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

Zyra vs Lux

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

based on 17,923 Zyra vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
11.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our database, Zyra faced Lux 17923 times. Having so many games with Zyra versus Lux gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful data and a solid build to suppress your enemy. This particular champ matchup is fairly common. Zyra has to counter Lux in 11.2% of her matches.

Zyra vs Lux Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a good job of countering Lux. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.4% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Zyra against Lux rounds, Zyra’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Lux.

Best Zyra vs Lux Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterMorellonomicon

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 BandCelerityScorch
DominationCheap ShotZombie Ward
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Lux as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Zyra vs Lux Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Lux Image
3.7
< Kills >
5.1
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
10.2
< Assists >
10.1
0.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
60
< Minions Killed >
93
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
917
< Physical Damage >
870
19,013
< Magic Damage >
18,960
1,002
< True Damage >
1,127
20,933
< Damage Dealt >
20,957
19,562
< Damage Taken >
16,804
9,862
< Gold Earned >
10,481
1.65
< Towers >
1.73
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
2,205
< Total Healing >
1,507
11,799
< Experience >
12,701
59
< Vision Score >
45
25
< Wards Placed >
20
285
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Lux with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some important Zyra versus Lux counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Lux..

Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Lux. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Lux

Who is Better, Zyra or Lux?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when playing against Lux, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a good counter for Lux.

While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Lux, when facing one another, Zyra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Luxas 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 Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Lux 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 team fights.

Zyra is a good counter for Lux. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Lux.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Zyra, we analyzed 17,923 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 Lux 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 Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra often racks up less CS relative to Lux. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zyra versus Lux build consist of Malignance, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Zyra included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Lux than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 52.4% when playing against Lux with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Lux as Zyra, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Celerity, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Zombie Ward runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zyra vs Lux counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Zyra are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.