
Zyravs Zilean
Zyra vs Zilean is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Zyra wins with a 64.0% win rate (+28.0%) over Zilean based on 25 games. Zyra holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zyra build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zyra vs Zilean matchup.
Zyra Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zyra performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Zyra vs Zilean Matchup?

Zyra vs Zilean Matchup Summary
The Zyra vs Zilean matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 25 recent matches analyzed, Zyra wins with a 64.0% win rate compared to Zilean's 36.0%, giving Zyra a 28.0 percentage point advantage. Zyra dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Zilean players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Zyra leads by 447 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zyra players can confidently pick into Zilean and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Zilean away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Zyra vs Zilean Laning Phase Breakdown
Zyra is favored during the laning phase against Zilean, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Zyra holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Zyra Build Against Zilean
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Zilean, providing the mobility and stats Zyra needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zyra against Zilean are Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Zyra an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zilean. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zyra vs Zilean matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Zyra dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 85.7% win rate — a 71.4 percentage point lead over Zilean. This lopsided early game means Zyra can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Zyra is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Zilean. Extended games heavily favor Zyra, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Zyra holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Zilean players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Zyra Runes Against Zilean
Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Zyra to press their advantage against Zilean, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Zyra matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Zyra's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Zyra build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.03% | 132 | 1.7 | 738 | 9,449 | 57.6% | 49.3% | |
| 57.14% | 126 | 1.9 | 737 | 10,566 | 64.9% | 53.9% | |
| 47.93% | 121 | 1.8 | 746 | 9,672 | 55.1% | 43.1% | |
| 52.43% | 103 | 1.9 | 747 | 10,163 | 63.4% | 45.2% | |
| 55.32% | 94 | 1.9 | 761 | 10,113 | 45.7% | 61.0% | |
| 57.78% | 90 | 1.8 | 734 | 10,335 | 61.1% | 55.6% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 1.7 | 752 | 9,449 | 50.0% | 37.2% | |
| 48.75% | 80 | 1.8 | 782 | 10,027 | 44.1% | 52.2% | |
| 57.75% | 71 | 1.8 | 804 | 10,559 | 50.0% | 62.2% | |
| 64.18% | 67 | 2.0 | 795 | 11,286 | 61.9% | 65.2% | |
| 43.75% | 64 | 1.9 | 701 | 9,663 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 59.68% | 62 | 1.8 | 731 | 9,221 | 70.4% | 51.4% | |
| 43.55% | 62 | 1.8 | 762 | 9,748 | 36.4% | 47.5% | |
| 39.34% | 61 | 1.8 | 666 | 9,117 | 26.7% | 51.6% | |
| 53.33% | 60 | 2.1 | 860 | 10,221 | 53.9% | 52.9% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 2.4 | 704 | 9,799 | 62.5% | 38.2% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 1.8 | 754 | 9,996 | 42.9% | 58.6% | |
| 48.08% | 52 | 1.9 | 785 | 9,841 | 58.3% | 39.3% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 2.0 | 596 | 9,917 | 52.2% | 51.9% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 2.6 | 771 | 10,659 | 58.8% | 40.6% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 1.9 | 672 | 9,451 | 45.0% | 46.4% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 1.6 | 784 | 9,803 | 66.7% | 45.5% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 1.7 | 724 | 9,657 | 18.8% | 45.8% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 1.9 | 906 | 10,817 | 42.9% | 62.5% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 2.0 | 828 | 11,316 | 58.3% | 29.2% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 1.6 | 814 | 9,488 | 61.5% | 40.9% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.8 | 809 | 9,772 | 64.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 1.8 | 797 | 12,540 | 23.1% | 55.0% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 1.2 | 749 | 12,279 | 54.5% | 36.8% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 1.8 | 771 | 9,629 | 37.5% | 64.3% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 2.3 | 872 | 10,440 | 60.0% | 61.1% | |
| 28.00% | 25 | 1.7 | 749 | 8,943 | 15.4% | 41.7% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 1.8 | 786 | 10,640 | 85.7% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.4 | 851 | 13,186 | 55.6% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.9 | 749 | 9,099 | 56.3% | 62.5% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 1.5 | 859 | 12,899 | 11.1% | 61.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 2.6 | 803 | 11,813 | 83.3% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.3 | 816 | 11,748 | 53.9% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.1 | 659 | 10,097 | 37.5% | 41.7% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 1.6 | 766 | 11,947 | 36.4% | 44.4% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.8 | 790 | 11,216 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.6 | 787 | 12,667 | 28.6% | 83.3% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 2.5 | 820 | 9,998 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.6 | 865 | 10,889 | 87.5% | 30.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 2.7 | 852 | 11,771 | 80.0% | 53.9% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 1.3 | 821 | 12,738 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.5 | 778 | 13,346 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 2.3 | 845 | 9,691 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 1.0 | 824 | 11,661 | 90.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.4 | 872 | 13,764 | 100.0% | 45.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.7 | 1,122 | 13,613 | 75.0% | 36.4% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.2 | 846 | 10,877 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 2.4 | 792 | 10,910 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 85.71% | 14 | 1.3 | 1,023 | 12,883 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.3 | 954 | 13,468 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 84.62% | 13 | 1.6 | 936 | 13,683 | 83.3% | 85.7% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 4.6 | 806 | 11,351 | 60.0% | 37.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 2.5 | 1,065 | 13,910 | 25.0% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.3 | 811 | 8,960 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.9 | 985 | 11,400 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 3.5 | 837 | 11,978 | 20.0% | 14.3% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.7 | 1,015 | 12,921 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.9 | 987 | 13,869 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.9 | 995 | 10,879 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.9 | 770 | 9,278 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 965 | 12,239 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 735 | 10,840 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.3 | 626 | 7,782 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 926 | 12,733 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.3 | 871 | 9,743 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.3 | 920 | 12,107 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.7 | 776 | 11,026 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 991 | 12,388 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 874 | 10,516 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 742 | 9,338 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.6 | 856 | 10,828 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 849 | 15,037 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 895 | 14,020 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.7 | 913 | 14,672 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.7 | 1,025 | 15,940 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 977 | 11,582 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.6 | 1,014 | 14,347 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.8 | 790 | 11,297 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.9 | 793 | 9,604 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.1 | 817 | 13,088 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 0.9 | 721 | 12,173 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.3 | 727 | 10,401 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.5 | 781 | 12,070 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.2 | 1,086 | 12,924 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.0 | 956 | 9,873 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.8 | 847 | 14,164 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.5 | 799 | 10,482 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.8 | 878 | 12,155 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.6 | 745 | 10,130 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.0 | 872 | 11,331 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.4 | 745 | 12,294 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.7 | 761 | 8,452 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 1,094 | 15,524 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 1,023 | 14,197 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.5 | 909 | 14,555 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.8 | 1,015 | 12,335 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.1 | 717 | 10,393 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 713 | 10,486 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 776 | 8,084 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.4 | 1,126 | 12,698 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 783 | 10,439 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 847 | 13,364 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 814 | 11,641 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.3 | 598 | 9,177 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 761 | 9,068 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 831 | 10,303 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
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Zyra vs Zilean - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Zyra do against Zilean in League of Legends?
Zyra wins the Zyra vs Zilean matchup with a 64.0% win rate compared to Zilean's 36.0%, a 28.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 25 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Zyra do against Zilean in the early game?
In the early game, Zyra has the advantage against Zilean with a 85.7% win rate versus 14.3%. Zyra players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Zyra do against Zilean in the late game?
In the late game, Zyra takes over the Zyra vs Zilean matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Zyra scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Zyra vs Zilean matchup?
Zyra wins the matchup against Zilean with a 64.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 28.0 percentage point advantage means Zyra is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 25 games analyzed.
What is the best Zyra build against Zilean?
The best Zyra build against Zilean includes Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Zyra runes against Zilean?
The best Zyra runes against Zilean use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Zyra vs Zilean matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Zyra counter Zilean?
Yes, Zyra has a favorable matchup against Zilean with a 64.0% win rate. Zyra strongly counters Zilean in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.
How do I play Zyra against Zilean?
When playing Zyra against Zilean, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
