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How to Win Zoe vs Zyra Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Zoe

based on 2,000 Zoe vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
43.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Zyra as Zoe came out of an examination of 2000 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Zoe has to counter Zyra in only 4.1% of her matches.

Zoe vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a terrible job of countering Zyra. On average, she wins a lowly 43.4% of the time the champions face one another in. In Zoe versus Zyra rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Zoe vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zoe to level upq
>
Second ability for Zoe to level upe
>
Last skill for Zoe to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Zyra as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Zyra

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Advice to Win Against Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Zoe vs Zyra Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
43.4 %
VS
Win Rate
56.6 %
Zyra Image
7
< Kills >
3.7
6
< Deaths >
6.2
7
< Assists >
10.8
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
0.8
138
< Minions Killed >
58
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,684
< Physical Damage >
1,012
18,120
< Magic Damage >
19,757
3,528
< True Damage >
1,030
23,333
< Damage Dealt >
21,800
20,263
< Damage Taken >
18,871
11,323
< Gold Earned >
9,860
1.56
< Towers >
1.81
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,555
< Total Healing >
2,134
13,848
< Experience >
11,569
26
< Vision Score >
59
12
< Wards Placed >
25
138
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Zyra with Zoe in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Zoe against Zyra counter stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Zyra. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Zoe typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Zyra. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Zyra

Who is Better, Zoe or Zyra?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zoe usually loses when taking on Zyra, with a 43.4% win rate. Thus, Zoe makes a poor counter for Zyra.

While Zoe does have a much lower winrate than Zyra, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Zoe into Zyra.

Furthermore, Zoe also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zoe is a garbage counter for Zyra. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Zyra.

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Zoe, we analyzed 2,000 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 Zyra as Zoe 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zoe in order to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe most often gets more CS compared to Zyra. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Zoe versus Zyra build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Zyra than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zoe boasted an average win rate of 43.4% when countering Zyra with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Zyra as Zoe, you should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Zoe vs Zyra fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 43.4% win rate overall.

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