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Zyra
Rise of the Thorns

Zyra

Passive · Garden of Thorns

Zyra plants seeds around the map; her abilities sprout them into plants that attack enemies.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage4
  • Durability3
  • Magic8
  • Difficulty7
  • Mobility3
  • CC8
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top

How to play as Zyra

Top: hold CS, run TP or Ghost depending on the matchup.

How to beat Zyra

Top: punish wave-states and ward river/jungle to dodge ganks.

Jungle

How to play as Zyra

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Zyra

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

Mid

How to play as Zyra

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Zyra

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

ADC

How to play as Zyra

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Zyra

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

Support
Primary

How to play as Zyra

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket Enchant + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Zyra

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

Abilities

Garden of Thorns

Passive

Innate: Zyra's abilities spawn Thorn Spitters upon hitting certain targets. * Deadly Spines will spawn one under each enemy champion, large monster, and epic monster hit. * Grasping Roots will spawn one under the first enemy champion hit, otherwise at maximum range.

Deadly Spines

Q

Active: Zyra sprouts thorny spines at the target location that burst after a 0.625-seconds delay, dealing magic damage to enemies hit.

Cooldown7 to 5.5 4

Rampant Growth

W

Active: Zyra marks the target enemy champion or monster for 6 seconds, dealing magic damage every 0.5 seconds over 3 seconds, during which they are also slow.

Garden of Thorns deal 100% increased damage against targets marked by Rampant Growth.

Cooldown15 to 12 4

Grasping Roots

E

Active: Zyra shoots a surge of vines in the target direction that deals magic damage to enemies hit and root them for a duration.

Cooldown12

Stranglethorns

Ultimate

Active: Zyra summons a monstrous thicket at the target location that deals magic damage to enemies hit as it expands. After 2 seconds, the thicket snaps upward to airborne enemies within for 1 second.

Garden of Thorns hit by the thicket become enraged, restoring 50% of their current health, increasing their maximum health by 50%, gaining 25% increased size and refreshing their duration while the thicket expands. Additionally they gain 50% bonus attack speed.

Cooldown80 to 60 3