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Zyra Build, Runes and Counters — Jungle, Support and Bot · Patch 26.20

Rise of the Thorns

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (2,727 games).

Zyra, Rise of the Thorns, grows plants from the seeds of Rampant Growth and Garden of Thorns and knocks enemies up with Stranglethorns. In the Master+ count she was a jungler far more often than a support or bot laner, on Electrocute, with Liandry's Torment into Shadowflame leading both paths. In the jungle, Viego, Nocturne and Hecarim beat her most often. Lee Sin she was favored against.

MageSupport

Patch 26.18 · Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 2,727 games · Preview sample

League of LegendsPatch 26.18JungleRanked Solo/DuoMaster+EUW · KR · NA2,727 gamesPreview sample

Role snapshot (Jungle)

STier

Win Rate: 52.4%
Pick Rate: 4.2%
Ban Rate: 3.9%

2,727

Games

High

Confidence

Win rate by lane

Jungle53.9% · 1,912 games
Support46.3% · 415 games · small sample
Bot51.9% · 335 games · small sample

Most common path

281 games

55.5%Win Rate

Start

Flash

Smite

Highest win rate path

55 games

85.5%Win Rate

Start

Flash

Smite

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 24.1% of games·53.4% win rate over 657 games.

Primary

Domination

Electrocute

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Cheap Shot

Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.

Sixth Sense

On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team. Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

Treasure Hunter

Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.

Secondary

Precision

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Shards

Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Health Scaling

Other keystones taken

Arcane Comet22.1% taken · 48.6% win603 games
Dark Harvest19.4% taken · 57.3% win529 games
Deathfire Touch8.3% taken · 51.5% win227 games

Tree pairs

Domination + Precision64.6% taken · 54.1% win1,761 games
Sorcery + Precision20.6% taken · 49.2% win561 games
Sorcery + Domination6.5% taken · 50.0% win178 games

Skill Order

Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Zyra's most common path.

Deadly Spines

Thick vines spread through the ground and explode into spines, dealing magic damage to enemies within the area.

Cooldown 7/6.5/6/5.5/5s · 55 Mana

Rampant Growth

Zyra plants a seed, lasting up to 60 seconds.

Cooldown 0s · No cost

Grasping Roots

Zyra sends forth vines through the ground to ensnare her target, dealing damage and rooting enemies they come across.

Cooldown 11s · 70/75/80/85/90 Mana

Stranglethorns

Zyra summons a twisted thicket at her target location, dealing damage to enemies as it expands and knocking them airborne as it contracts.

Cooldown 110/100/90s · 100 Mana

Max Order

QEW

Max Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).

Level-up Order

QDeadly Spines
WRampant Growth
EGrasping Roots
RStranglethorns

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
QDeadly Spines	Q			Q	Q		Q		Q
WRampant Growth		W												W	W		W	W
EGrasping Roots			E					E		E		E	E
RStranglethorns						R					R					R

Matchup map (Jungle)

How Zyra performs against enemy jungle laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Zyra's win rate

≥ 60%Very favorable

55 – 60%Favorable

50 – 55%Even

45 – 50%Unfavorable

40 – 45%Hard

< 40%Very hard

Conditional build matrix

Recommended items by enemy team composition

Master+ · Patch 26.18

Mythic / CoreFirst major item

Core 2Second item

Core 3Third item

BootsBoot slot

SituationalPick as needed

Scaling — minute 10–30

ZyraJungle average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Zyra

Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip
Track the roam — it is strongest where the enemy jungler already is
Punish the cooldown — Zyra is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 7/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

P
Garden of Thorns
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.
Passive — never cast
Q
Deadly Spines
Thick vines spread through the ground and explode into spines, dealing magic damage to enemies within the area. If cast near a seed, Deadly Spines grows a Thorn Spitter plant, which fires at enemies from afar.
Cost 55 ManaCooldown 7/6.5/6/5.5/5sRange 800
W
Rampant Growth
Zyra plants a seed, lasting up to 60 seconds. Deadly Spines and Grasping Roots cast near seeds will turn them into plants who fight for Zyra. Zyra can store multiple seeds at once, and killing enemies reduces Rampant Growth's recharge time.
No costCooldown 0sRange 850
E
Grasping Roots
Zyra sends forth vines through the ground to ensnare her target, dealing damage and rooting enemies they come across. If cast near a seed, Grasping Roots grows a Vine Lasher, whose short range attacks reduce enemy Move Speed.
Cost 70/75/80/85/90 ManaCooldown 11sRange 1100
R
Stranglethorns
Zyra summons a twisted thicket at her target location, dealing damage to enemies as it expands and knocking them airborne as it contracts. Plants within the thicket are enraged.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 110/100/90sRange 700

Zyra balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Zyra in 2 patches. The latest is patch 26.8, published 2026-04-14.

Patch 26.82026-04-14
WRampant Growth
- W Level Up: No longer can level W level
Why, in Riot's words
Since the dawn of time Zyra’s have been accidentally putting a point into W and effectively doing nothing level 1. Well no more! We’re adding a small QoL change so Zyra can no longer put her first skill point into W to prevent this type of situation from being a thorn in your side and mental blooming.
Patch 25.162025-08-12
EGrasping Roots
- Cooldown12 secondsto11 seconds
RStranglethorns
- Base Damage180 / 265 / 350to200 / 300 / 400
Why, in Riot's words
Zyra is wilting a bit at the moment, falling below her historically healthy power levels. To help her out we’re looking to water her with buffs that are geared around her high moment roots into Stranglethorns to ensure she still provides the teamfighting prowess she’s known for. The late game focused R buff is meant to be a small nudge toward Zyra mid but we know there’s more work to be done there before she feels like she can put down roots there.

Zyra skins (13)

Riot's data lists 13 looks for Zyra with their own art, the base skin included and 62 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateS

Win Rate: 53.3%; ▲ 1.0%
Pick Rate: 6.3%; ▲ 2.3%
Ban Rate: 0.6%; ▲ 3.3%

Damage dealt: 109.0%
Damage taken: 93.0%
Healing: 110.9%
Shielding: 99.8%
Ability Haste: +0

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

Riot’s notes

This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.

26.1951.8% over 798 games · small sample-0.3
26.1852.7% over 1,482 games+0.1
26.1752.4% over 429 games · small sample—

Zyra's base stats against all 173 champions

Zyra's attack range of 575 is the 6th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).
Zyra's health per level of 93 is the 17th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.

Stat	Zyra	Rank	Median
Base health	574	=152nd	620
Health per level	93	157th	104
Base armor	29	=91st	30
Armor per level	4.2	=122nd	4.6
Base magic resist	30	=110th	32
Magic resist per level	1.3	=93rd	1.55
Base attack damage	53	=145th	59
Base attack speed	0.681	=25th	0.656
Attack speed per level	2.11%	=107th	2.5%
Move speed	340	=37th	335
Attack range	575	=6th	175

Zyra at level 1 and level 18

Zyra reaches 2155 health at level 18 — 574 at level 1 plus 17 × 93, the 16th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
Zyra reaches 843 mana at level 18 — 418 at level 1 plus 17 × 25, the 10th-lowest of 145 mana users on patch 26.20, shared with 3.
Zyra reaches 100.4 armor at level 18 — 29 at level 1 plus 17 × 4.2, the 46th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 1.
Zyra reaches 52.1 magic resist at level 18 — 30 at level 1 plus 17 × 1.3, the 34th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 43.

Stat	Level 1	Per level	Level 18	Rank at 18
Health	574	+93	2155	158th of 173
Mana	418	+25	843	=133rd of 145
Armor	29	+4.2	100.4	=127th of 173
Magic resist	30	+1.3	52.1	=97th of 173

Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.

Riot's tips for Zyra

Playing Zyra

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.
Seeds grant vision to your team.
Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

Playing against Zyra

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.
Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.
Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.
Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.
Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Quick answers about Zyra

How does Zyra do against Viego?: Zyra won 42.6% of 54 counted Master+ games against Viego. Viego is one of the opponents that beat Zyra. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Zyra do against Nocturne?: Zyra won 42.6% of 47 counted Master+ games against Nocturne. Nocturne is one of the opponents that beat Zyra. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Zyra do against Hecarim?: Zyra won 46.1% of 76 counted Master+ games against Hecarim. Hecarim is one of the opponents that beat Zyra. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Zyra do against Rengar?: Zyra won 41.7% of 36 counted Master+ games against Rengar. Rengar is one of the opponents that beat Zyra. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Zyra do against Lee Sin?: Zyra won 61.6% of 146 counted Master+ games against Lee Sin. It is a matchup Zyra wins more often than not.
How does Zyra do against Rek'Sai?: Zyra won 64.7% of 34 counted Master+ games against Rek'Sai. It is a matchup Zyra wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Zyra do against Vi?: Zyra won 66.7% of 30 counted Master+ games against Vi. It is a matchup Zyra wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Zyra do against Qiyana?: Zyra won 49.2% of 120 counted Master+ games against Qiyana. It is close to even.
What class is Zyra?: Riot classes Zyra as Mage and Support. This site files the champion under Jungle.
How hard is Zyra to play?: Riot rates Zyra's difficulty 7 out of 10.
What resource does Zyra use?: Zyra's abilities spend Mana.
What is Zyra's attack range?: 575 units — the 6th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others).
What are Zyra's abilities?: Passive — Garden of Thorns, Q — Deadly Spines, W — Rampant Growth, E — Grasping Roots and R — Stranglethorns.
How many skins does Zyra have?: Riot's data lists 13 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 62 chroma variants.
How much health does Zyra have at level 18?: 2155 — 574 at level 1 plus 17 × 93 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Zyra's ultimate cooldown?: Stranglethorns (R): 110/100/90 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.
When did Riot last change Zyra?: Patch 26.8, published 14 April 2026 — the latest of 2 patches that change Zyra in Riot's notes from 25.S1.1 to 26.20.

Zyra at a glance

Zyra, Rise of the Thorns, is a Mage and Support champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 7/10 for difficulty, 4/10 for attack, 3/10 for defense and 8/10 for magic. Zyra spends Mana and has 13 skins with their own art. Zyra's attack range of 575 is the 6th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 2 others). Zyra's health per level of 93 is the 17th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.

Attack4/10
Defense3/10
Magic8/10
Difficulty7/10

Zyra's story

Born in an ancient, sorcerous catastrophe, Zyra is the wrath of nature given form—an alluring hybrid of plant and human, kindling new life with every step. She views the many mortals of Valoran as little more than prey for her seeded progeny, and thinks nothing of slaying them with flurries of deadly spines. Though her true purpose has not been revealed, Zyra wanders the world, indulging her most primal urges to colonize, and strangle all other life from it.

— Riot Games, Data Dragon 16.20.1. League of Legends Universe

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Methodology

Data window: Preview sample — a one-time snapshot of 65,406 ranked games (Master+, EUW/KR/NA, patch 26.18), counted by GamGem while our Riot production key is under review. Figures will update daily once it is approved. Counted 26–27 Sept 2026; patches 26.18 (35,477) · 26.19 (18,580) · 26.17 (11,048) · 26.16 (293) · 26.15 (8); by server EUW 22,382 · KR 21,922 · NA 21,065 · EUNE 20 · TR 17. 642 games without a result — remakes ended by vote in their first minutes, and games recorded with no winner — were not counted.
Rank aggregation: Master, Grandmaster and Challenger, pooled — the three ladders the count read its players from. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
Role assignment: A champion is filed under every lane that holds at least a tenth of its counted games — the position the match itself reports, not the champion’s class. Its headline win rate is across all of them; each lane’s own win rate and games are counted too, and a lane’s tier list ranks by them.
Counters: The two champions in the same position on opposite teams, over that pairing’s own counted games — ranked on the edge pulled toward zero by its sample size, printed raw.
Minimum sample: None — no figure is hidden for being thin. Every rate prints its games, and the confidence band is its 95% margin: Very High within ±1.5 points, High ±2.5, Moderate ±3.1 (1,000 games), Low wider.
Why a build is not a cause: An item is counted when the match ENDS with it, so late items show long games and an item bought when already ahead shows games that were being won. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying the item caused the win.
Where the numbers come from: Names, classes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates, builds, keystones, spells and matchups are counted by GamGem from Riot's ranked match records. An estimate, not a count: this panel is not in the preview sample, and is labelled so.

Zyra on video

Zyra: Champion Spotlight | Gameplay - League of Legends — League of LegendsLeague of Legends on YouTube · plays here

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 24 July 2012.

14 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.

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