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

Zyra vs Veigar

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

based on 5,650 Zyra vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
53.9 %
K/D/A
2.45
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Zyra resulted from an analysis of 5650 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Zyra encounters Veigar in only 3.5% of her matches.

Zyra vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Zyra does a good job of beating Veigar. Normally, she wins a terrific 53.9% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Zyra vs Veigar rounds, Zyra’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Zyra vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Void StaffZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomShadowflameMorellonomicon

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
>
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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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Zyra vs Veigar Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
53.9 %
VS
Win Rate
46.1 %
Veigar Image
4
< Kills >
7
6
< Deaths >
6.4
10.7
< Assists >
6.2
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
61
< Minions Killed >
172
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
980
< Physical Damage >
621
20,704
< Magic Damage >
22,095
1,081
< True Damage >
573
22,765
< Damage Dealt >
23,290
18,945
< Damage Taken >
20,361
10,053
< Gold Earned >
12,327
1.86
< Towers >
1.9
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,090
< Total Healing >
2,147
12,022
< Experience >
14,943
58
< Vision Score >
22
25
< Wards Placed >
11
294
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Veigar with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some vital Zyra versus Veigar matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Veigar. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Veigar

Who is Better, Zyra or Veigar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Veigar, with a 53.9% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter for Veigar.

While Zyra does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Veigaras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This often 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 Veigar matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a great counter to Veigar. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra

Zyra Loses Against

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Zyra Wins Against

KalistaKalista59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee58% winrateHweiHwei57.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Zyra, we analyzed 5,650 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 Veigar 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zyra Build Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra often accumulates less CS relative to Veigar. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zyra versus Veigar build include Void Staff, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Veigar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 53.9% when countering Veigar with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Veigar as Zyra, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Zyra vs Veigar matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.9% winrate overall.

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