How to win lane as Ziggs against Illaoi · 50% win rate over 6 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Illaoi is immobile so your Level 1 poke is completely free. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | At Level 2 you keep shoving and chunking her off farm. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | Level 3 you dodge her E and punish her with uncontested poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Through Levels 4 you out-range her and deny CS at no risk. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At Level 6 her R tentacle field and E pull can delete you if caught. |
| First item | Illaoi | On her first item her tentacle slams hit hard enough to end you. |
| Two+ items | Ziggs | With two items you out-range her immobile frame from the back line. |
Levels 1-4 are yours: Illaoi is immobile with no gap-closer, so as long as you dodge her E Test of Spirit skillshot you free-poke with Short Fuse autos and Bouncing Bomb and shove her off CS with zero risk.
The full Ziggs vs Illaoi 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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