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

Zyra vs Zed

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

based on 5,693 Zyra vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Zyra faced Zed 5693 times. Using so many matchups for Zyra versus Zed provides us faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a pro build to counter Zed. This pairing is fairly rare. Zyra fights Zed in only 3.6% of her rounds.

Zyra vs Zed Matchup Summary

Zyra does a great job of countering Zed. Normally, she wins a fantastic 54.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Zyra vs Zed rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Zyra vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

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
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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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Zed as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Zyra vs Zed Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Zed Image
3.9
< Kills >
9.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.8
11.1
< Assists >
5.2
0.84
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
58
< Minions Killed >
162
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,038
< Physical Damage >
23,281
19,770
< Magic Damage >
1,307
1,070
< True Damage >
1,259
21,879
< Damage Dealt >
25,848
19,407
< Damage Taken >
24,552
10,005
< Gold Earned >
12,953
1.78
< Towers >
1.54
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,039
< Total Healing >
4,037
11,896
< Experience >
15,357
60
< Vision Score >
18
25
< Wards Placed >
8
281
< Time Dealing CC >
156

How to Counter Zed with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some influential Zyra against Zed counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zed. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Zyra normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Zed. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Zed

Who is Better, Zyra or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 54.3% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter to Zed.

While Zyra does have a much higher winrate compared to Zed, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Zedas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Zed matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zyra is a great counter to Zed. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Zed.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Zyra, we analyzed 5,693 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 Zed 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

If you would like to truly master Zyra in order to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra on average racks up less CS as Zed. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Zyra versus Zed build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Zed than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 54.3% when playing against Zed with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Zed as Zyra, Zyra players 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 we have analyed for Zyra vs Zed counters, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.3% winrate overall.

If you want to see Zyra versus Zed tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all matches with data with these champions.