Ziggs Mid Lane Guide: Best Builds and Counters for Season 15

Ziggs Mid Lane Guide: Best Builds and Counters for Season 15

By Marcus Chen

March 4, 2025 at 01:00 PM

Ziggs Mid is an artillery mage who excels at long-range poke and tower destruction. Here's everything you need to know to play him effectively:

Core Build

  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Teleport
  • Primary Items: Luden's Companion > Sorcerer's Shoes > Liandry's Torment
  • Full Build: Add Shadowflame > Rabadon's Deathcap > Void Staff
  • Skill Order: Q > E > W

Optimal Runes

  • Primary: Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch
  • Secondary: Coup de Grace, Presence of Mind
  • Shards: Adaptive Force (2x), Health Scaling

Key Matchups Strong Against:

  • Swain (57.9% WR)
  • Varus (56.4% WR)
  • Aphelios (56.1% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Qiyana (38.4% WR)
  • Annie (40.0% WR)
  • Akali (42.0% WR)

Pro Tips:

  1. Use empowered auto-attacks during laning phase
  2. Poke with Q before teamfights
  3. Use W to execute towers below 25% health
  4. Focus on pushing and taking early towers
  5. Best synergy with engage supports like Pantheon and Poppy

Alternative Builds:

  • Blackfire Torch start (50.9% WR)
  • Archangel's Staff start (53.3% WR)
  • First Strike rune page for scaling (45.9% WR)

Choose items situationally based on enemy team composition and build defensive stats when needed. Prioritize positioning and tower pressure to maximize Ziggs' strengths.

Best Team Synergies:

  • Shaco (57.3% WR)
  • Pantheon (57.1% WR)
  • Poppy (56.3% WR)
  • Maokai (55.9% WR)
  • Elise (55.7% WR)

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