Ziggs' optimal bot lane build focuses on maximizing poke damage and wave control through strategic item choices and rune selection.

Most Effective Build (52.8% WR, 5,055 matches):

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
• Core Items: Luden's Companion → Sorcerer's Shoes → Archangel's Staff → Liandry's Torment → Rabadon's Deathcap → Void Staff
• Runes: Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, Magical Footwear
• Skill Order: Q > E > W

Best Matchups:

• Swain (58.9% WR)
• Varus (56.6% WR)
• Aphelios (56.4% WR)
• Mel (55.8% WR)
• Caitlyn (54.2% WR)

Counter Picks to Avoid:

• Yasuo (39.6% WR)
• Kog'Maw (43.6% WR)
• Hwei (43.7% WR)
• Vayne (44.6% WR)
• Lux (45.5% WR)

Key Tips:

• Avoid extended trades early game
• Use empowered auto-attacks when safe
• Poke with Q before teamfights
• Position safely and focus on wave control
• Build Zhonya's Hourglass against heavy dive comps

Best Synergies:

• Poppy (56.3% WR)
• Shaco (55.6% WR)
• Lux (55.6% WR)
• Pantheon (55.2% WR)
• Elise (54.9% WR)

Alternative Build Option (51.4% WR): Same runes and spells but start with Blackfire Torch instead of Luden's Companion for increased sustained damage against tankier compositions.

Off-Meta Build (48.6% WR): Uses First Strike keystone with Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight for increased gold generation, though less reliable than standard builds.

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