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

Zyra vs Hwei

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

based on 7,711 Zyra vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
57.6 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Zyra came out of an evaluation of 7711 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Zyra fights Hwei in only 4.8% of her rounds.

Zyra vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a great job of beating Hwei. On average, she wins a terrific 57.6% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Zyra vs Hwei rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Hwei.

Best Zyra vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSorcerer's Shoes

Core Zyra Items

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

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash 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
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Zyra vs Hwei Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
57.6 %
VS
Win Rate
42.4 %
Hwei Image
3.8
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
10.8
< Assists >
8.4
0.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
58
< Minions Killed >
146
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.41
962
< Physical Damage >
881
20,141
< Magic Damage >
22,026
1,045
< True Damage >
571
22,149
< Damage Dealt >
23,478
19,312
< Damage Taken >
19,941
9,944
< Gold Earned >
11,184
1.83
< Towers >
1.68
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,266
< Total Healing >
1,963
11,852
< Experience >
14,152
61
< Vision Score >
28
26
< Wards Placed >
13
281
< Time Dealing CC >
591

How to Counter Hwei with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Zyra vs. Hwei matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Hwei..

Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Hwei

Who is Better, Zyra or Hwei?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Hwei, with a 57.6% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a fantastic counter for Hwei.

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

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Hwei 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 allies during team fights.

Zyra is a great counter for Hwei. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Hwei.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra

Zyra Loses Against

LilliaLillia48.6% winrateNilahNilah48.7% winrateSingedSinged49.3% winrateXerathXerath49.5% winrate

Zyra Wins Against

KalistaKalista59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee58% winrateHweiHwei57.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Zyra, we analyzed 7,711 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 Hwei 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zyra Build Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zyra in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra most often racks up less CS compared to Hwei. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of 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 Hwei build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Hwei than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 57.6% battling Hwei with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Hwei as Zyra, Zyra players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Zyra vs Hwei clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 57.6% winrate overall.

If you want to view Zyra versus Hwei tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every match with data with these champs.