Xerath vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Xerath
based on 6,842 Xerath vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Zyra
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several valuable Xerath vs. Zyra matchup stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra..
Xerath typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Zyra. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Zyra
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Who is Better, Xerath or Zyra?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Zyra, with a 50.5% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter to Zyra.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate than Zyra, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Zyraas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Xerath also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Zyra matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter for Zyra. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order to counter Zyra during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath usually racks up more CS relative to Zyra. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Xerath versus Zyra build include Void Staff, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Zyra than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Zyra with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Zyra as Xerath, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Xerath vs Zyra counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.
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