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Zyra

How to beat Zyra

Common role: Support / Mid

A garden of death: plants, roots and a growing thicket ultimate.

Best counters vs Zyra

Champions with the highest win rate against Zyra on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.

  1. 1PoppyPoppy63.1%38 games
  2. 2LeonaLeona56.2%218 games
  3. 3Tahm KenchTahm Kench56.9%79 games
  4. 4GalioGalio58.6%33 games
  5. 5ZileanZilean55.1%91 games
  6. 6MaokaiMaokai56.2%41 games
  7. 7BraumBraum54.0%80 games
  8. 8Vel'KozVel'Koz53.2%127 games

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What makes Zyra dangerous

Zyra litters the lane with seeds that grow into shooting or slowing plants, roots with a delayed tangle (E), pokes hard with Q, and her ultimate grows a huge thicket that knocks everyone airborne after a delay. Her plant DPS shreds anyone standing still.

How to play against Zyra

Weaknesses to exploit

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Zyra's abilities does — and how to play around it.

Itemization

Auto the plants, keep moving, dive her first in fights. MR blunts the poke war.

This guide covers Zyra's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.

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