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

Zyra vs Rakan

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

based on 4,346 Zyra vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Rakan as Zyra came out of an examination of 4346 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Zyra encounters Rakan in only 2.7% of her matches.

Zyra vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a decent job of beating Rakan. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Zyra versus Rakan rounds, Zyra’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Zyra vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMorellonomiconLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zyra to level upe
>
Second ability for Zyra to level upq
>
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
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Zyra vs Rakan Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Rakan Image
3.5
< Kills >
1.6
6
< Deaths >
5.5
11
< Assists >
14.1
0.76
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
56
< Minions Killed >
33
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,111
< Physical Damage >
1,175
19,122
< Magic Damage >
4,826
1,051
< True Damage >
761
21,286
< Damage Dealt >
6,763
17,624
< Damage Taken >
21,054
9,602
< Gold Earned >
8,403
1.86
< Towers >
1.61
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
1,847
< Total Healing >
5,848
11,210
< Experience >
10,723
60
< Vision Score >
65
25
< Wards Placed >
31
277
< Time Dealing CC >
174

How to Counter Rakan with Zyra in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Zyra against Rakan matchup stats that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rakan..

Zyra normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Rakan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Rakan

Who is Better, Zyra or Rakan?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually wins when playing against Rakan, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Zyra makes a good counter for Rakan.

While Zyra does have a higher win rate than Rakan, when on opposite teams, Zyra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zyra into Rakanas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Zyra also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Rakan matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Zyra is a decent counter for Rakan. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Rakan.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Zyra, we analyzed 4,346 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 Rakan 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Rakan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra most often racks up more CS as Rakan. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zyra versus Rakan build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Rakan than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 51.4% battling Rakan with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rakan as Zyra, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Zyra vs Rakan clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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