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Ziggs Build Guide by

Ziggs - Bounce, Bounce, Boom!

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Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Ability Order

Ziggs Passive Ability

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The Guide.

Introduction

Hello people of Mobafire! I am Iordania and this will be my guide for YOU, on the new champion . is a very long range mage champion that just loves to blow stuff up! has very high area of effect damage output and decent mobility, that will be useful for team fights and make escape as easy as playing . This will be my first guide and I hope it helps YOU to become a better player.

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Pros / Cons

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Pros

+ Extremely long range abilities
+ High damage slow
+ A harras that can bounce over minions
+ Good farmer
+ Very high damage output
+ Small, cute and very fun to play!

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Cons

- moves very slow
- has a high cooldown
- is easily dodged
- is easily dodged
- is very squishy
- Focused down in team fights

Masteries

I prefer to go with the 21/0/9 masteries. Because has a 0.9 AP ratio so I like to get the most AP I can to make that do as much damage as possible. Since moves slowly I take instead of . I also take the mastery because it makes more sustainable and give him extra AP from the passive of [[archangel's staff].

Runes

Greater Quintessence of Ability Power: It's a no brainer. Ziggs is a AP champion and helps early game damage.
Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: Because the Item build is not magic pen. heavy this helps killing players who stack magic res.
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power: Great for late game damage. Gives Ziggs lots of AP becasue of Rabadon's Deathcap
greater seal of replenishment:Helps for early game harras and allows Ziggs to stay in lane longer.

Summoner Spells

: Great for getting away or setting up skill shots.

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: Good for killing any champs especialy one that stack Life steal

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Other Choices.

: Good for ganking, defending turrets and getting in range of your

: Is an "ok" spell for . It gives AP and AS but is a better choice only because of 50% Healing reduction

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: Slowes enemies and makes them do less damage. This can be useful and can replace . Great against AD champions.

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Ability Explanation

[*] is very good for harras, last hitting, and turret destroying passive. allows next basic attack to deal 13 + (7 × level) (+0.35 per ability power) bonus magic damage. This cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds whenever uses an ability. Alowing him to put out contant high damage auto attacks.[/color] But I wouldn't really worry about your passive until you have built your .

[*]Range to First Bounce: 850
[*]Explosion radius: 250 (estimate)
[*]Cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 mana
[*]Cooldown: 6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4 seconds
[*]Magic Damage: 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+0.65 per ability power)

[*] is your bread and butter. It has a very low cooldown and deals very high damage. It can be thrown over minions to champions hiding behind them. Can be thrown through thin terrain. Use this to harras and farm with out taking any damage. A really fun and useful ability.
Here is a picture of the total range of all three bounces.

[*]Cost: 65 mana
[*]Range: 1000
[*]Explosion radius: 300 (estimate)
Maximum knockback distance:
[*]Enemy: 250 (estimate)
[*]Self: 400 (estimate)
Cooldown: 30 / 27 / 24 / 21 / 18 seconds
Magic Damage: 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+0.35 per ability power)

When in the air can be stopped by abilities like s . You can hop over walls with it, create a HUGE gap between you and a enemy champion. It can also close a large gap between you and an enemy champion. It grants a small area of vision around it so you can scout a bush if your life depended on it. Has a high cooldown therefore must be used at the right time. Very useful but can also cause your demise if not used properly.

[*]Cooldown: 16 seconds
[*]Range: 900
[*]Minefield radius: 400 (estimate)
[*]Activation radius: 75 (estimate)
[*]Cost: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 mana
[*]Magic Damage from First Mine: 40 / 65 / 90 / 115 / 140 (+0.3 per ability power)
[*]Magic Damage from Additional Mines: 20 / 32.5 / 45 / 57.5 / 70 (+0.15 per ability power)
[*]Total Possible Magic Damage: 240 / 390 / 540 / 690 / 840 (+1.8 per ability power)
[*]Slow: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 %
Is a very unique ability. It is very easy to dodge at long range due to the speed it travels. Has a moderate cooldown. Deals very high burst damage. slowes for 40%. I don;t know what more can you ask from a single ability, It has moderate utility and very high damage output. One of best abilities in my opinion. .

[*]Cost: 100 mana
[*]Range: 5300
[*]Primary explosion radius: 250 (estimate)
[*]Secondary explosion radius: 750 (estimate)
[*]Cooldown: 120 / 105 / 90 seconds
[*]Primary Magic Damage: 250 / 375 / 500 (+0.9 per ability power)/color]
[*]Secondary Area Magic Damage: 187.5 / 281.25 / 375 (+0.675 per ability power)
[*] is one hell of a hexplosive. It has a short cooldown for an ultimate and can be used in almost every team fight. Works much like s deals heavy damage. Super long range. Just amazing, the name speaks for its self.

The Range of from the middle of the map is from Inhibitor Turret to Inhibitor turret

Ability Sequence Order

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I like to max out first. It has the ability to farm minions effectively and harras champions greatly. it also has a long range so you can get the last hit for the kill. I take at level two, and max it second because it can farm minons, harras, create an area of denial, and help escape a gank. I take at level four and max it last because of its low damage but high utility. Since you rarely get ganked before level four it wont be of much use to you.

Item Explanation

: Why Archangel's Staff first you might ask? Well Archangel's Staff works much like Rod of Ages where it takes time to get its full effect. Archangel's Staff works well with this build because most of the items benefit form it.
: Sorcerer's Shoes are situational. If you find the enemy team is stacking magic resist, they are a must buy. Even if they enemy gets Mercury's Treads you should get these boots. But if there are no signs of any magic resist, you should buy Ionian Boots of Lucidity for the faster Hexplosive Minefield and an even shorter Bouncing Bomb cooldown.
: This is a MUST! No questions asked. It gives you AP, Mana, and Health. This benefits from your Archangel's Staff and Rabadon's Deathcap, it also gives you so much more survivability.
: Very good item, has a very strong passive and lots of AP. Not much else I can say but that I strongly recommend this item.
: This item is one of the most useful items Ziggs can get. It gives him much needed movement speed, a Sheen like passive, magic resist and AP. With Short Fuse and Lich Bane your auto attack will be doing up to 500 to 600 damage!. This is one of my favorite items on Ziggs.
: Last but not least Zhonya's Hourglass. This item is VERY situational. If their whole team has magic resist do NOT get this item, instead you should get Void Staff. But only if every single champion on the enemy team has 100+ magic resist should you get Void Staff. But you should get Zhonya's Hourglass if they enemy team has Tryndamere or a Master Yi, generaly any AD carry, you should buy Zhonya's Hourglass. It will save your life countles times over and score a kill on a fed AD carry.

Ability Effectiveness

How to be effective with:

Bouncing Bomb

Tip #1

Always Lead your Target

If you look at almost every player they all have their own way of moving, and they do that for almost all their games. This makes almost all players very predictable and after a couple of minutes, easy to hit.

Tip #2

Try not to "Over shoot" Your Target

It is really easy to overshoot your target. If you place it to close to them the bomb will bounce right over their heads, so be careful.

How to be effective with:

Hexplosive Minefield

Tip #1

Use it on Champions Only
If you use Hexplosive Minefield on minions to farm you will become vulnerable because you have lost a high burst damage spell and also a slow to run away from a gank. Generally if it is on cooldown you have only one way left of getting away witch is your Satchel Charge witch sometimes just isn't enough.

Tip #2

Create an Area of Denial

Creating an area of denial can do many things for your team and your self. It will force the enemy player into a certain spot whether that be a bush with 4 teammates in it or right into a Noxious Trap then land a perfect Satchel Charge putting the enemy right into your mines.

How to be effective with:

Satchel Charge

Tip #1

Save it, Save it, Save it!

Save this spell! Don't use it unless:

To save your self or a teammate.
To secure a kill.
To check bushes.
To set up a kill.

Tip #2

Use Abilities Mid-air

Yes. You can use abilities mid air! use this to your advantage, while in air, put down a Hexplosive Minefield to get away safer to kill a chaser. This is what will separate the good Ziggs from the bad Ziggs. A good player will use this at the right time to lure in the enemy team to a full on ambush or a bad player will jump over the wall only to be slaughtered by the enemy team.

Farming

Middle Lane

Quick Tips

Farm,Farm,Farm,Harras. Deny your enemy experience by constantly throwing you balls of doom at them.
Try to get your opponent down to around 50% Health by the time you are level six. At this time place a Satchel Charge in between you and your opponent. Jump towards you target using the blast from the Satchel Charge. Place a Hexplosive Minefield where your target will be. Through a Short Fuse and a Bouncing Bomb. if they aren't already dead, use your Mega Inferno Bomb to finish the kill.
Make sure to ward the bush closest to the red buff.
When you come back into the lane try to gank your opponent and get some damage done.
Don't become over committed. It is ok if you dont get the kill and make 'em recall. Farm as much as you can and get some shots on the tower to get ahead of your enemy.

Bottom or Top Lane

Quick Tips

You can be more agressive in top and bottom lane more than middle.
Use the bushes and your Satchel Charge to your advantage.
[*}Don't chase around the turret, you move too slowly... just use your Mega Inferno Bomb instead.
Ward all three bushes
Deny any melee champs experiance. Constantly through bombs and keep them away. Because you should have all three bushes with sight wards in them, you should be safe from any gank.

Teamfights

Your roll as Ziggs in a team fight is to kill everybody. Once your tank initiates, right away put down your Hexplosive Minefield right after that toss out a Satchel Charge at one of the escape routes, then start tossing out Bouncing Bombs in their faces. Now for our ultimate in team fights. You must use it at the right time. If you don't your team will easily lose the fight.

When To Use Your Ultimate in Teamfights:
Senario #1: Your team is losing the fight Nunu & Willump just got off a full Absolute Zero on three of you teammates... This is when you want to use your Mega Inferno Bomb with your combo breaker. (explained above). This will even out the odds and with a good Crescendo your team will with the fight with ease.

Senario #2: Your team has killed one enemy champion with blitzcrankss Rocket Grab and are beating down on the rest of the team getting them on the run... This is when you want to save your Mega Inferno Bomb to kill any runners, get the ace or a double kill.
If you use it too early you will most likely miss because they start to run away.

Summary

Over all this tiny guy is much more deadly than you would expect! I found him so much fun to play and his spells are so much fun to use! Please upvote my guide if you liked and downvote if you really fell like its a really bad guide and it needs work. Also if you do down vote please leave a comment saying why, so I can learn from my mistakes.

I hope you have fun playing the new champion Ziggs! Now... GO BLOW **** UP!

Credits to jhoijhoi for the template, which you can find here.