Ziggs vs Aphelios Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Ziggs is a mage, Aphelios a marksman, and they meet in the ADC lane. 1,165 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Ziggs at a 57.5% win rate into Aphelios. Being 7.5 points clear of the 50% line makes Aphelios a favourable draw for Ziggs.
The exchange usually opens with Hexplosive Minefield (E) or Weapon Abilites (Q). Whoever spends Mega Inferno Bomb or Moonlight Vigil first hands the other a window.
Both champions are ranged (Ziggs at 550, Aphelios at 550), so the lane is decided by cooldowns rather than reach.
Damage types split — magic from Ziggs, physical from Aphelios — making that first resistance a real decision. Ziggs opens on 606 health and 21 armour, Aphelios on 600 and 26. The 5-armour edge belongs to Aphelios. At full build levels the gap widens to 2408 HP versus 2334, favouring Ziggs.
Riot scores Aphelios at 10/10 for difficulty against 4/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. The Ziggs versus Aphelios numbers rebuild from current Emerald and above games.
FAQ
Yes — Ziggs holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Ziggs wins 57.5% of the recorded games.
57.5% from Ziggs's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,165 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Ziggs build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Ziggs build page.