How to beat Ziggs

Common role: Mid

A bomb-lobbing artillery mage who zones with mines and blows up towers.

What makes Ziggs dangerous

Ziggs lobs bouncing bombs (Q) for long-range poke, plants proximity mines (W) that knock you back and zone, and his ultimate is a huge long-range bomb that nukes a target. He excels at poking you out, zoning objectives, and demolishing towers, all from a safe distance.

How to play against Ziggs

• 1Dodge his bouncing Q bombs — they're his main poke. Watch the bounce and stand behind minions.
• 2His W mine knocks you back and zones — don't walk over it, and it can also displace him or you. Path around his mines.
• 3He's immobile (his W self-knockback is his only reposition). Gap-close onto him or all-in when his W is down.
• 4Respect his ult range — it snipes low targets from a screen away. Don't sit low in a straight line from him.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Immobile besides his W self-knockback.
• ✓All his damage is dodgeable skillshots.
• ✓No hard CC to stop a dive.
• ✓Deleted when a diver reaches him.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Ziggs's abilities does — and how to play around it.

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  Kurze Lunte

  In regelmäßigen Abständen verursacht Ziggs' nächster normaler Angriff zusätzlichen magischen Schaden. Die Abklingzeit verringert sich, wenn Ziggs eine Fähigkeit einsetzt.

• Q
  Springende Bombe

  Ziggs wirft eine springende Bombe, die magischen Schaden verursacht.

• W
  Sprengsatz

  Ziggs wirft eine Sprengladung, die nach kurzer Verzögerung oder bei erneuter Aktivierung dieser Fähigkeit detoniert. Die Explosion fügt Gegnern magischen Schaden zu und stößt sie weg. Ziggs wird ebenfalls weggestoßen, erleidet aber keinen Schaden. Ziggs kann die Sprengladung einsetzen, um stark beschädigte gegnerische Türme hexplodieren zu lassen.

  Strong: a mine that knocks you back and zones an area. Weak: don't walk over it — path around his mines to avoid the displacement.

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  Hexplosives Minenfeld

  Ziggs verstreut Annäherungsminen, die bei Gegnerkontakt explodieren, magischen Schaden verursachen und verlangsamen. Aufeinanderfolgende Detonationen gegen dasselbe Ziel verursachen verringerten Schaden.

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  Megainferno-Bombe

  Ziggs setzt seine ultimative Schöpfung ein – die Megainferno-Bombe – und schleudert sie über gewaltige Distanzen. Gegner im Hauptexplosionsbereich erleiden mehr magischen Schaden als weiter entfernte Gegner.

  Strong: a huge long-range bomb that snipes low targets. Weak: it's a skillshot — dodge it and don't sit low in a straight line from him.

Itemization

Ziggs is AP artillery. Dodge his bombs and mines, gap-close with mobility, and magic resist blunts his poke. Divers and assassins hard-counter his immobility.

This guide covers Ziggs's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.