Zyra vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Zyra
based on 7,572 Zyra vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Aatrox
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Zyra vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some important Zyra against Aatrox counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Zyra or Aatrox?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a good counter for Aatrox.
While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Aatroxas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Aatrox matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zyra is an above average counter for Aatrox. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zyra in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game 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 shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra typically picks up a lot less CS as Aatrox. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to use in your Zyra versus Aatrox build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zyra incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Aatrox than with most other common builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 52.4% battling Aatrox with this build.
To have the highest probability of beating Aatrox as Zyra, Zyra players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Zyra vs Aatrox LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.
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