Zyra vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Zyra
based on 16,638 Zyra vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Zyra vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Zyra in LoL
The stats provided here feature some vital Zyra versus Caitlyn counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zyra typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Caitlyn. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Zyra or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a great counter for Caitlyn.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Caitlynas 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 Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Caitlyn 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 teamfights.
Zyra is a great counter to Caitlyn. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Caitlyn build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Caitlyn than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 53.1% battling Caitlyn with these items in her kit.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Caitlyn as Zyra, Zyra players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Zyra vs Caitlyn counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.1% winrate overall.
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