Zyra is a popular support pick that can also be flexed in the jungle. She is mostly played by the audience that enjoys dishing out tons of damage and pressuring the enemy bot lane.
To get the most out of playing Zyra, we are gonna build some solid foundations by running the build of some of the highest-ranked Zyra players!
Best Zyra Items
Liyandry’s Torment
Liyandry’s Torment is the greatest first pick for Zyra, especially on support. As support, we will not have access to much gold, and having an item that deals a percentage of HP will make us quite powerful despite the fact that we will not be running too much AP relative to other champions.
Zak’Zak’s Realspike
After finishing our support quest, we will be prompted to select one of a couple upgrades. The best upgrade for Zyra is the Zak’Zak’s Realspike as it will help us gain more damage, while the other options will not be as strong.
Rylai’s Crystal
Another powerful legendary item for Zyra is Rylai’s Crystal. It will slow down our enemies, allowing our teammates to get more hits on them, and the item will also provide a great boost of HP and AP. The item has a great synergy with Zyra plants, which have a slow of their own.
Blackfire Thorch
Blackfire will grant us extra ability power for each enemy we hit, and since we are playing Zyra, it will be quite easy to hit many enemies and make use of this passive. The item will also apply a passive burn to enemies, which is more than welcome, especially considering that we can apply it often with our plants.
Morellomonicom
Morello is a great utility pick. Just like Rylai’s it will give us decent amounts of HP and AP, but the most crucial component of this item is its Grevious Wounds passive. The passive provides great value to reduce enemies’ healing, especially if they are playing champions such as Vladimir, Fiddlesticks and Fiora. If enemies happen to have no significant healing, its okay to substitute this item with another AP alternative.
Zhonya’s Hourglass
Our last item will be the Hourglass. The item is really important in the late game, as it will allow us to get closer to the enemies with less risk involved. This will enable us to hit our abilities more easily, and have a higher likelihood of survival after activating Zhonya’s.
Boots
Zyra does not really need any defensive boots, as our slowing items and spells are enough to defend ourselves. Therefore, the only choice we are left with are the Sorcerer’s Boots, which will increase our magic penetration, and make all of our items more effective.
Runes for Zyra
- Arcane Comet
- Manaflow Band
- Transcendence
- Scorch
- Taste the Blood
- Relentless Hunter
The Arcane Comet is the best keystone as it will allow us to poke enemies in the lane. Manaflow Band will help us with sustain, while Transcendence will give us some scaling power. Scorch will aid the Arcane Comet with our poking goals.
Finally, the last two runes we will take are Taste the Blood and Relentless Hunter. Taste the Blood will help us with sustain, while Relentless Hunter will be crucial for giving us movement speed, and allowing us to roam around the map more frequently.
In Conclusion
Zyra is a powerful damage support pick, she can also be played in the jungle. The best item builds for Zyra include Liandry’s for a percentage of HP damage, as well as a bunch of utility items such as Rylai’s Crystal and Morellonomicon. The best runes for Zyra are poking and lane sustain ones.