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

Zyra vs Viktor

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

based on 2,176 Zyra vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Zyra engaged Viktor 2176 times. Having so many games with Zyra versus Viktor gives us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a pro build to obliterate your foe. This matchup is relatively rare. Zyra is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of her games.

Zyra vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Zyra does a great job of beating Viktor. Normally, she wins a fantastic 54.0% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Zyra versus Viktor games, Zyra’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Zyra vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeMorellonomiconZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Zyra vs Viktor Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Viktor Image
3.8
< Kills >
6.4
6.1
< Deaths >
5.9
10.9
< Assists >
6.7
0.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
58
< Minions Killed >
189
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.42
971
< Physical Damage >
606
19,974
< Magic Damage >
25,098
1,050
< True Damage >
704
21,996
< Damage Dealt >
26,409
18,954
< Damage Taken >
20,065
9,891
< Gold Earned >
12,340
1.83
< Towers >
1.84
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,209
< Total Healing >
1,930
11,690
< Experience >
15,494
61
< Vision Score >
19
26
< Wards Placed >
10
285
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Viktor with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here feature some critical Zyra versus Viktor matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Viktor. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Viktor

Who is Better, Zyra or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when playing against Viktor, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter for Viktor.

While Zyra does have a much higher win rate than Viktor, when facing one another, Zyra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Viktoras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Viktor matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Zyra is a great counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Viktor.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Zyra, we analyzed 2,176 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Viktor. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zyra versus Viktor build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Viktor than with most other common builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 54.0% when playing against Viktor with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Viktor as Zyra, you should take 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 sets that we analyzed for Zyra vs Viktor battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.0% winrate overall.

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