Zyra vs Xayah
How to Beat Xayah as Zyra
based on 2,385 Zyra vs Xayah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Xayah Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Xayah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Xayah
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 Xayah
Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.
Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!
Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.
Zyra vs Xayah Counter Stats
How to Counter Xayah with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Zyra vs. Xayah matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Xayah
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Who is Better, Zyra or Xayah?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Xayah, with a 55.3% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a fantastic counter for Xayah.
While Zyra does have a much higher win rate than Xayah, when facing one another, Zyra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Xayahas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Xayah 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 allies during late stage team fights.
Zyra is a great counter for Xayah. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Xayah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Zyra versus Xayah build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better versus Xayah than with most other common builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 55.3% when playing against Xayah with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Xayah as Zyra, you should equip 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 Xayah counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.3% win rate overall.
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