Wukong vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Wukong
based on 1,671 Wukong vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Wukong vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Wukong vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Wukong
Tips for Playing as Wukong against Zyra
Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.
Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.
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.
Wukong vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Wukong in LoL
The stats shown on this page feature some vital Wukong against Zyra matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Wukong normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zyra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Wukong and Zyra
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Who is Better, Wukong or Zyra?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Wukong usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Wukong makes a bad counter for Zyra.
While Wukong does have a lower win rate compared to Zyra, when on opposite teams, Wukong also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Wukong into Zyra.
Moreover, Wukong also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Wukong is a trash counter to Zyra. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Wukong against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Wukong in order to counter Zyra during both the early game 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 stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Wukong typically gets more CS compared to Zyra. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Wukong versus Zyra build include Trinity Force, Maw of Malmortius, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Zyra than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Wukong had an average win rate of 46.5% when playing against Zyra with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Zyra as Wukong, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Wukong vs Zyra counters, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.5% win rate overall.
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