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How to Win Zyra vs Draven Counter MatchupZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Zyra

based on 5,095 Zyra vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.46
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches each week. In our database, Zyra faced off against Draven in 5095 games. Having so many matchups for Zyra versus Draven gives us faith in our ability to produce informative stats and a solid build to smash Draven. This pairing is somewhat rare. Zyra is forced to battle against Draven in only 3.2% of her matches.

Zyra vs Draven Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a great job of beating Draven. Typically, she wins a whopping 54.1% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Zyra against Draven rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood against Draven.

Best Zyra vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

Solstice SleighShadowflameZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zyra to level upe
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Second ability for Zyra to level upq
>
Last skill for Zyra to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Countering Draven as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Draven

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 Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Zyra vs Draven Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Draven Image
3.9
< Kills >
8.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.9
11.1
< Assists >
5.3
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
55
< Minions Killed >
175
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
1,029
< Physical Damage >
21,142
20,120
< Magic Damage >
126
1,014
< True Damage >
451
22,165
< Damage Dealt >
21,720
18,003
< Damage Taken >
24,124
9,726
< Gold Earned >
13,783
1.84
< Towers >
2.04
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
1,880
< Total Healing >
7,442
11,289
< Experience >
12,705
58
< Vision Score >
15
25
< Wards Placed >
7
276
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Draven with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Zyra against Draven matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Draven. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Zyra normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Draven. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Draven

Who is Better, Zyra or Draven?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when playing against Draven, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter to Draven.

While Zyra does have a much higher winrate compared to Draven, when facing one another, Zyra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Dravenas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Draven matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a great counter for Draven. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Draven.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Zyra, we analyzed 5,095 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 Draven as Zyra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Draven. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Zyra versus Draven build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Zyra included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better vs Draven than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 54.1% when countering Draven with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Draven as Zyra, Zyra players should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Zyra vs Draven battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Draven as Zyra are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.