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Ahri vs Zyra

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How to Beat Zyra as Ahri

based on 4,844 Ahri vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
45.2 %
K/D/A
2.49
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Ahri came out of an evaluation of 4844 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Ahri is forced to battle against Zyra in only 4.6% of her rounds.

Ahri vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri has done a awful job of countering Zyra. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.2% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Ahri against Zyra matches, Ahri’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zyra.

Best Ahri vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
EverfrostRabadon's DeathcapShadowflame

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilHorizon FocusZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Zyra

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

Advice to Win Against Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Ahri vs Zyra Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
45.2 %
VS
Win Rate
54.8 %
Zyra Image
6
< Kills >
3.4
5.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6.7
< Assists >
9.8
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.72
164
< Minions Killed >
49
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,381
< Physical Damage >
843
13,836
< Magic Damage >
17,306
4,665
< True Damage >
886
19,882
< Damage Dealt >
19,036
20,495
< Damage Taken >
15,453
11,003
< Gold Earned >
9,097
1.68
< Towers >
1.58
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,072
< Total Healing >
1,722
14,128
< Experience >
10,991
20
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
65
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Zyra with Ahri in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several critical Ahri versus Zyra matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..

Ahri normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Zyra

Who is Better, Ahri or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually loses when playing against Zyra, with a 45.2% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes a bad counter to Zyra.

While Ahri does have a much lower winrate than Zyra, when on opposite teams, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ahri into Zyra.

Furthermore, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a garbage counter for Zyra. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Zyra.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Ahri, we analyzed 4,844 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zyra as Ahri comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ahri in order to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri typically gets much more CS compared to Zyra. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Zyra build include Everfrost, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Shadowflame. When Ahri used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Zyra than with many other common builds. In fact, Ahri boasted an average win rate of 45.2% when countering Zyra with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Zyra as Ahri, Ahri players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Ahri vs Zyra battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Ahri are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.