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

Zyra vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Zyra

based on 5,547 Zyra vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
54.8 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Zyra resulted from an analysis of 5547 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Zyra has to counter Darius in only 3.5% of her games.

Zyra vs Darius Matchup Summary

Zyra does a great job of beating Darius. Normally, she wins a whopping 54.8% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Zyra against Darius matches, Zyra’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Zyra vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

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
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Last skill for Zyra to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Darius as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Zyra vs Darius Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54.8 %
VS
Win Rate
45.2 %
Darius Image
3.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
10.9
< Assists >
4.2
0.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
57
< Minions Killed >
171
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,019
< Physical Damage >
16,463
20,136
< Magic Damage >
90
1,064
< True Damage >
3,928
22,220
< Damage Dealt >
20,482
18,399
< Damage Taken >
33,597
9,770
< Gold Earned >
12,122
1.82
< Towers >
2.21
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,974
< Total Healing >
8,055
11,552
< Experience >
15,021
59
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
8
280
< Time Dealing CC >
167

How to Counter Darius with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Zyra against Darius matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Darius. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Darius. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Darius

Who is Better, Zyra or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 54.8% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter to Darius.

While Zyra does have a much higher win rate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Zyra also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Dariusas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Darius 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 team members during teamfights.

Zyra is a great counter to Darius. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Darius.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Zyra, we analyzed 5,547 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 Darius 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 to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on 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 often picks up a lot less CS as Darius. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Darius build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Darius than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 54.8% when countering Darius with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Darius as Zyra, Zyra players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Zyra vs Darius fights, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.8% winrate overall.

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