Leona vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Leona
based on 3,753 Leona vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Leona vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Leona vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Leona
Tips for Playing as Leona against Zyra
Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.
You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.
Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.
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.
Leona vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Leona in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some critical Leona versus Zyra counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Leona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Leona may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..
Leona typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Zyra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Leona and Zyra
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Who is Better, Leona or Zyra?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Leona usually loses when facing off against Zyra, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Leona makes a poor counter to Zyra.
While Leona does have a lower winrate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Leona also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Leona into Zyra.
Furthermore, Leona also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Leona vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Leona is a garbage counter for Zyra. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Leona against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Leona in order to counter Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather 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 that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Leona most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zyra. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Leona versus Zyra build include Evenshroud, Bulwark of the Mountain, and Force of Nature. When Leona incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Zyra than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Leona boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when countering Zyra with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Zyra as Leona, Leona players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Leona vs Zyra fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.
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