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How to Win Ezreal vs Ziggs Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ziggs as Ezreal

based on 3,094 Ezreal vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our database, Ezreal faced off against Ziggs 3094 times. Having so many games with Ezreal vs Ziggs provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a solid build to defeat Ziggs. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ezreal has to counter Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Ezreal vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Ezreal does a ok job of countering Ziggs. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Ezreal versus Ziggs matches, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Ezreal vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMaw of MalmortiusEssence Reaver

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeFrozen HeartNavori QuickbladesSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal'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 Countering Ziggs as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Ziggs

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Ezreal vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Ziggs Image
6.8
< Kills >
5
5.5
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
175
< Minions Killed >
171
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.54
15,434
< Physical Damage >
802
7,292
< Magic Damage >
23,835
637
< True Damage >
354
23,363
< Damage Dealt >
24,992
21,745
< Damage Taken >
18,158
12,060
< Gold Earned >
11,561
2.18
< Towers >
2.85
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,221
< Total Healing >
1,723
13,184
< Experience >
13,656
17
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
87
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Ziggs with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several significant Ezreal versus Ziggs matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ziggs..

Ezreal normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Ziggs

Who is Better, Ezreal or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes an ok counter to Ziggs.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Ezreal also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Ezreal into Ziggsas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Ziggs.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ezreal

Ezreal Loses Against

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Ezreal Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Ezreal, we analyzed 3,094 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ziggs as Ezreal comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ezreal Build Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ezreal to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal usually gets a similar amount of CS as Ziggs. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Ziggs build consist of Muramana, Maw of Malmortius, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Ziggs than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Ziggs with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Ziggs as Ezreal, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ezreal vs Ziggs clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.

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