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How to Win Caitlyn vs Zyra Counter MatchupCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions

Caitlyn vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Caitlyn

based on 16,638 Caitlyn vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our database, Caitlyn faced off against Zyra in 16638 games. Using so many matchups for Caitlyn versus Zyra gives us faith in our ability to provide useful stats and a solid build to wreck Zyra. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Caitlyn is forced to battle against Zyra in only 4.4% of her games.

Caitlyn vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a awful job of beating Zyra. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions face one another in. In Caitlyn versus Zyra rounds, Caitlyn’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Zyra.

Best Caitlyn vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowEdge of NightGuardian AngelOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Zyra

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

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.

Caitlyn vs Zyra Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Zyra Image
6.5
< Kills >
3.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
10.6
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.79
181
< Minions Killed >
58
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
19,226
< Physical Damage >
956
1,424
< Magic Damage >
19,850
552
< True Damage >
1,041
21,202
< Damage Dealt >
21,848
20,665
< Damage Taken >
18,851
12,238
< Gold Earned >
9,728
2.29
< Towers >
1.73
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,882
< Total Healing >
2,146
13,098
< Experience >
11,598
18
< Vision Score >
59
9
< Wards Placed >
25
87
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Zyra with Caitlyn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several strategic Caitlyn against Zyra matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..

Caitlyn often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zyra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Caitlyn and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Zyra

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when playing against Zyra, with a 46.9% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a poor counter for Zyra.

While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate than Zyra, when they face off with one another, Caitlyn also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Caitlyn into Zyra.

Additionally, Caitlyn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Caitlyn is a garbage counter to Zyra. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Zyra.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Caitlyn, we analyzed 16,638 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 Caitlyn 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 learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to counter Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn typically gets much more CS compared to Zyra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Zyra build include Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Zyra than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when playing against Zyra with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Zyra as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should use the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Gathering Storm, and Absolute Focus runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Zyra counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.9% winrate overall.

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