zed

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 Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Ziggs Zed Synergy Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Zed Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.1
6
< Deaths >
5.8
8.7
< Assists >
7.9
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
175
< Minions Killed >
168
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.55
802
< Physical Damage >
798
25,418
< Magic Damage >
23,900
386
< True Damage >
363
26,607
< Damage Dealt >
25,063
17,854
< Damage Taken >
17,689
11,888
< Gold Earned >
11,503
2.96
< Towers >
2.86
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,564
< Total Healing >
1,554
13,560
< Experience >
13,572
22
< Vision Score >
21
11
< Wards Placed >
10
260
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Play with Zed as Ziggs in LoL

The Ziggs Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, 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 Zed. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Zed helps Ziggs perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ziggs is paired with Zed, he gets a small increase in his total damage output. This could signal that Zed supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Ziggs is played together with Zed on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Zed. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Zed.

Moreover, when Ziggs plays with Zed on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Zed does a poor job of protecting Ziggs during teamfights.

Synergies between Ziggs and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ziggs
Zed

Is Ziggs better when played alongside Zed?

There is no ideal companion for Ziggs that will always be his #1 ally. However, Zed is a decent companion for Ziggs. By locking into the same side as Ziggs, he improves their win rate by 1.1% to 49.2%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Ziggs and Zed that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Zed has a greater difficulty than Ziggs. That means Ziggs players need to be careful when enlisting Zed allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Working alongside, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Ziggs and Zed together, you probably will not be granting your other allies a great deal of support. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zed teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ziggs and Zed, we analyzed 2,145 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 Zed 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 truly master Ziggs in order to work well with Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Ziggs and Zed synergy build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Ziggs incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Zed than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average winrate of 49.2% helping carry Zed with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

If you need to get Ziggs and Zed cooperations tips and stats for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using every match with data with both champions.