
Ziggs Bot: Best Builds and Counter Picks (52.8% Win Rate)
Ziggs Bot Lane Build Guide
Core Build:
- First Item: Luden's Companion
- Boots: Sorcerer's Shoes
- Core Items: Archangel's Staff, Liandry's Torment, Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff
Summoner Spells:
- Flash
- Teleport
Optimal Runes: Primary (Sorcery):
- Arcane Comet
- Manaflow Band
- Transcendence
- Scorch
Secondary (Inspiration):
- Biscuit Delivery
- Magical Footwear
Rune Shards:
- Adaptive Force
- Adaptive Force
- Health Scaling
Skill Order: Q > E > W
Strong Against:
- Swain (58.9% WR)
- Varus (56.6% WR)
- Aphelios (56.4% WR)
- Mel (55.8% WR)
- Caitlyn (54.2% WR)
Weak Against:
- Yasuo (39.6% WR)
- Kog'Maw (43.6% WR)
- Hwei (43.7% WR)
- Vayne (44.6% WR)
- Lux (45.5% WR)
Best Synergies:
- Poppy (56.3% WR)
- Shaco (55.6% WR)
- Lux (55.6% WR)
- Pantheon (55.2% WR)
Key Tips:
- Avoid extended trades early game against AD carries
- Use empowered auto-attacks when safe during laning
- Poke with Q before teamfights to soften targets
- Focus on farming safely and maintaining distance
- Use ultimate for objective control and wave clear
Alternative Build (51.4% WR):
- First Item: Blackfire Torch
- Same core items and runes as main build
Off-Meta Build (48.6% WR):
- First Strike keystone
- Focus on burst damage and gold generation
- Add Zhonya's Hourglass to core build
Current Patch Performance: 52.8% overall win rate based on 5,055 matches in Emerald+ rank
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