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+ | == Tips == |
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+ | ;Playing As {{ci|Ziggs}} |
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+ | * Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}}. |
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+ | * Knocking yourself over walls with {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies. |
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+ | ;Playing Against {{ci|Ziggs}} |
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+ | * Don't step on {{cai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs|mines}}! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abilities. |
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+ | * Many of {{cis|Ziggs}} abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities. |
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+ | == Tricks == |
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* The increased damage from {{ai|Short Fuse|Ziggs}} can be used to better last hit minions or harass an enemy champion. |
* The increased damage from {{ai|Short Fuse|Ziggs}} can be used to better last hit minions or harass an enemy champion. |
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− | *{{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} can be used on enemies near a [[turret]] to force them to back off. |
+ | * {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} can be used on enemies near a [[turret]] to force them to back off. |
+ | ** It is also a very effective means of lane control, especially when your jungler is pre-occupied elsewhere or too low to gank a lane. |
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+ | ** Also extremely efficient at objective stealing, but requires vision and good timing due to delay. |
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+ | * Place your {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} where it will hit most of the enemy team. |
⚫ | * {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} is excellent to ruin an enemy push: it can wipe out an army of minions and heavily damage several enemy champions, brutally ending any attempt to push and also giving you lots of gold. Wait for the enemy team to be as close as possible without risking to damage allied turret for maximum efficiency. |
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− | *{{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}}, {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} (when placed/detonated by enemies), and {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} will grant vision inside [[brush]] and in the [[Fog of War]]. |
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+ | * {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} works well with a strong allied AoE crowd control, like {{cai|Curse of the Sad Mummy|Amumu}} or {{cai|Crescendo|Sona}}. |
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+ | * {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}}, {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} (when placed/detonated by enemies), and {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} will grant vision inside [[brush]] and in the [[Sight|fog of war]]. |
+ | * You can use {{ais|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} great range to gank other lanes efficiently. |
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+ | * You can use {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} to throw an enemy into a {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} and quickly you can use the slow to land a perfect {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}}. |
+ | * If your passive is up, or an enemy is escaping, you can use {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} to bounce the enemy towards you to put them into autoattack/skill range. |
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⚫ | *{{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} can be used offensively too. Placing it in the middle of your lane and walking around it will make your lane opponents scared of getting too close, as you can activate it for a huge leap. {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} combined with {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} is a very powerful zoning tool, and can force your enemy to walk in the direction you choose, making it easy to land a {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} or a {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}}. |
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+ | * {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} has a fast travel time meaning it is a strong tool for harass especially when combined with {{ai|Short Fuse|Ziggs}} to play the hit and run game. |
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⚫ | * {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} can be used offensively too. Placing it in the middle of your lane and walking around it will make your lane opponents scared of getting too close, as you can activate it for a huge leap. {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} combined with {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} is a very powerful zoning tool, and can force your enemy to walk in the direction you choose, making it easy to land a {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} or a {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}}. |
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+ | * {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}}'s range is greater than the enemy's vision range when thrown at maximum range with three bounces. Enemies won't be able to see the bombs until the last second, so use this to effectively land {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} harass at a safe distance. |
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+ | * Using {{si|Ignite}} on a fleeing foe allows you to land {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} and pick up a kill. |
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− | |{{ri|Dominion|Prospector's Ring|Sorcerer's Shoes|Rabadon's Deathcap|Lich Bane|Rylai's Crystal Scepter|Void Staff}} |
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+ | ** Additionally, consider building {{ii|Tear of the Goddess}}, as his {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} is spammable in high ranks and cooldown reduction. This can later be built into an {{ii|Archangel's Staff}} and later {{ii|Seraph's Embrace}} which will grant {{ci|Ziggs}} more protection for some mana cost. |
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− | *Getting early {{ii|Boots of Speed}} will allow you to better avoid |
+ | * Getting early {{ii|Boots of Speed}} will allow you to better avoid {{ai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}}. |
+ | ** Later in the game, it can be upgraded into {{ii|Boots of Swiftness}} giving you an easier time avoiding all of his spells. |
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− | *With proper timing, {{cai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} can be dodged by running underneath it in between bounces. |
+ | * With proper timing, {{cai|Bouncing Bomb|Ziggs}} can be dodged by running underneath it in between bounces. |
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+ | * Try to avoid fighting {{ci|Ziggs}} in the jungle, as {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} can block off potential escape routes and the narrow pathways make it easier for him to land all his abilities, including {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}}. |
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− | **A character with a spell shield ability or pets can also demolish the mine field. |
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+ | * Stay away from his {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} to avoid the slow. |
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+ | ** Keep in mind that spell shields will only allow you to avoid a single Minefield. All other will still detonate. Don't use spellshields to block that ability; instead save them for {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}} or {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}} |
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+ | * {{ci|Ziggs}} main champion counterpicks tend to be assassins with strong gap closers. {{ci|Ziggs}} is not very mobile, is squishy, and is reliant on abilities that are rather easy to dodge. For those reasons, champions like {{ci|Zed}}, {{ci|LeBlanc}}, and {{ci|Katarina}}. They all have means of avoiding {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}} and killing {{ci|Ziggs}}. |
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+ | ** Other assassin worthy of mention is {{ci|Master Yi}}. He has difficulties dodging {{ai|Hexplosive Minefield|Ziggs}}, but that is not a problem since he can't be slowed, and as long as he avoids {{ai|Satchel Charge|Ziggs}}, he can stick very well to {{ci|Ziggs}}, as well as being able to dodge all of {{ci|Ziggs}}' abilities (including {{ai|Mega Inferno Bomb|Ziggs}}) with a single {{ai|Alpha Strike|Master Yi}}. |
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+ | * Apart from assassins, champions such as {{ci|Vladimir}} and {{ci|Nidalee}} have the sustain needed to shrug off {{ci|Ziggs}}' poke. {{ci|Nidalee}} also has the mobility needed to dodge {{ci|Ziggs}}' abilities, while {{ci|Vladimir}} scales extremely well into late game. |
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+ | * Other options to deal with {{ci|Ziggs}} include: champions that can rival his range ({{ci|Xerath}}, {{ci|Syndra}}) or very mobile mages ({{ci|Ahri}}, {{ci|Kennen}}) |
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+ | * {{ci|Ziggs}} excels at countering short ranged or melee champions that have weak sustain and no gap closers, including but not limited to {{ci|Cho'Gath}}, {{ci|Ryze}}, {{ci|Swain}}, and {{ci|Orianna}}. Avoid playing them against {{ci|Ziggs}}. |
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 17 May 2020
Strategy is highly subjective and may become outdated without any notice. Because of this, the League of Legends Wiki has decided to retire strategy pages and would recommend using other platforms (such as YouTube) to find guides. For more information visit this thread.
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Champion Spotlight
- Recommended Items
Tips
- Playing As
- Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with .
- Slowing your enemies with makes it easier to land other abilities.
- Knocking yourself over walls with can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.
- Playing Against
- Don't step on ! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abilities.
- Many of abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.
- ultimate, , deals more damage in the center of the explosion.
Tricks
- Ability Usage
- The increased damage from can be used to better last hit minions or harass an enemy champion.
- turret to force them to back off.
- It is also a very effective means of lane control, especially when your jungler is pre-occupied elsewhere or too low to gank a lane.
- Also extremely efficient at objective stealing, but requires vision and good timing due to delay.
can be used on enemies near a - Place your where it will hit most of the enemy team.
- is excellent to ruin an enemy push: it can wipe out an army of minions and heavily damage several enemy champions, brutally ending any attempt to push and also giving you lots of gold. Wait for the enemy team to be as close as possible without risking to damage allied turret for maximum efficiency.
- works well with a strong allied AoE crowd control, like or .
- brush and in the fog of war. , (when placed/detonated by enemies), and will grant vision inside
- You can use great range to gank other lanes efficiently.
- You can use to throw an enemy into a and quickly you can use the slow to land a perfect .
- If your passive is up, or an enemy is escaping, you can use to bounce the enemy towards you to put them into autoattack/skill range.
- It's recommended to save in teamfights to make a quick escape for or to interrupt channeled spells such as , and .
- has a fast travel time meaning it is a strong tool for harass especially when combined with to play the hit and run game.
- can be used offensively too. Placing it in the middle of your lane and walking around it will make your lane opponents scared of getting too close, as you can activate it for a huge leap. combined with is a very powerful zoning tool, and can force your enemy to walk in the direction you choose, making it easy to land a or a .
- can choke off large portions of jungle routes which effectively deters chasing enemy champions.
- 's range is greater than the enemy's vision range when thrown at maximum range with three bounces. Enemies won't be able to see the bombs until the last second, so use this to effectively land harass at a safe distance.
- Using on a fleeing foe allows you to land and pick up a kill.
- Mastery Usage
- Item Usage
- cooldowns and the high mana costs. Itemize to counteract these deficiencies. naturally suffers from long
- cooldown reduction, and mana regeneration. is a strong item on , providing AP,
- works well with . It can be later turned into .
- mana regeneration, cooldown reduction, and of course ability power. gives everything he needs, intense
- Grabbing an early Mana regeneration and magic resistance, allowing you to harass constantly and take less damage from your opponent.
- Additionally, consider building , as his is spammable in high ranks and cooldown reduction. This can later be built into an and later which will grant more protection for some mana cost.
is good laning choice because of its high
- Countering
- Getting early
- Later in the game, it can be upgraded into giving you an easier time avoiding all of his spells.
will allow you to better avoid .
- With proper timing, can be dodged by running underneath it in between bounces.
- Try to avoid fighting in the jungle, as can block off potential escape routes and the narrow pathways make it easier for him to land all his abilities, including .
- magic resistance items will reduce your damage taken. deals mostly magic damage. Building
- All of spells except have a very long cooldown at early levels; engage him after he finishes casting his abilities.
- Stay away from the center of his , as the spell will deal less damage if you are outside the center. You can tell when where it will land by the circle it creates before it lands.
- Stay away from his
- Keep in mind that spell shields will only allow you to avoid a single Minefield. All other will still detonate. Don't use spellshields to block that ability; instead save them for or
to avoid the slow.
- Other assassin worthy of mention is . He has difficulties dodging , but that is not a problem since he can't be slowed, and as long as he avoids , he can stick very well to , as well as being able to dodge all of ' abilities (including ) with a single .
main champion counterpicks tend to be assassins with strong gap closers. is not very mobile, is squishy, and is reliant on abilities that are rather easy to dodge. For those reasons, champions like , , and . They all have means of avoiding and killing .
- Apart from assassins, champions such as and have the sustain needed to shrug off ' poke. also has the mobility needed to dodge ' abilities, while scales extremely well into late game.
- Other options to deal with include: champions that can rival his range ( , ) or very mobile mages ( , )
- excels at countering short ranged or melee champions that have weak sustain and no gap closers, including but not limited to , , , and . Avoid playing them against .