The Ultimate Thorny Zyra Mid Guide (latest patch) - The Strangle Queen
Welcome to our Zyra Mid Guide where we are ready to show you that deadly spines aren't just for gardening accidents – they're also the key to cultivating chaos and sprouting victory in the mid lane! From turning enemies into unwilling flowerbeds to unleashing more thorns than a hedgehog's daydream!
Zyra Summoner Spells:
- Flash: Essential for escaping, engaging, and repositioning.
- Ignite: Great for securing kills and reducing healing.
Zyra Runes:
Primary Tree (Domination):
- Keystone: Dark Harvest - Amplifies your burst damage as enemies get low.
- Cheap Shot: Deal additional damage to movement-impaired enemies.
- Eyeball Collection: Gain AP for champion takedowns.
- Ultimate Hunter: Reduces the cooldown of your ultimate.
Secondary Tree (Sorcery):
- Manaflow Band: Helps with mana sustain.
- Gathering Storm: Increases your AP over time.
Stat Shards:
+8 ability haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+8 Magic Resist
Zyra Starting Items:
Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Stealth Ward
ZyraCore Build Options:
Burn them down Build:
Liandry's Anguish, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Demonic Embrace, Morellonomicon, Rabadon's Deathcap, (Void Staff)
Note: If you are super late game (sell your boots and buy the Void Staff)
Burst o’clock Build:
Luden's Tempest, Sorcerer's Shoes, Cosmic Drive, Shadowflame, Morellonomicon, Rabadon's Deathcap, Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Note: If you are super late game (sell your boots and buy Rylai's Crystal Scepter)
Slow them down CC Build:
Everfrost, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, Cosmic Drive, Horizon Focus
Sustain Build:
Rod of Ages, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Archangel's Staff, Cosmic Drive, Demonic Embrace
Ability Details & Skill Order vs. Ranged:
1. Garden of Thorns (Passive): Zyra's passive ability.
2. Deadly Spines (Q): Zyra's main poke and wave clear tool.
3. Rampant Growth (W): Plant seeds that can be activated by Zyra's abilities.
4. Grasping Roots (E): A skill shot that roots enemies and activates seeds.
5. Stranglethorns (R): Zyra's ultimate, which knocks up enemies and empowers plants.
- Level 1: Q
- Level 2: E
- Level 3: W
- Max Order: Q -> E -> W
- Take a point in your R (ultimate) whenever possible (levels 6, 11, and 16).
Zyra General Playstyle:
Zyra during the Laning Phase:
Zyra excels at poking and zoning enemies with her plants. Use Q and E to harass and control the wave. Be wary of ganks and use W seeds for vision.
Zyra in the Mid Game:
Look for picks with your E and control objectives with your plant zoning. Group with your team and use your ultimate for team fights.
Zyra in the Late Game:
Zyra becomes a significant damage threat. Position safely, use plants to zone, and look for multi-target ultimates in team fights.
Zyra during Farming:
- Use Q to clear waves and last hit.
- Use plants to help zone enemies away from farm.
Zyra in Team Fights:
- Stay in the backline, using plants to zone and deal damage.
- Look for opportunities to land a multi-target E or R.
- Protect your ADC and other carries with your root and plants.
Zyra around Objectives:
- Dragon/Baron: Use plants to tank and zone enemies. Your ultimate can disrupt the enemy team if they try to contest.
Zyra Matchups:
Zyra generally struggles against high mobility assassins and champions that can engage on her quickly. \
She excels against immobile mages and champions she can poke down.
Additional Advice on how to play Zyra:
- Zyra's plants can block skill shots, use them strategically.
- Always be aware of your surroundings, as Zyra is immobile and can be easily caught out.
- Use your ultimate to peel for yourself or your carries if needed.
Use these blooming insights of the Zyra Mid Guide, to transform the mid lane into a garden of chaos and confusion, where foes find themselves ensnared in the stranglethorns of your strategy, desperately wishing they had brought a pair of gardening gloves.
