How to win lane as Illaoi against Ziggs · 50.65% win rate over 695 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Ziggs out-ranges you at level 1 with Q poke and no gap for you to close. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | At 2 his long-range chip keeps you on the back foot. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | W online at 3 lets you dash in and rip his spirit — an Illaoi tilt. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Your gap-close plus tentacles out-trade his poke through levels 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | R at 6 traps his squishy body for a hard Illaoi window. |
| First item | Illaoi | First-item stats let one all-in kill him past his satchel. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late is skill-based: his range versus your engage angle decides it. |
Ziggs bullies you at level 1-2 with long-range Q Bouncing Bomb poke and you have no gap-closer yet, so you'll take free chip walking to CS. Path around minions, dodge the Q bounce, and wait for your W before committing.
The full Illaoi vs Ziggs report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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