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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Zyra Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Cassiopeia

based on 1,463 Cassiopeia vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Cassiopeia came out of an analysis of 1463 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Cassiopeia encounters Zyra in only 4.1% of her matches.

Cassiopeia vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cassiopeia does a poor job of beating Zyra. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Cassiopeia against Zyra matches, Cassiopeia’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Zyra.

Best Cassiopeia vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCosmic DriveRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
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Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Zyra

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

Advice to Win Against Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Cassiopeia vs Zyra Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Zyra Image
7
< Kills >
3.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
6.2
< Assists >
11.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.86
180
< Minions Killed >
58
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
641
< Physical Damage >
1,022
22,804
< Magic Damage >
21,855
369
< True Damage >
1,077
23,815
< Damage Dealt >
23,956
28,948
< Damage Taken >
18,761
12,097
< Gold Earned >
9,981
1.76
< Towers >
1.83
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,739
< Total Healing >
2,138
15,926
< Experience >
11,857
19
< Vision Score >
60
9
< Wards Placed >
25
480
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Zyra with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Cassiopeia versus Zyra matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Zyra. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Cassiopeia normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Zyra

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Cassiopeia usually loses when taking on Zyra, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Cassiopeia makes a poor counter to Zyra.

While Cassiopeia does have a lower win rate compared to Zyra, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Cassiopeia into Zyraas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Cassiopeia has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Cassiopeia is a bad counter for Zyra. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cassiopeia against Zyra.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,463 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 Zyra as Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia on average accumulates much more CS compared to Zyra. Champs who on average don't take much CS often 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Cassiopeia versus Zyra build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cosmic Drive, and Rod of Ages. When Cassiopeia used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Zyra than with many other typical builds. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Zyra with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Zyra as Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Cassiopeia vs Zyra fights, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you need to view Cassiopeia vs Zyra tips and counter builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match run with both champions.