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

Zyra vs Maokai

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

based on 6,864 Zyra vs Maokai matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Maokai as Zyra came out of an examination of 6864 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Zyra is forced to battle against Maokai in only 4.3% of her games.

Zyra vs Maokai Matchup Summary

Zyra does a average job of beating Maokai. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Zyra versus Maokai matches, Zyra’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Maokai.

Best Zyra vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameCryptbloomSolstice SleighLiandry's Torment

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
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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Q
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Maokai as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Maokai

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 Maokai

The cooldown on Maokai's self healing is heavily gated on how many time you hit him with spells. Careful about wasting abilities on him.

Maokai will avoid taking damage while he's using Twisted Advance, so don't waste your spells.

Saplings will chase the first enemy that gets too close, but detonate after a few seconds or if they collide with other enemies. Be especially careful around brush sapling, as they are much more dangerous.

Zyra vs Maokai Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Maokai Image
3.7
< Kills >
2.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6
11.2
< Assists >
12.5
0.8
< Killing Sprees >
0.58
56
< Minions Killed >
51
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,155
< Physical Damage >
1,656
20,932
< Magic Damage >
11,296
1,149
< True Damage >
1,043
23,237
< Damage Dealt >
13,996
19,008
< Damage Taken >
31,184
9,765
< Gold Earned >
9,512
1.68
< Towers >
1.37
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
2,014
< Total Healing >
10,000
11,487
< Experience >
11,876
60
< Vision Score >
47
25
< Wards Placed >
19
287
< Time Dealing CC >
446

How to Counter Maokai with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Zyra versus Maokai counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Maokai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Maokai..

Zyra typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives less damage than Maokai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Maokai

Who is Better, Zyra or Maokai?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Maokai, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes an ok counter to Maokai.

While Zyra does have a lower winrate than Maokai, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Maokaias 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Maokai. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Maokai matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a somewhat poor counter for Maokai. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Maokai.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Maokai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Maokai as Zyra, we analyzed 6,864 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 Maokai 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 Maokai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Maokai. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 require 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 ideal items to have in your Zyra versus Maokai build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Zyra included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Maokai than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Maokai with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Maokai 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 combinations we have analyed for Zyra vs Maokai matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Maokai as Zyra are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.