Trapped-terrain mage-support build: Zyra wins when the zone she prepares matters more than the first button pressed. The build must therefore support her approach pressure, the value of her plants, and enough continuity for her space control to last.
Three builds, one right answer per draft. The advisor reads the five enemies (and your allies) and names who triggers what — the same rule as the Draft MVP sheet and Ask Nexus.
Best Zyra build (Support): Black Mist Scythe › Imperial Mandate › Rabadon's Deathcap › Ardent Censer › Cryptbloom, boots Boots of Mana, keystone Arcane Comet. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
12,100 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Utility build, maximizes support provided to your carry.
11,100 total cost -1000g
Allied carry to protect: Shyvana, Aurelion Sol.
Open this draft in the tool →Defensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
11,200 total cost -900g
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Best Zyra build (Mid Lane): Rabadon's Deathcap › Luden's Echo › Void Staff › Stormsurge › Infinity Orb, boots Boots of Mana, keystone Arcane Comet. Three variants and when to pick each are below.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,200 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,000 total cost -200gDefensive build adding survivability. Pick this against high enemy damage or when behind.
15,700 total cost +500g
Scores out of 10: where this champion sits against the whole roster, phase by phase. The strip shows its own power ramp level by level — it does not compare across champions.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Irelia
Morellonomicon
Recurring healing
Jayce
Banshee's Veil
Magic damage
Talon
Zhonya's Hourglass
Physical damage
Yasuo
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Highly mobile
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Foundational item core, without recent situational additions — kept as a base for understanding the kit. For the up-to-date build, see the section above.
Zyra wins through space control and sustained damage.
Spectral Sickle
Évolution Sickle, wards + gold in poke plantes
Slow permanent via the plantes passive, zone control
burn via the plantes Q-W and E-W, DoT constant
Crown of the
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes
Stasis
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the E Grasping Roots roots the target and guarantees the impact Arcane Comet.
Every E Grasping Roots snare triggers Cheap Shot for free bonus damage.
Scales AP to that his plants (boosted by R Rise of the Thorns) are lethal.
Haste cycles seeds and E faster — your plant garden never lets up.
Crown of the Shattered Queen
Morellonomicon
Awakened Soulstealer
Morellonomicon
Overgrowth
Perseverance
