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Zyra with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Zyra and Aphelios

based on 3,340 Zyra with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Zyra has gone into battle with Aphelios in 3340 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much great data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are confident that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Zyra synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Zyra to play with Aphelios as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.1% of matches with Zyra.

Zyra Aphelios Synergy Summary

Zyra does a average job of playing alongside Aphelios. Normally, she wins an acceptable 50.0% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Zyra when playing with Aphelios by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zyra vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zyra Items

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

Optional Items

MorellonomiconZhonya's HourglassRylai's Crystal ScepterSolstice Sleigh

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
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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
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W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Zyra and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Zyra with Aphelios

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 Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Zyra Aphelios Synergy Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Aphelios Image
3.6
< Kills >
3.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
10.2
< Assists >
10.8
0.76
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
55
< Minions Killed >
57
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
970
< Physical Damage >
1,019
19,227
< Magic Damage >
19,893
992
< True Damage >
1,061
21,190
< Damage Dealt >
21,973
18,308
< Damage Taken >
18,691
9,598
< Gold Earned >
9,800
1.68
< Towers >
1.78
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,950
< Total Healing >
2,028
11,413
< Experience >
11,606
58
< Vision Score >
59
25
< Wards Placed >
25
272
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Play with Aphelios as Zyra in LoL

The Zyra Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Zyra sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Aphelios helps Zyra perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Zyra is an ally to Aphelios, she gets a little decrease in her complete damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Aphelios doesn't help cover for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Zyra is played together with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Aphelios.

Moreover, when Zyra plays with Aphelios on the same team, she usually takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Aphelios does a decent job of covering Zyra during team fights.

Synergies between Zyra and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zyra
Aphelios

Is Zyra better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Zyra that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. However, Aphelios is a not very good teammate for Zyra. By playing on the same team as Zyra, he drops their win rate by -2.6% to 50.0%. This proves that there is a bad bond between Zyra and Aphelios that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Aphelios has a greater difficulty than Zyra. That means Zyra players need to be careful when arranging Aphelios comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Working cooperatively, Zyra players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Zyra and Aphelios together, you may not be giving your other allies much cover. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Aphelios teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zyra and Aphelios, we analyzed 3,340 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Zyra with Aphelios comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zyra in order to work well with Aphelios during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to use in your Zyra and Aphelios synergy build consist of Cryptbloom, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Aphelios than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 50.0% helping carry Aphelios with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

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