Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCSustained DPSHeavy poke

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Zyra

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Kaenic Rookern
1vs AP
Protoplasm Harness
2Survival
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP

Summoner spells

41267%
41433%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
OrnnOrnn
ZyraZyra
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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