Zyra vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Zyra
based on 2,571 Zyra vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Zyra vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several important Zyra versus Xerath matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..
Zyra often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Xerath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Xerath
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Who is Better, Zyra or Xerath?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a poor counter to Xerath.
While Zyra does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zyra into Xerathas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Zyra is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra most often picks up less CS relative to Xerath. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Xerath build consist of Liandry's Anguish, Shard of True Ice, and Demonic Embrace. When Zyra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Xerath than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 48.4% battling Xerath with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Xerath as Zyra, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Zyra vs Xerath matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.
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