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
  Miccia corta

  Periodicamente, il prossimo attacco base di Ziggs infligge danni magici bonus. Questo tempo di ricarica diminuisce ogni volta che Ziggs usa un'abilità.

• Q
  Ordigno rotolante

  Ziggs lancia una bomba che rimbalza e infligge danni magici.

• W
  Carica satchel

  Ziggs scaglia una carica esplosiva che esplode dopo un periodo di tempo, o quando l'abilità viene attivata nuovamente. L'esplosione infligge danni magici ai nemici, respingendoli. Anche Ziggs viene respinto, ma non subisce danni. Ziggs può usare Carica satchel per far hexplodere le torri nemiche vulnerabili.

  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 minato hexplosivo

  Ziggs sparge delle mine di prossimità che detonano a contatto con un nemico, infliggendo danni magici e rallentandolo. Le detonazioni successive contro lo stesso bersaglio infliggono danni ridotti.

• R
  Mega bomba infernale

  Ziggs schiera la sua ultima creazione, la Mega bomba infernale, scagliandola a enorme distanza. I nemici nella zona principale dell'esplosione subiscono più danni di quelli più lontani dal centro.

  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.