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

Zyra vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Zyra

based on 2,141 Zyra vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Zyra fought Kassadin 2141 times. Having so many games with Zyra vs Kassadin gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to wreck your opponent. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Zyra is forced to battle against Kassadin in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Zyra vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a ok job of countering Kassadin. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Zyra against Kassadin rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Zyra vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMorellonomiconZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

CryptbloomStormsurgeLiandry's TormentZhonya'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
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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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W
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Q
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Zyra vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Kassadin Image
3.4
< Kills >
8.2
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
10.7
< Assists >
5.6
0.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
53
< Minions Killed >
172
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,063
< Physical Damage >
1,759
19,046
< Magic Damage >
20,961
1,036
< True Damage >
606
21,146
< Damage Dealt >
23,327
18,282
< Damage Taken >
30,760
9,518
< Gold Earned >
12,345
1.86
< Towers >
1.66
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,799
< Total Healing >
6,391
11,186
< Experience >
15,795
60
< Vision Score >
16
25
< Wards Placed >
8
263
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Kassadin with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some influential Zyra against Kassadin matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kassadin. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zyra normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Kassadin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Kassadin

Who is Better, Zyra or Kassadin?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kassadin, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes an ok counter to Kassadin.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate than Kassadin, when facing one another, Zyra also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Kassadinas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Kassadin matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

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

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Zyra, we analyzed 2,141 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 Kassadin 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 in order to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually accumulates a lot less CS relative to Kassadin. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zyra versus Kassadin build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better versus Kassadin than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 50.7% battling Kassadin with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Kassadin as Zyra, you 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 sets players chose for Zyra vs Kassadin clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kassadin as Zyra are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.