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Katarina
Katarina
31%
69%

vs

50.0%
Zyra
Zyra
33%
67%
Heavy AP damageHeavy CCSustained DPSHeavy poke

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Zyra

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Dark Seal
Refillable Potion

Core build

Hextech Gunblade
1Mage
Shadowflame
2vs Tank
Rabadon's Deathcap
3Mage

Standard

Sorcerer's Shoes
4Magic pen
Lich Bane
5Mage

Summoner spells

41497%
4121%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Banshee's Veil
5vs AP

Anti Tank

Terminus
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Lich Bane
Mage
Kraken Slayer
DPS
Nashor's Tooth
DPS
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser

Other options

Mejai's Soulstealer
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KatarinaKatarina
ZyraZyra
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

Zyra's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Garden of Thorns (P)

Seeds spawn around Zyra periodically, becoming faster with level. Zyra can cast Deadly Spines or Grasping Roots near seeds to grow plants, who fight for Zyra.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s0s11s–
66s0s11s1m50
95s0s11s1m50
115s0s11s1m40
165s0s11s1m30
185s0s11s1m30

Playing against Zyra

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Destroy her plants by auto-attacking them (1-2 autos) — without plants, her damage is significantly reduced.

2

Her E root is a linear skillshot: stay behind minions or side-step.

3

Zyra is extremely squishy: direct engages kill her in one combo.

4

Her R has a 2s delay before the knockup: get out of the zone if you can, or Flash.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026