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

Zyra vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lissandra as Zyra

based on 1,914 Zyra vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
55.3 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Lissandra as Zyra came out of an examination of 1914 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Zyra is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Zyra vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a great job of countering Lissandra. On average, she wins a fantastic 55.3% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Zyra against Lissandra rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Lissandra.

Best Zyra vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLuden's CompanionZhonya'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 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
2
W
3
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 Lissandra as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Zyra vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
55.3 %
VS
Win Rate
44.7 %
Lissandra Image
4
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
11.3
< Assists >
8.5
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
57
< Minions Killed >
170
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,045
< Physical Damage >
1,136
20,766
< Magic Damage >
19,202
1,066
< True Damage >
1,005
22,878
< Damage Dealt >
21,344
18,661
< Damage Taken >
23,967
9,941
< Gold Earned >
11,473
1.82
< Towers >
1.69
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,995
< Total Healing >
3,821
11,654
< Experience >
14,549
61
< Vision Score >
22
26
< Wards Placed >
10
275
< Time Dealing CC >
523

How to Counter Lissandra with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here feature some significant Zyra vs. Lissandra matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Lissandra..

Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Lissandra. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Lissandra

Who is Better, Zyra or Lissandra?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Lissandra, with a 55.3% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a fantastic counter for Lissandra.

While Zyra does have a much higher winrate compared to Lissandra, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Lissandraas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zyra has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Lissandra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a great counter for Lissandra. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Zyra, we analyzed 1,914 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 Lissandra 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 Lissandra 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually racks up less CS relative to Lissandra. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zyra versus Lissandra build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better against Lissandra than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 55.3% when countering Lissandra with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Lissandra as Zyra, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Zyra vs Lissandra LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.3% winrate overall.

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