MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ziggs vs Samira
How often does Ziggs beat Samira in ADC?
Ziggs into Samira in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 677 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ziggs behind by 428 gold.
Ziggs at 15:00
- Gold: -428
- CS: +1
- XP: +251
Typical gap to Samira, from 672 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ziggs counter Samira?
No counter here: Ziggs sits at 50% over 677 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Samira: the Ziggs game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ziggs at 65% across 242 games. Flip the lead and Ziggs falls to 42% across 435.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 242 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 435 |
| First blood | 56% | 330 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 163 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 315 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 138 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 79% | 56 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:18 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ziggs's ADC build, with receipts
Into Samira specifically, Ziggs finishes Luden's Echo first most often: 52.0% over 223 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Luden's Echo, Horizon Focus, Shadowflame: 55.4% across 56 games.
The most-finished Ziggs core is Luden's Echo, Horizon Focus, Shadowflame: 54.1% across 2,407 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Luden's Echo (10,626 games).
Skill plan: Ziggs players max Q first and take Q at level 1.