Ziggs Bot: Best Builds and Counter Picks (52.8% Win Rate)

Ziggs Bot: Best Builds and Counter Picks (52.8% Win Rate)

By Marcus Chen

March 3, 2025 at 08:32 PM

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:

  1. Avoid extended trades early game against AD carries
  2. Use empowered auto-attacks when safe during laning
  3. Poke with Q before teamfights to soften targets
  4. Focus on farming safely and maintaining distance
  5. 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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