Zyra vs Illaoi
How to Beat Illaoi as Zyra
based on 2,832 Zyra vs Illaoi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Illaoi Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Illaoi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Illaoi
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 Illaoi
Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.
When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.
Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.
Zyra vs Illaoi Counter Stats
How to Counter Illaoi with Zyra in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several vital Zyra against Illaoi matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Illaoi. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Zyra normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Illaoi
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Who is Better, Zyra or Illaoi?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Illaoi, with a 56.1% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a fantastic counter for Illaoi.
While Zyra does have a much higher win rate compared to Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zyra into Illaoias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Zyra has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Illaoi 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 team members during teamfights.
Zyra is a great counter for Illaoi. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Illaoi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zyra to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra usually accumulates a lot less CS compared to Illaoi. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Illaoi build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Illaoi than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average winrate of 56.1% battling Illaoi with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Illaoi as Zyra, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zyra vs Illaoi face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 56.1% win rate overall.
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