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Rise of the Thorns

Zyra build & stats

MageSupport B 170 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
9.4%
Ban rate
0.0%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
2,800 gold
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 gold
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
3,000 gold
8,400 gold
56.7% WR 30 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
57.9% 19 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
54.5% WR
33 games · 19% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Sorcery Sorcery
Axiom Arcanist Manaflow Band Nimbus Cloak
Transcendence Absolute Focus Celerity
Waterwalking Gathering Storm Scorch
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
64.3% 14 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Zyra

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Zyra wins 48.8% of games as any role on patch 16.18 (170 games).
  • Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment — 57% win rate over 30 games.
  • Take Dark Harvest as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 49% win rate.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
56.7% WR
30 games · 18% pick
Blackfire Torch
Blackfire Torch
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Morellonomicon
Morellonomicon
30.8% WR
13 games · 8% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Malignance
Malignance
Liandry's Torment
Liandry's Torment
50.0% WR
8 games · 5% pick

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
46.8% WR
111 games · 65% pick
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
57.9% WR
19 games · 11% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
60.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
80.0% 3% (5)
60.0% 9% (15)
60.0% 6% (10)
54.3% 62% (105)
51.7% 17% (29)
50.9% 67% (114)
50.4% 78% (133)
50.0% 8% (14)
44.4% 5% (9)
43.8% 19% (32)
42.9% 8% (14)
36.1% 21% (36)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
39.5% WR
38 games · 22% pick
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Sorcery Sorcery
54.5% WR
33 games · 19% pick
Dark Harvest Cheap Shot Grisly Mementos Ultimate Hunter Manaflow Band Transcendence
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
51.7% WR
29 games · 17% pick
Arcane Comet Manaflow Band Transcendence Scorch Coup de Grace Presence of Mind

Keystones

  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 49.0%56% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 53.8%31% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 38.9%11% pick
  • Summon Aery Summon Aery Your attacks and abilities send Aery to a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. 33.3%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 50.8%38% pick
  • Flash Mark Flash + Mark 50.0%18% pick
  • Flash Heal Flash + Heal 36.8%11% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PGarden 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.

  • QDeadly 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.

  • WRampant 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 Gro...

  • EGrasping 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 S...

  • RStranglethorns

    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.