Zyra vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Zyra
based on 2,496 Zyra vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Zyra vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Zyra in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify some important Zyra vs. Azir counter statistics that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Azir. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Azir. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Azir
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Who is Better, Zyra or Azir?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Azir, with a 53.6% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a great counter for Azir.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Azir, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Aziras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Azir matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zyra is a great counter for Azir. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zyra in order to counter Azir during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra typically gets a lot less CS as Azir. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Zyra versus Azir build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Azir than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 53.6% when playing against Azir with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Azir as Zyra, Zyra players should take 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 rune sets players chose for Zyra vs Azir counters, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.6% win rate overall.
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