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

Zyra vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Zyra

based on 1,666 Zyra vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Zyra faced off against Taliyah in 1666 matches. Including so many matchups for Zyra versus Taliyah provides us faith in our capability to prepare useful statistics and a supported build to suppress Taliyah. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Zyra has to counter Taliyah in only 1.0% of her games.

Zyra vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Zyra does a good job of beating Taliyah. On average, she wins a terrific 53.4% of matches the champs face one another in. In Zyra vs Taliyah games, Zyra’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Zyra vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMorellonomiconZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentZhonya's HourglassMalignanceLuden's Companion

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 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
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E
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Zyra vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
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3.9
< Kills >
6.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
10.8
< Assists >
8.4
0.86
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
57
< Minions Killed >
130
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.54
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.38
986
< Physical Damage >
750
20,004
< Magic Damage >
20,639
1,008
< True Damage >
1,131
21,999
< Damage Dealt >
22,521
18,912
< Damage Taken >
22,543
9,895
< Gold Earned >
12,386
1.79
< Towers >
1.55
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
2,072
< Total Healing >
4,642
11,689
< Experience >
14,832
61
< Vision Score >
24
25
< Wards Placed >
9
274
< Time Dealing CC >
569

How to Counter Taliyah with Zyra in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Zyra versus Taliyah matchup statistics that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Taliyah..

Zyra typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Taliyah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zyra and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Taliyah

Who is Better, Zyra or Taliyah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when taking on Taliyah, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a great counter for Taliyah.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Zyra into Taliyahas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Taliyah matchups, Zyra is the better champion 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 Taliyah. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zyra against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Zyra, we analyzed 1,666 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 Taliyah 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

If you would like to truly master Zyra to counter Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra most often racks up less CS as Taliyah. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zyra versus Taliyah build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Morellonomicon, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Zyra incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Taliyah than with most other common item sets. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 53.4% when playing against Taliyah with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of beating Taliyah as Zyra, you should use 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 Taliyah face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.

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