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

Zyra vs Pyke

How to Beat Pyke as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Pyke as Zyra

based on 4,928 Zyra vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Pyke as Zyra resulted from an examination of 4928 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Zyra fights Pyke in only 3.1% of her games.

Zyra vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a good job of countering Pyke. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.7% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Zyra vs Pyke games, Zyra’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood against Pyke.

Best Zyra vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
CryptbloomZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Solstice SleighRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassVoid Staff

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

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Zyra vs Pyke Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Pyke Image
4.1
< Kills >
7
7.1
< Deaths >
7.5
11.3
< Assists >
8.4
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
60
< Minions Killed >
40
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,122
< Physical Damage >
10,106
20,154
< Magic Damage >
68
1,104
< True Damage >
2,441
22,381
< Damage Dealt >
12,616
18,770
< Damage Taken >
23,684
10,008
< Gold Earned >
10,381
1.84
< Towers >
1.02
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,765
< Total Healing >
5,325
11,785
< Experience >
11,097
56
< Vision Score >
68
25
< Wards Placed >
31
272
< Time Dealing CC >
101

How to Counter Pyke with Zyra in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Zyra vs. Pyke counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pyke’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Pyke..

Zyra typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives less damage than Pyke. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Pyke

Who is Better, Zyra or Pyke?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Pyke, with a 52.7% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Pyke, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Pykeas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pyke. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Pyke matchups, Zyra is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a good counter for Pyke. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Pyke.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra

Zyra Loses Against

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Zyra Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Zyra, we analyzed 4,928 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 Pyke 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Pyke during both the early game 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 mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Pyke. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Pyke build include Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra used at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better vs. Pyke than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when playing against Pyke with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Pyke as Zyra, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Relentless Hunter, and Taste of Blood runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zyra vs Pyke face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.7% winrate overall.

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