Zyra Jungle Build

Zyra Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Jungle

Zyra Jungle excels with a build featuring Liandry's Torment, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Cryptbloom. The best rune setup for Zyra Jungle includes Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree, combined with Cut Down and Legend: Haste in the secondary tree.

Zyra Champion Abilities

Garden of Thorns

Seeds spawn around Zyra periodically, lasting for 30 seconds. If an enemy champion steps on a seed, it dies. If Zyra is hiding in brush, seeds will not spawn until she reveals herself. Plants deal 50-100 bonus magic damage to all monsters (depending on level).

Casting Deadly Spines or Grasping Roots near seeds causes them to grow into Plants with 8 Health that deal 15-75 (+20% of ability power) magic damage on hit (at levels 1-18) and last 8 seconds. Plants of the same type deal 50% less damage against the same target.

Damage to plants:
Ranged Basic Attacks: 5
Melee Basic Attacks: 8
Single Target Spells: 8
Area of Effect Spells: 3
Damage Over Time: 1
Large minions/monsters: 2
Small minions/monsters: 1 P

Deadly Spines

Zyra causes thick vines to spread and explode into spines, dealing 60 / 100 / 140 / 180 / 220 (+65% of ability power) magic damage.

If this ability is cast near a Seed, the Seed grows into a Thorn Spitter that deals 20−100 (+15% of ability power) magic damage and lasts 8 seconds (depending on level). Thorn Spitters have 575 range. Q

Rampant Growth

Zyra plants a Seed that lasts 60 seconds. These Seeds grant true sight of enemy champions that step on them for 2 seconds, but are still destroyed.

This ability has 2 charges with a 1 second recharge time. Killing an enemy reduces the recharge time by 35%. Champion takedowns, large jungle monster kills, and large minion kills reduce the recharge time by 100% instead. W

Grasping Roots

Zyra sends vines forward, rooting for 1 / 1.25 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 seconds and dealing 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

If this ability passes near a Seed, the Seed grows into a Vine Lasher that deals 20−100 (+15% of ability power) magic damage and lasts 8 seconds (depending on level). Vine Lashers have 400 range and their attacks slow by 30% for 2 seconds. The slow from multiple Vine Lashers stacks up to 2 times. E

Stranglethorns

Zyra summons the fury of nature, growing a twisted thicket that deals 180 / 265 / 350 (+70% of ability power) magic damage. After 2 seconds, the vines snap upwards, knocking up for 1 second.

Zyra's plants within the thicket become enraged, resetting their duration, gaining 50% health and attacking for 150% bonus damage. R

Zyra Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Zyra Runes

Zyra Items

Zyra Ability Order

Zyra Matchups Overview

Strong against

Rek'Sai

Gragas

Talon

Graves

Ivern

Sejuani

Weak against

Briar

Karthus

Diana

Zed

Ekko

Hecarim

Zyra Tips and Tricks

Zyra Jungle is a strong pick when you want to use her poke and crowd control to support your team. Focus on utilizing her plants and abilities to deal damage from a distance while avoiding direct confrontations. Use her plants to zone enemies or control objectives, and her crowd control from her E (Grasping Roots) to stop enemies from escaping. Be mindful of your positioning in fights, as Zyra is squishy and can be easily picked off if caught out of position. Gank lanes when you have your plants ready to help with damage and crowd control.

Best Zyra Build, Runes, and Items for Jungle

For the most popular Zyra Jungle build, take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For your runes, Electrocute is the keystone, followed by Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Cut Down and Legend: Haste. For rune shards, choose Ability Haste in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Your item build should start with Liandry's Torment, followed by Sorcerer’s Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Finish with Zhonya's Hourglass, Cryptbloom, and Morellonomicon. Max your abilities in the order of Q, E, then W.

Optional Build

For an alternative Zyra Jungle build, still take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes in this build are Arcane Comet as your keystone, Axiom Arcanist, Transcendence, and Waterwalking in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Legend: Haste and Cut Down. The rune shards for this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Your item build should begin with Liandry’s Torment, followed by Sorcerer’s Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Complete the build with Zhonya’s Hourglass, Cryptbloom, and Morellonomicon. Max your abilities in the order of Q, E, then W.

Alternative Build

For an alternative Zyra Jungle build, use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, choose Dark Harvest as your keystone, with Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Legend: Haste and Cut Down. The rune shards should be Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. The items for this build include Liandry’s Torment first, followed by Sorcerer’s Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Finish with Zhonya’s Hourglass, Morellonomicon, and Rabadon’s Deathcap. Max your abilities in the order of Q, E, and W.

Off-Meta Build

For an off-meta Zyra Jungle build, take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. In the primary rune tree, use Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Ultimate Hunter, and in the secondary tree, take Cut Down and Legend: Haste. Choose Ability Haste, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling for your rune shards. Start with Blackfire Torch, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Liandry’s Torment. Finish with Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Morellonomicon. Max your abilities in the order of Q, E, and W.

Situational Zyra Runes and Items

Consider adjusting your Zyra runes and items based on the context of the game, the enemy team, and the state of the match. For example, when facing a high burst damage champion, you might want to take Magic Resist rune shards for extra durability. Similarly, Armor shards can be useful when up against heavy AD champions. Tailor your item build to the game’s needs to maximize Zyra’s potential.