Zyra vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Zyra
based on 6,842 Zyra vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zyra vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Zyra vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Zyra
Tips for Playing as Zyra against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Zyra vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Zyra in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Zyra against Xerath matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Zyra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zyra and Xerath
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Who is Better, Zyra or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zyra usually fairs equally well when facing off against Xerath, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Zyra makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Zyra does have a lower winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Xerathas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Zyra also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zyra is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zyra against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zyra to counter Xerath during both the lane 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 shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zyra often racks up less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zyra versus Xerath build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zyra had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Xerath with these items in her kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Xerath as Zyra, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zyra vs Xerath counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.
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