LoL Champion Build Guides: Ziggs

Ziggs The Hexplosives Expert

Find the best Ziggs build guides for League of Legends S12 Patch 12.1. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Ziggs build for the S12 meta. Learn more about Ziggs' abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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Ziggs Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Ziggs we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Ziggs, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Ziggs this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 12.1. However, if you are a new Ziggs player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Ziggs!

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Patch 11.20: 494917 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 77 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 106 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Ziggs Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 3393 Games

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 147 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 4150 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 359 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

75%

Win Rate 4 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

67%

Win Rate 3 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.2: 1126 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Sorcery

Inspiration

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 60 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

Third Best

57%

Win Rate 206 Games

Sorcery

Inspiration

More Ziggs Runes

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 1203 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 818 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 1106 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 2309 Games

Third Best

47%

Win Rate 316 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

56%

Win Rate 139 Games

Passive Ability

Ziggs Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Ziggs guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Ziggs ADC in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Ziggs. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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CR is Counter Rating, which is a combination of multiple counter factors. Counters shown are for Ziggs Ziggs ADC

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Ziggs Skins

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Find Ziggs's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Ziggs skins and chromas on Ziggs's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Hextech Ziggs

Hextech Crafting

September 3, 2020

+ Wishlist

Sugar Rush Ziggs

December 17, 2019

+ Wishlist

1350

Odyssey Ziggs

Legacy

September 12, 2018

+ Wishlist

1350

Battle Boss Ziggs

August 9, 2017

+ Wishlist

1350

Master Arcanist Ziggs

May 7, 2015

+ Wishlist

1350

Snow Day Ziggs

Special Events

December 14, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Pool Party Ziggs

September 4, 2012

Wishlist

1350

Major Ziggs

Legacy

February 1, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Mad Scientist Ziggs

February 1, 2012

+ Wishlist

975

Classic Ziggs

Original

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Ziggs' Abilities

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Short Fuse Ziggs's Passive

Self

Ziggs' basic attack is periodically empowered to deal 20−160 (+50% of ability power) bonus magic damage (depending on level), increased by 150% against structures.

Ziggs reduces Short Fuse's cooldown by 4 / 5 / 6 seconds whenever he uses an ability (at levels 1/7/13).

Bouncing Bomb Ziggs's Q Ability

850

50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70

6 / 5.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4

Ziggs throws a bouncing bomb that deals 85 / 135 / 185 / 235 / 285 (+65% of ability power) magic damage upon hitting an enemy or after bouncing twice.

Satchel Charge Ziggs's W Ability

1000

20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12

Ziggs flings an explosive charge that detonates after 4 seconds, or when this ability is activated again. The explosion deals 70 / 105 / 140 / 175 / 210 (+50% of ability power) magic damage to enemies, knocking them away by 250 units. If Ziggs is within the explosion radius, he instead flies up to 500 units away while taking no damage in the process.

In addition, Satchel Charge will hexplode structurally unsound towers below 25 / 27.5 / 30 / 32.5 / 35% of their maximum Health.

Hexplosive Minefield Ziggs's E Ability

900

70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110

Ziggs scatters 11 proximity mines that detonate on enemy contact. The first mine deals 30 / 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 (+30% of ability power) magic damage and slows the enemy by 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50% for 1.5 seconds. Enemies who have already hit a mine will take 40% damage from additional mines. The mines are visible for all players and last 10 seconds.

Mega Inferno Bomb Ziggs's Ultimate (R) Ability

5300

100

120 / 95 / 70 / 70 / 70

Ziggs deploys his ultimate creation, the Mega Inferno Bomb, hurling it an enormous distance. Enemies in the primary blast zone take 300 / 450 / 600 (+110% of ability power) magic damage, while those further away take 33% less damage.

Questions About Ziggs

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Latest Questions

Can ziggs be played as a for the gates champion

Asked by orrvaa on December 4, 2018

I wonder if a player can play [[ziggs]] as a for the gates champion with [[zz'rot]], and [[demolisher]], focus on HP in his build, what do you think?

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Feeling difficult to deal damage to mages who build RoA, what should I do?

Asked by kisred on May 11, 2016

Situation: In the early-mid game, I built Morellonomicon, opponent built RoA. Problem: Feeling difficult to deal damage to opponents who build RoA. As they have higher effective health after building RoA, I feel like 'my abilities do not...

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Is Ziggs worth buying?

Asked by Kesui on April 26, 2013

So, Ziggs is on sale and I was wondering if I should buy him or not. I have a great time playing League with mid casters and stuff but looking at his kit, the only skill that I can see that will help me burst the other team down is his ulti. His...

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LoL Champion Build Guides: Ziggs

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Short Fuse (PASSIVE)

Bouncing Bomb (Q)

Satchel Charge (W)

Hexplosive Minefield (E)

Mega Inferno Bomb (R)

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Bouncing Bomb (Q)

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Bouncing Bomb (Q)

Satchel Charge (W)

Hexplosive Minefield (E)

Mega Inferno Bomb (R)

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Short Fuse (PASSIVE)

Bouncing Bomb (Q)

Satchel Charge (W)