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the Hexplosives Expert

Ziggs Mid build & stats

Mage C 68 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
50.0%
Pick rate
0.4%
Ban rate
0.9%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
71.4% 14 games

Build in this order

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
2,750 g
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
3,200 g
Rabadon's Deathcap 3
Rabadon's Deathcap
3,500 g
9,450 g
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
1,100 g
52.5% 61 games

Runes

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
69.2% WR
13 games · 19% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Cash Back Cash Back
Triple Tonic Triple Tonic
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Gathering Storm Gathering Storm
Shards AH AF HP

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport 49.3% 67 games

Max order

Bouncing Bomb Q Hexplosive Minefield E Satchel Charge W 69.2% 13 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Ziggs

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Ziggs wins 50.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (68 games).
  • Most common core: Rabadon's Deathcap → Shadowflame → Luden's Echo — 62% win rate over 8 games.
  • Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 42% win rate.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Luden's Echo 1
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame 2
Shadowflame
Cryptbloom 3
Cryptbloom
100.0% WR
4 games · 6% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
71.4% WR
14 games · 21% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
52.5% WR
61 games · 90% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
77.8% 13% (9)
60.7% 41% (28)
60.0% 7% (5)
57.1% 10% (7)
55.6% 66% (45)
54.5% 16% (11)
53.5% 63% (43)
50.0% 18% (12)
42.1% 28% (19)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Inspiration Inspiration + Sorcery Sorcery
69.2% WR
13 games · 19% pick
First Strike
First Strike

When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.

Cash Back Cash Back
Triple Tonic Triple Tonic
Cosmic Insight Cosmic Insight
Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Gathering Storm Gathering Storm
Shards AH AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
42.9% WR
7 games · 10% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Presence of Mind Coup de Grace
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
50.0% WR
4 games · 6% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 42.1%56% pick
  • First Strike First Strike When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt. 64.0%37% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 33.3%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 49.3%99% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Bouncing Bomb Q Hexplosive Minefield E Satchel Charge W 69.2%13 games

Most common first three levels: Q → W → Q (50%), Q → E → W (83%), Q → W → E (67%).

  • PShort Fuse

    Periodically, Ziggs' next basic attack deals bonus magic damage. This cooldown is reduced whenever Ziggs uses an ability.

  • QBouncing Bomb

    Ziggs throws a bouncing bomb that deals magic damage.

  • WSatchel Charge

    Ziggs flings an explosive charge that detonates after a delay, or when this ability is activated again. The explosion deals magic damage to enemies, knocking them away. Ziggs is also knocked away, but takes no damage. Zi...

  • EHexplosive Minefield

    Ziggs scatters proximity mines that detonate on enemy contact, dealing magic damage and slowing. Successive mine detonations on the same target deal reduced damage.

  • RMega Inferno Bomb

    Ziggs deploys his ultimate creation, the Mega Inferno Bomb, hurling it an enormous distance. Enemies in the primary blast zone take more damage than those farther away.