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.

• P
  Mecha corta

  De forma periódica, el próximo ataque básico de Ziggs inflige daño mágico adicional. Este enfriamiento se reducirá cada vez que Ziggs use una habilidad.

• Q
  Bomba rebotante

  Ziggs lanza una bomba rebotante que inflige daño mágico.

• W
  Carga concentrada

  Ziggs lanza una carga explosiva que detona tras un retardo o cuando vuelva a activarse esta habilidad. La explosión inflige daño mágico a los enemigos y los empuja. También empuja hacia atrás a Ziggs, pero no sufre daño. Ziggs puede usar la carga para hacer hexplotar las torretas enemigas vulnerables.

  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.

• E
  Campo de hexplosivos

  Ziggs esparce minas de proximidad que detonan al entrar en contacto con el enemigo, lo que inflige daño mágico y ralentiza. Las detonaciones de minas sucesivas sobre el mismo objetivo infligen daño reducido.

• R
  Megabomba incendiaria

  Ziggs lanza a gran distancia su creación definitiva: la Megabomba incendiaria. Los enemigos que se encuentren en el centro de la zona de impacto recibirán más daño que los que estén más alejados.

  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.