Soraka vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Soraka
based on 3,984 Soraka vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Soraka vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Soraka vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Soraka
Tips for Playing as Soraka against Zyra
Equinox can be used as a powerful zoning tool to keep enemies at bay.
You can use Wish on your allies from across the map to save them from otherwise fatal events.
Soraka is a powerful ally in battle, using her strong healing to keep the party moving forward.
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.
Soraka vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Soraka in LoL
The stats provided here show several important Soraka vs. Zyra counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Soraka’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Soraka may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Soraka usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Zyra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Soraka and Zyra
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Who is Better, Soraka or Zyra?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Soraka usually loses when playing against Zyra, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Soraka makes a bad counter to Zyra.
While Soraka does have a lower win rate than Zyra, when on opposite teams, Soraka also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Soraka into Zyra.
Furthermore, Soraka also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Soraka vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Soraka is a trash counter for Zyra. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Soraka against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Soraka to counter Zyra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Soraka on average accumulates less CS compared to Zyra. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Soraka versus Zyra build include Redemption, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer. When Soraka included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Zyra than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Soraka had an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Zyra with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Zyra as Soraka, Soraka players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Soraka vs Zyra matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.0% winrate overall.
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