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Zyra with Graves

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How to Synergize Zyra and Graves

based on 6,861 Zyra with Graves pairs
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Zyra has gone into battle with Graves in 6861 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data from the publishers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Zyra play with Graves. It is somewhat uncommon for Zyra to play with Graves on the same team. This pairing has only happened in about 4.3% of matches with Zyra.

Zyra Graves Synergy Summary

Zyra has done a great job of playing alongside Graves. Usually, she wins a fantastic 54.3% of rounds the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Zyra when fighting on the same team as Graves by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zyra vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffShadowflameZhonya'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
Ability HasteAdaptive 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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Guide to Synergizing Zyra and Graves

Tips for Playing as Zyra with Graves

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 Understand How Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Zyra Graves Synergy Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Graves Image
3.5
< Kills >
3.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
11.1
< Assists >
10.8
0.73
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
54
< Minions Killed >
57
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
993
< Physical Damage >
1,019
19,828
< Magic Damage >
19,893
1,035
< True Damage >
1,061
21,857
< Damage Dealt >
21,973
18,606
< Damage Taken >
18,691
9,677
< Gold Earned >
9,800
1.82
< Towers >
1.78
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,958
< Total Healing >
2,028
11,500
< Experience >
11,606
62
< Vision Score >
59
26
< Wards Placed >
25
265
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Play with Graves as Zyra in LoL

The Zyra Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Zyra sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Graves helps Zyra perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zyra is paired with Graves, she sees a little drop in her total damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Graves doesn't help cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zyra is played with Graves on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Graves. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Graves.

Moreover, when Zyra plays with Graves on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Graves does a decent job of protecting Zyra in teamfights.

Synergies between Zyra and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zyra
Graves

Is Zyra better when played alongside Graves?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Zyra that will no matter what be her best teammate. Yet, overall, Graves is a pretty good teammate for Zyra. By locking into the same side as Zyra, he improves their win rate by 1.7% to 54.3%. This shows that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Zyra and Graves that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Graves has a much lower diffuclty than Zyra. That means Zyra players don't need to be very careful when enlisting Graves teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Zyra and Graves together, you may not be providing your other teammates a lot of utility. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Graves ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zyra and Graves, we analyzed 6,861 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Zyra with Graves comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to pair well with Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to prioritize in your Zyra and Graves synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Graves than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 54.3% helping carry Graves with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, 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. Of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.3% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Zyra with Graves collaboration tips and builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game run with both champions.