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How to Win Zyra vs Anivia Counter MatchupZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Anivia as Zyra

based on 2,309 Zyra vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Anivia as Zyra came out of an analysis of 2309 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Zyra is forced to battle against Anivia in only 1.4% of her rounds.

Zyra vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a average job of beating Anivia. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Zyra against Anivia matches, Zyra’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Anivia.

Best Zyra vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionStormsurgeRylai's Crystal ScepterMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Anivia

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Zyra vs Anivia Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Anivia Image
3.8
< Kills >
5.6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.1
10.8
< Assists >
7.6
0.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
59
< Minions Killed >
166
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,096
< Physical Damage >
1,220
21,696
< Magic Damage >
18,049
1,094
< True Damage >
1,208
23,887
< Damage Dealt >
20,478
18,929
< Damage Taken >
28,606
9,885
< Gold Earned >
11,576
1.76
< Towers >
2.01
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,093
< Total Healing >
4,333
11,731
< Experience >
15,619
60
< Vision Score >
23
25
< Wards Placed >
11
296
< Time Dealing CC >
1,047

How to Counter Anivia with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several vital Zyra versus Anivia matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between these two champs. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Anivia. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Anivia

Who is Better, Zyra or Anivia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when taking on Anivia, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes an ok counter for Anivia.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate than Anivia, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Aniviaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zyra also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Anivia matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Zyra is a decent counter for Anivia. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Anivia.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Zyra, we analyzed 2,309 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 Anivia as Zyra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Anivia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra on average gets less CS compared to Anivia. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Zyra versus Anivia build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Anivia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Anivia with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Anivia as Zyra, Zyra players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Zyra vs Anivia battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.

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