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

Zyra vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kindred as Zyra

based on 3,061 Zyra vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54.8 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Kindred as Zyra came out of an evaluation of 3061 ranked games where both champs engaged each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Zyra has to counter Kindred in only 1.9% of her games.

Zyra vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Zyra does a great job of beating Kindred. On average, she wins a terrific 54.8% of the time the champions face one another in. In Zyra vs Kindred games, Zyra’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Zyra vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's TormentLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Zyra vs Kindred Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
54.8 %
VS
Win Rate
45.2 %
Kindred Image
3.8
< Kills >
6.7
5.9
< Deaths >
7.1
10.6
< Assists >
7
0.81
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
56
< Minions Killed >
42
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
998
< Physical Damage >
14,829
19,548
< Magic Damage >
3,882
970
< True Damage >
1,238
21,516
< Damage Dealt >
19,950
18,189
< Damage Taken >
32,211
9,700
< Gold Earned >
12,220
1.82
< Towers >
1.47
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
2,028
< Total Healing >
17,406
11,419
< Experience >
13,801
58
< Vision Score >
24
24
< Wards Placed >
6
280
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Kindred with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Zyra vs. Kindred matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between these two champs. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Kindred..

Zyra often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Kindred

Who is Better, Zyra or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when trying to fight Kindred, with a 54.8% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter for Kindred.

While Zyra does have a much higher winrate than Kindred, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Kindredas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter 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 Kindred 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 allies during team fights.

Zyra is a great counter to Kindred. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Kindred.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra

Zyra Loses Against

LilliaLillia48.6% winrateNilahNilah48.7% winrateSingedSinged49.3% winrateXerathXerath49.5% winrate

Zyra Wins Against

KalistaKalista59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee58% winrateHweiHwei57.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Zyra, we analyzed 3,061 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 Kindred 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.

Other Useful Resources

Zyra Build Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zyra to counter Kindred during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra often picks up a similar amount of CS as Kindred. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Zyra versus Kindred build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Liandry's Torment, and Luden's Companion. When Zyra bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Kindred than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 54.8% when playing against Kindred with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Kindred as Zyra, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Zyra vs Kindred counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.8% winrate overall.

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