Garden-born and nature's fury incarnate, Zyra excels as a damage-heavy support mage with exceptional zone control capabilities.

Core Strengths

• High burst damage and poke potential
• Easy-to-land area CC abilities
• Strong lane presence and bush control
• Excellent at catching and disabling enemies

Key Weaknesses

• Extremely fragile (glass cannon)
• Limited mobility
• Struggles when falling behind
• Position-dependent gameplay

Ability Overview

Passive - Garden of Thorns Seeds spawn around Zyra periodically, increasing with level. Seeds transform into plants when hit by Q or E, lasting 30 seconds. Maximum 8 seeds allowed on map simultaneously.

E - Grasping Roots (Max First)

• Primary CC ability
• Sends ground tendrils that root enemies
• Creates vine whippers from seeds
• Root duration: 1-2 seconds based on level

W - Rampant Growth (Max Last)

• Plants controllable seeds (60-second duration)
• Maximum 2 seeds stored
• Cooldown reduces with unit kills
• Provides true vision of enemies destroying seeds

Q - Deadly Blooms (Max Second)

• Area damage ability
• Creates thorn spitters from seeds
• Primary damage source
• Cooldown decreases with rank

R - Stranglethorns

• Large area control ultimate
• Knocks up enemies after 2 seconds
• Enrages nearby plants (50% bonus health and damage)

Core Combos

1. E → W → Q: Standard trading combo
2. R → E → W → W → Q: Bush ambush combo
3. E → W → W → Q → R → AA: Maximum damage combo

Optimal Build Path

Starting Items

• Spellthief's Edge
• 2 Health Potions

Core Items

• Liandry's Torment
• Sorcerer's Shoes
• Demonic Embrace

Situational Items

• Rylai's Crystal Scepter
• Void Staff
• Zhonya's Hourglass

Best Matchups

• Enchanters (Sona, Renata, Janna)

Difficult Matchups

• Poke Mages (Vel'Koz, Xerath, Brand)

Key Tips

• Control bushes for maximum effectiveness
• Maintain safe positioning
• Use E defensively against melee champions
• Snowball early advantages
• Coordinate plant placement with ability usage

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