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How to Win Maokai vs Zyra Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Maokai

based on 6,864 Maokai vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.55
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Zyra as Maokai resulted from an examination of 6864 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Maokai has to counter Zyra in only 4.4% of his rounds.

Maokai vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Maokai does a ok job of beating Zyra. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Maokai against Zyra matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Maokai vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSolstice SleighForce of Nature

Optional Items

Knight's VowKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Adaptive ForceArmorMagic Resist
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zyra as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Zyra

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

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.

Maokai vs Zyra Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Zyra Image
2.8
< Kills >
3.7
6
< Deaths >
6.4
12.5
< Assists >
11.2
0.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.8
51
< Minions Killed >
56
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,656
< Physical Damage >
1,155
11,296
< Magic Damage >
20,932
1,043
< True Damage >
1,149
13,996
< Damage Dealt >
23,237
31,184
< Damage Taken >
19,008
9,512
< Gold Earned >
9,765
1.37
< Towers >
1.68
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,000
< Total Healing >
2,014
11,876
< Experience >
11,487
47
< Vision Score >
60
19
< Wards Placed >
25
446
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Zyra with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Maokai vs. Zyra counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zyra..

Maokai often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zyra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Zyra

Who is Better, Maokai or Zyra?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Maokai usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Zyra, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Maokai makes an ok counter for Zyra.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Zyra, when they face off with one another, Maokai also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Zyra.

Furthermore, Maokai has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Zyra matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Maokai is a decent counter to Zyra. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Maokai against Zyra.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Maokai, we analyzed 6,864 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 Maokai 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.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Zyra Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Zyra. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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, often 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 use in your Maokai versus Zyra build include Trailblazer, Solstice Sleigh, and Force of Nature. When Maokai included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Zyra than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 50.3% battling Zyra with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zyra as Maokai, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Maokai vs Zyra clashes, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Maokai are presented for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.