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How to Win Viego vs Zyra Counter MatchupViego is in the a tier of champions

Viego vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Viego in LoLViego is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Viego

based on 6,068 Viego vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Viego resulted from an analysis of 6068 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Viego encounters Zyra in only 4.1% of their matches.

Viego vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Viego does a poor job of countering Zyra. On average, they wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Viego against Zyra games, Viego’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Viego vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Viego Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyThe CollectorWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Viego to level upq
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Second ability for Viego to level upe
>
Last skill for Viego to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Viego's passive ability p
Viego's q ability q
Viego's w ability w
Viego's e ability e
Viego's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
3
E
4
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 Viego

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.

Viego vs Zyra Counter Stats

Viego Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Zyra Image
7.8
< Kills >
3.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
6.2
< Assists >
10.7
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
0.78
37
< Minions Killed >
56
1.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,791
< Physical Damage >
977
2,199
< Magic Damage >
19,428
872
< True Damage >
1,081
18,862
< Damage Dealt >
21,488
34,239
< Damage Taken >
18,010
12,443
< Gold Earned >
9,651
1.39
< Towers >
1.75
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
16,840
< Total Healing >
1,879
14,143
< Experience >
11,424
22
< Vision Score >
58
6
< Wards Placed >
25
231
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Zyra with Viego in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Viego vs. Zyra matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Viego’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Viego may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Viego typically has a much larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Zyra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viego and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Viego
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viego
Zyra

Who is Better, Viego or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viego usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Viego makes a bad counter for Zyra.

While Viego does have a lower win rate compared to Zyra, when on opposite teams, Viego also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Viego into Zyra.

Additionally, Viego has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Viego is a somewhat poor counter to Zyra. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viego against Zyra.

Additional Information for Viego Players

How We Calculated Our Viego vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Viego, we analyzed 6,068 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 Viego 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

If you would like to truly master Viego in order to counter Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viego on average racks up less CS compared to Zyra. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Viego versus Zyra build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Viego used at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better versus Zyra than with many other common item sets. In fact, Viego boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Zyra with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Zyra as Viego, Viego players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Viego vs Zyra counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Viego are displayed for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.