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

Zyra vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Zyra

based on 2,561 Zyra vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our database, Zyra faced off against Annie 2561 times. Having so many matchups for Zyra versus Annie provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to counter your rival. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zyra fights Annie in only 1.6% of her games.

Zyra vs Annie Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a good job of beating Annie. On average, she wins a terrific 52.4% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Zyra versus Annie rounds, Zyra’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Annie.

Best Zyra vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Zyra Items

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

Optional Items

ShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zyra to level upe
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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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Annie as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Annie

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 Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Zyra vs Annie Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Annie Image
3.7
< Kills >
6.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
10.4
< Assists >
7.8
0.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
58
< Minions Killed >
140
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
942
< Physical Damage >
860
19,332
< Magic Damage >
21,027
978
< True Damage >
1,251
21,253
< Damage Dealt >
23,139
18,494
< Damage Taken >
19,113
9,754
< Gold Earned >
11,175
1.77
< Towers >
1.71
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,002
< Total Healing >
1,829
11,484
< Experience >
14,059
57
< Vision Score >
22
24
< Wards Placed >
10
284
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Annie with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Zyra against Annie matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Annie..

Zyra often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Annie. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Annie

Who is Better, Zyra or Annie?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Annie, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a good counter to Annie.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Annie, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Annieas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Annie matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a good counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Annie.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Zyra, we analyzed 2,561 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 Annie 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra on average accumulates less CS as Annie. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Annie build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Annie than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 52.4% when playing against Annie with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Annie as Zyra, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Zyra vs Annie clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

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