Zyra vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Zyra
based on 6,439 Zyra vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Zyra vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Zyra in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several strategic Zyra vs. Malphite counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malphite..
Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Malphite. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zyra and Malphite
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Who is Better, Zyra or Malphite?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Malphite, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a good counter for Malphite.
While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Malphite, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zyra into Malphiteas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Malphite matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Zyra is a decent counter for Malphite. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zyra in order to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra on average gets less CS relative to Malphite. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Zyra versus Malphite build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better countering Malphite than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zyra had an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against Malphite with these items in her kit.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Malphite as Zyra, you 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 players picked for Zyra vs Malphite LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.
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