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

Zyra vs Sylas

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

based on 4,936 Zyra vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Sylas as Zyra resulted from an evaluation of 4936 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Zyra is forced to battle against Sylas in only 3.1% of her rounds.

Zyra vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Zyra does a great job of beating Sylas. Typically, she wins a fantastic 54.1% of games the champs face one another in. In Zyra against Sylas matches, Zyra’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Sylas.

Best Zyra vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloom

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
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Q
3
W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Zyra vs Sylas Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Sylas Image
3.7
< Kills >
8.4
6.4
< Deaths >
7.5
11.2
< Assists >
6.3
0.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
55
< Minions Killed >
127
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,022
< Physical Damage >
633
19,884
< Magic Damage >
22,196
1,044
< True Damage >
797
21,951
< Damage Dealt >
23,627
18,277
< Damage Taken >
31,946
9,702
< Gold Earned >
11,751
1.78
< Towers >
1.43
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,847
< Total Healing >
7,986
11,430
< Experience >
14,088
59
< Vision Score >
20
25
< Wards Placed >
9
271
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Sylas with Zyra in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some critical Zyra against Sylas matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between these two champs. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Sylas. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zyra typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Sylas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Sylas

Who is Better, Zyra or Sylas?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Sylas, with a 54.1% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Zyra does have a much higher win rate than Sylas, when facing one another, Zyra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Sylasas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Sylas 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 teammates during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Zyra, we analyzed 4,936 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 Sylas 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 Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually racks up less CS compared to Sylas. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zyra versus Sylas build consist of Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Sylas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 54.1% battling Sylas with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Sylas as Zyra, Zyra players should equip 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 that we analyzed for Zyra vs Sylas clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.1% winrate overall.

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