Evelynn vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Evelynn
based on 4,130 Evelynn vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Evelynn vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Evelynn vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Evelynn
Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Zyra
If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.
While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.
Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.
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.
Evelynn vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Evelynn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Evelynn against Zyra matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zyra. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Evelynn often has a much larger longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Evelynn and Zyra
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Who is Better, Evelynn or Zyra?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Evelynn usually loses when playing against Zyra, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Evelynn makes a bad counter for Zyra.
While Evelynn does have a lower winrate than Zyra, when on opposite teams, Evelynn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Evelynn into Zyraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Evelynn also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Evelynn is a terribly counter to Zyra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Evelynn against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Evelynn to counter Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Evelynn often gets less CS relative to Zyra. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Evelynn versus Zyra build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Evelynn included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Zyra than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Evelynn boasted an average winrate of 47.5% battling Zyra with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Zyra as Evelynn, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Evelynn vs Zyra battles, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.
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