Zyra vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Zyra
based on 4,674 Zyra vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Zyra vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Zyra vs. Kayle counter statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kayle. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Zyra often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Kayle
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Who is Better, Zyra or Kayle?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kayle, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes an ok counter for Kayle.
While Zyra does have a higher win rate compared to Kayle, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zyra into Kayleas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Kayle matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Zyra is a decent counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Kayle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Zyra in order to counter Kayle 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra usually gets a lot less CS as Kayle. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Zyra versus Kayle build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Kayle than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Kayle with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Kayle 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 rune builds players used for Zyra vs Kayle counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Zyra are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.