Zyra vs Vex
How to Beat Vex as Zyra
based on 3,183 Zyra vs Vex matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Vex Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Vex Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vex as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Vex
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.
Zyra vs Vex Counter Stats
How to Counter Vex with Zyra in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some important Zyra vs. Vex counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Vex..
Zyra usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Vex
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Who is Better, Zyra or Vex?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Vex, with a 53.7% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a great counter to Vex.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Vexas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Vex 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 allied champions during team fights.
Zyra is a great counter for Vex. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Vex.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zyra in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra most often gets less CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Zyra versus Vex build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Vex than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 53.7% when playing against Vex with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Vex as Zyra, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Zyra vs Vex counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.7% winrate overall.
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