Matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy CCSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Zyra

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Randuin's Omen
2vs AD
Serpent's Fang
3vs Tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sterak's Gage
5Survival

Summoner spells

414100%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
0.0% WR1 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: BloodlineLegend: Bloodline
Cut DownCut Down
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
UrgotUrgot
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