Champion Stats
| Role | Mage |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 2400 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Ziggs
Low elo players love to ARAM (group mid) and stare at each other. This is Ziggs' dream scenario. You can throw Qs from fog of war and land them easily on clumped up enemies. More importantly, they ignore side lanes. A smurf Ziggs can walk to a side lane, clear the wave with R/E, and execute the tower with W before the enemy team rotates. You create impossible macro pressure simply by existing.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
The 'Passive Poke' Opener. Start Q (Bouncing Bomb). When the enemy walks up to CS, Auto-Attack them (Passive deals bonus magic damage) then immediately Q. This short trade deals about 150-200 damage at Level 1. Do it twice and they are in lethal range. Use your Q on the caster minions to clear and poke simultaneously.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'Arcanist Ziggs' has the best visual clarity. 'Master Arcanist' looks cool. 'Pool Party' has distinct water sounds. 'BZZZiggs' is funny but the buzzing can get annoying.
When They Ban Ziggs
Backup Pick: If Ziggs is banned,
Xerath or
Lux for the range.
Tristana mid if you just want to kill towers.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Arcane Comet. Manaflow, Transcendence, Gathering Storm. Secondary Inspiration with Dematerializer (for cannon cannon clear) and Cosmic Insight.
Skill Priority
Order:
Q → E → WMax Q for damage. Max E second for the slow strength. W last—it's utility.
Mastering Ziggs's Kit
Bouncing Bomb. Bounces up to 3 times. Explodes on contact. This is your main skillshot. Learn the bounce physics.
Satchel Charge. Knocks Ziggs and enemies away. Executes towers below a threshold (25-35%).
Hexplosive Minefield. Lays mines that slow and damage. Great for zoning and waveclear.
Mega Inferno Bomb. Massive AOE nuke. Center deals more damage. Global(ish) range. Use it to clear side waves or help fights.
Matchup Tips
Nightmare. She uses your minions to dash to you. Your E doesn't stop her. Dodge.
Hard. Windwall eats your ult. He dashes through your Qs. Play safe and farm.
Skill Matchup. A farm fest. You out-range her, but she has better teamfight utility. Push and roam.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop using W for damage! Satchel Charge is your ONE reliable escape tool. If you use it to poke and then the enemy jungler shows up, you are dead. Only use W offensively if it secures a kill or executes a tower. Also, aim your Qs at their FEET, not their body. The bounce mechanics often go over heads. Hitting the ground in front of them ensures the explosion radius catches them.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge Irelia or Yasuo. They dash through your mines and block your bombs. You cannot lane against them.
Teamfight Role
In teamfights, you are artillery. Chuck Qs constantly. Lay down E in choke points to stop them from engaging. Save W to peel yourself or knock enemies into your team. Use R to snipe the backline or clear a massive wave to save a tower. You have the best waveclear in the game—use it.
The 'Disrespect' Build
The 'Tower Taker'. Lich Bane -> Luden's -> Nashor's Tooth (Meme but works). Your passive auto deals massive structure damage. With Lich Bane + Passive + W execute, towers vanish in seconds.
Power Windows
Level 6 global pressure. First tower taking (usually around 10-12 mins) opens up the map. Late game your Q cooldown is non-existent.
Tilt Factor
Type 'Boom!' in all-chat when executing a tower. Throw bombs at them while they are trying to recall. Perma-shoving creates immense frustration.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.18 | Sep 11, 2024 | NERF | P nerfed |
| V14.3 | Feb 7, 2024 | BUFF | W buffed, Base stats buffed |
| V13.23 | Nov 21, 2023 | NERF | Q nerfed, W buffed, Base stats buffed |
| V13.22 | Nov 8, 2023 | NERF | Base stats nerfed |
| V13.20 | Oct 11, 2023 | BUFF | Q buffed |
Safety Tips
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