zyyra

WillHealForHonor··1 votes·1,003 views

to block a skillshot is seed enough or does it need to be a plant

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Bârd4 votes

It needs to be a plant. Seeds interact with other entities in the same manner as teemo shrooms.

TripNichols1 votes

wat

OverpoweredSoap1 votes

It must be a plant, seeds do not block skillshots.

TripNichols1 votes

Oh, I see. No, it needs to be a plant. the seed has no physical hitbox unless stepped on or evolved.

WillHealForHonor1 votes

Thats like insanely hard to use for skillshot blocking :P

FantasySniper4 votes

Not really, they may not be stupid enough to use their skillshots while it's there, but at least it wards them off from trying. Zyra counters a lot of picks in bot lane because of this.

manbearswine2 votes

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Not really, they may not be stupid enough to use their skillshots while it's there, but at least it wards them off from trying. Zyra counters a lot of picks in bot lane because of this.

No she doesn't. She potentially might,but right now,she is just too lacking to counter anything.

FantasySniper2 votes

Morg's snare, Blitz's hook, Thresh's Hook, Braum's ram, Ashe's volley, Jinx's Zap!, Karma's soulflare, Ezreal's shot, Kog's spittle, Kalista's spear throw, and Corki's missiles can all be countered by Zyra's plants. It also reduces the damage on Cait's peacemaker and Varus' arrow.

Trust me, forcing them to reposition to land a skillshot is a huge advantage. Or they could be stupid enough to waste it on the plant. Always try to use your [Q] over [E] because it has the larger range, and lesser CD, which makes using it just to block a lot more forgiving.

manbearswine2 votes

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Morg's snare, Blitz's hook, Thresh's Hook, Braum's ram, Ashe's volley, Jinx's Zap!, Karma's soulflare, Ezreal's shot, Kog's spittle, Kalista's spear throw, and Corki's missiles can all be countered by Zyra's plants. It also reduces the damage on Cait's peacemaker and Varus' arrow.

She will block the skillshot,but still lose the matchup and the game,I said she potentially might,but right now is just too lacking to actually work against anything.

Trust me, forcing them to reposition to land a skillshot is a huge advantage. Or they could be stupid enough to waste it on the plant. Always try to use your [Q] over [E] because it has the larger range, and lesser CD, which makes using it just to block a lot more forgiving.

I'm aware of that but right now it simply doesn't matter,she just doesn't bring enough to compete with anyone right now,even if she can force people to reposition.

FantasySniper2 votes

Zyra lacks... what exactly? Her damage is through the roof, she shreds tanks like paper, her CC is monstrous, she can burst squishies like they're grapes. The only weakness she has is mana management and immobility - things very easily made up for with the right build and playstyle.

Sure, she can't go reliably mid, but she's an incredible support.

manbearswine2 votes

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Zyra lacks... what exactly?

The short version is viability.

Her damage is through the roof,

So what? there's more to this game than damage,and apparently EVERYONE EXCEPT YOU IS AWARE OF THAT,as pretty much nobody picks zyra,and in competitive,the "pretty much" goes away.

she shreds tanks like paper,

No

her CC is monstrous,

Her cc is highly unreliable.

she can burst squishies like they're grapes.

Only if they are incompetent enough to let her.

The only weakness she has is mana management and immobility - things very easily made up for with the right build and playstyle.

No,any competant opponent won't let you get away with your immobility,or unreliable nature.

Sure, she can't go reliably mid, but she's an incredible support.

Really? you've mentioned her as a counter to both morg and thresh,tell me,how many competitive zyras have you see? hell,how many solo q zyra have you seen? One would imagine being a counter to such popular picks she will see play,but she doesn't,because it's just never worth it.

FantasySniper2 votes

Liandry's makes her already impressive poke and DPS shred through tanks. Her snare can miss and still proc the seed for the slow. Her knock-up will work 100% of the time outside of dashes and blinks.

Only if they are incompetent enough to let her.

Just like Annie? Who Zyra vastly outranges?

Hahaha! You don't get away, you kill them while they're futilely chasing you. An opponent running after you is infinitely easier to hit.

I see a Zyra pick approximately once a week. Not surprising since she's such a difficult champion to learn. Most people - just like you - don't respect her whatsoever, expect an easy lane, and get crushed by the best poke available in the bot lane. See for yourself her viability in competitive. Within the last two patches, she has had a 52.63 win rate among these games, with most of the losses being due to poor build choices such as BodyDrop's game or... highly questionable compositions like Corki jungle into a strong engage comp.

manbearswine2 votes

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Liandry's makes her already impressive poke and DPS shred through tanks.

Meanwhile mikaels will save the opposing adc,righteous glory will chase and explode your worthless ass,and locket will mitigate both your and the midlaners damage.

Her snare can miss and still proc the seed for the slow. Her knock-up will work 100% of the time outside of dashes and blinks.

"outside of dashes" and blinks,so as long as the enemy team is 5 mordekaisers,you should be fine.

Just like Annie? Who Zyra vastly outranges?

Yes,you will poke while she makes you implode on yourself. if zyra counters annie so hard,why didn't she see a single competitive pick against her?

Hahaha! You don't get away, you kill them while they're futilely chasing you. An opponent running after you is infinitely easier to hit.

if only they had some sort of mobility to avoid skillshots....

I see a Zyra pick approximately once a week. Not surprising since she's such a difficult champion to learn.

Are you fucking real? she is like a classic skillshot mage,why does everyone have to go into delusions that every champion they play is fucking invoker,she is medium on the difficulty scale,that's it.

Most people - just like you - don't respect her whatsoever, expect an easy lane, and get crushed by the best poke available in the bot lane.

Most people,just like you,stay fucking silver trash and don't improve,so they don't get why zyra is so easy to punish.

See for yourself her viability in competitive. Within the last two patches, she has had a 52.63 win rate among these games, with most of the losses being due to poor build choices such as BodyDrop's game or... highly questionable compositions like Corki jungle into a strong engage comp.

Why is it that every fucking silver garbage starts using winrates to pretend he understands anything? here's a fucking wild idea,ask any high elo/proffesional support player how good zyra is right now compared to other supports(some of them tend to stream,or any other means of your choice)? wait,let me guess,you don't have the balls to put your delusions to any tests. I fucking dare you to find any diamond 1+ support main(streamers are easy to find),who won't say she is among the weakest supports right now.

FantasySniper2 votes

Zyra breaks Morg's shield like a twig, Mikael's active is worth far less and only saves a teammate from the snare. Righteous Glory is rarely built, and Zyra still has the upper hand when it comes to an enemy trying to chase her. Zyra builds plenty of Mag.Pen, so Locket's only saving grace is the shield. Which is worth even less than Mikael's heal.

Few champions are able to reliably escape Zyra's ultimate. Only abilities with a jump farther than the radius and faster than the delay on the knock-up - which are few and far between - are capable of escaping. Backed by personal experience: only Lissandra, Kha'Zix (with evolved wings), Corki, Azir, Elise, and Tryndamere can consistently make it out. Maybe Rek'Sai, too, but she usually gets caught on the edge anyways.

You missed the point. Annie has shorter range, yet you don't seem to realize that she has more issues bursting people down than Zyra because of it.

Zyra isn't a difficult champion to play, she's just difficult to learn. Knowing how to plant the seeds in the right positions and getting the right timings on which plant you use takes plenty of time to learn. If she isn't hard to learn, how come you know so little about her?

Zyra isn't easy to punish at all. Saying that she's simple to kill is like saying Twisted Fate can't defend himself. Good positioning and timing makes most every engage option unavailable because Zyra will kill most before they get anywhere near her, let alone past her team.

Win rates matter. Obviously, at the scale of only 10s of games, they matter very little, but on that same scale it's easy to observe extremes of failure and success caused by given variables.

You're calling me silver trash, yet you somehow can't even come up with your own valid argument. Much smart, such good, many skill.

manbearswine2 votes

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Zyra breaks Morg's shield like a twig, Mikael's active is worth far less and only saves a teammate from the snare.

Or any sort of cc,which can easily save someone from death,and doesn't apply to your shitty snare,because it's far inferior in every possible way of any other support as far as catching capabilities go

Righteous Glory is rarely built,

and stay bronze.

Zyra builds plenty of Mag.Pen, so Locket's only saving grace is the shield. Which is worth even less than Mikael's heal.

Bro,do you even math?

Few champions are able to reliably escape Zyra's ultimate.

half is few?

You missed the point. Annie has shorter range, yet you don't seem to realize that she has more issues bursting people down than Zyra because of it.

Annie also has reliability,you walk to someone,throw a bear on him,he is dead,not walk to someone->very high likelihood of your snare not connecting(let me guess,incoming swagtalk about "just hitting it",no,doesn't work that way,both it's hitbox and movespeed are inferior to right about any ability of the sort)->quite possible you die.

Zyra isn't a difficult champion to play, she's just difficult to learn.

No.

Knowing how to plant the seeds in the right positions and getting the right timings on which plant you use takes plenty of time to learn.

"not being a complete moron" isn't very hard,though I guess not so much in silver.

If she isn't hard to learn, how come you know so little about her?

Because you being a horrible player translates(via dunning kruger) to you not being able to tell apart your lack of understanding to my actual understanding,both of zyra and the game in general.

Zyra isn't easy to punish at all.

Exceptionally easy,that's why she's never played competitively.

Saying that she's simple to kill is like saying Twisted Fate can't defend himself.

Good base stats,long range,reliable stun,nothing similar here.

Win rates matter. Obviously, at the scale of only 10s of games, they matter very little, but on that same scale it's easy to observe extremes of failure and success caused by given variables.

If you weren't so bad you'd know better,this isn't some random champions being played by the dice,winrates are skewed incredibly hard by mmr,play pattern(as in picked with what,against what,and by whom) and popularity,you just keep trying to give yourself a delusion of understanding,which if you actually had,you wouldn't be silver trash.

You're calling me silver trash, yet you somehow can't even come up with your own valid argument. Much smart, such good, many skill.

Your argument is as shit as your skill,I gave you a very simple challenge,to find a skilled support player(unlike yourself),which will agree with you,but since every good support player knows zyra is among the weakest supports right now,instead you just continue on spewing shit.

FantasySniper2 votes

The cleanse will remove the snare. The slows will instantly be re-applied and the only the stun portion of knock-ups are removed, essentially turning it into a snare. Mikael's is worth less against Zyra than most others because of her continuous output.

Calling Righteous Glory popular is like calling Black Cleaver or Ravenous Hydra popular. It's not that it's a commonly built item, it's that those who can use it are more often picked, but not even they will consistently build it.

ಠ_ಠ The most Locket gives in its shield is 230. Mikael's gives the same amount in permanent health with only 800 hp. Locket's shield is inferior to Mikael's heal throughout the game, with the only non-comparable aspect being its multiple recipients. Doesn't matter much to Zyra seeing as she has insane AoE, and builds at least 30 mag.pen. by the time the enemy has Locket finished.

lol. Half of the champion pool can reliably escape Zyra's ultimate? Now you're just purely showing off how little you know about her. I just told you why it's difficult to escape, giving examples of the few who can, and you can't even come up with a single example.

Landing the snare within ≈550 units is as simple as can be unless they're actively using dashes to avoid you entirely (which usually happens when they're panicking to make a getaway). In fact, you don't even have to land it to get CC on them, since your plants will sprout no matter if you hit your target or not.

Annie has to get in the close-medium range of 625 to hit people with her CC or deal any damage at all. Zyra gets at least 800 range to poke, and will continue dealing damage for as long as the plant stays alive and within its respectable range.

Do you know how to get two different plants in the same space at the same time? Probably not, because it's obvious you have never learned Zyra. Get that superiority complex checked by a doctor, because you're suffering from extreme overplacement.

Twisted Fate's only methods of defense at close ranges are his gold card or out-bursting. Zyra can land a snare and slow them for moments at a time, or burst them down. Pretty comparable considering Zyra's build accounts for the health discrepancy, has faster burst, and has more range than he does.

I said that on small scale they matter very little. Actually have an understanding of basic english. Over enough games (≥1000) win-rate becomes a pretty important measure since it will already include virtually every extreme and variation while still maintaining a vast amount of "average" cases.

If I accepted every challenge from an over-confident tool that uses insults in their "arguments", I wouldn't exactly be anything but brain-dead, now would I? You don't give any examples as to who to ask, which I could have actually respected you for no matter how biased those options were, but you continue to act like a butt-hurt brat instead. Using only distastefully placed ad hominem and lacking entirely in posteriori.

Yellowstar - placed #14 in the top players list made by Riot in 2013 - Played Zyra little under two weeks ago. And won. He probably wouldn't give a fuck about your opinion.

manbearswine2 votes

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The cleanse will remove the snare. The slows will instantly be re-applied and the only the stun portion of knock-ups are removed, essentially turning it into a snare. Mikael's is worth less against Zyra than most others because of her continuous output.

You won't get mikales for zyra,she has other teammates,which aren't useless.

Calling Righteous Glory popular is like calling Black Cleaver or Ravenous Hydra popular. It's not that it's a commonly built item, it's that those who can use it are more often picked, but not even they will consistently build it.

Once again,stay bronze.

The most Locket gives in its shield is 230. Mikael's gives the same amount in permanent health with only 800 hp. Locket's shield is inferior to Mikael's heal throughout the game, with the only non-comparable aspect being its multiple recipients. Doesn't matter much to Zyra seeing as she has insane AoE, and builds at least 30 mag.pen. by the time the enemy has Locket finished.

You still can't seem to grasp how the math of amor/mr works.

lol. Half of the champion pool can reliably escape Zyra's ultimate? Now you're just purely showing off how little you know about her. I just told you why it's difficult to escape, giving examples of the few who can, and you can't even come up with a single example.

Zed,leblanc,fizz,rengar,you know,things someone needs to protect the adc from. you also have things like leona or malphite,who will be hit by it,but by the time it goes off the game will already be lost.

Landing the snare within ≈550 units is as simple as can be unless they're actively using dashes to avoid you entirely (which usually happens when they're panicking to make a getaway). In fact, you don't even have to land it to get CC on them, since your plants will sprout no matter if you hit your target or not.

They won't care for the stupid slow when they are killing you.

Annie has to get in the close-medium range of 625 to hit people with her CC or deal any damage at all. Zyra gets at least 800 range to poke, and will continue dealing damage for as long as the plant stays alive and within its respectable range.

So first you say zyra needs 550 range to reliably hit her stun,at which point it may still be avoided with mobility,whereas annie is guaranteed to hit hers at 625,oh and it's also a stun,and nobody cares about this shitty poke of yours considering the fact you need to put yourself at such risk to use it.

Do you know how to get two different plants in the same space at the same time?

Yes you idiot,everyone does.

Probably not,because it's obvious you have never learned Zyra.

Moron,and once again you are wrong.

Get that superiority complex checked by a doctor, because you're suffering from extreme overplacement.

I'd suggest the same thing,just that I would be right.

Twisted Fate's only methods of defense at close ranges are his gold card or out-bursting. Zyra can land a snare and slow them for moments at a time, or burst them down.

I would take a point click stun over a bunch of skillshots when I need protection from a hyper mobile assassin anyday.

Pretty comparable considering Zyra's build accounts for the health discrepancy, has faster burst, and has more range than he does.

Did you just say zyra has more range than twisted fate? didn't anyone ever tell you not to go full retard? twisted fate poke and lategame wave clear completely outperforms zyra,whereas early is more about the fact that unlike zyra,he can actually roam.

I said that on small scale they matter very little. Actually have an understanding of basic english. Over enough games (≥1000) win-rate becomes a pretty important measure since it will already include virtually every extreme and variation while still maintaining a vast amount of "average" cases.

No,it doesn't,it will still be dominated by skews,when a champion is played why and who plays it means a hell lot more than anything else.

If I accepted every challenge from an over-confident tool that uses insults in their "arguments", I wouldn't exactly be anything but brain-dead, now would I?

Well I'm not sure what you are getting at,you are probably brain-dead,or very close.

You don't give any examples as to who to ask,

Right about any high elo support streamers,but if you want names,the most notable one I've asked on steam was xpecial,who says she was overnerfed way too hard and won't see any play until buffed(though that was a while ago,but not too long). Aside from that painless often streams,and he is challenger-masters at the moment,I didn't think it was that hard to open lolking and see which ones of the high elo players had a lot of support games but you're right,I definetly overestimated you being able of figuring out something so obvious.

which I could have actually respected you for no matter how biased those options were,

Thing is,you're not gonna find anything else,I have friends in diamond/masters/challenger,you being too busy being a moron and just assuming that the "silver is right",in your arrogance the option that I have already discussed this with a lot of players,all of them way better than you,you were just so busy being a clueless clown,the option I wasn't one hasn't crossed that empty mind of yours.

but you continue to act like a butt-hurt brat instead. Using only distastefully placed ad hominem and lacking entirely in posteriori.

There is no other way of arguing with an idiot aside from calling him an idiot,idiots don't care for anything,logic is senseless against you.

Yellowstar - placed #14 in the top players list made by Riot in 2013 - Played Zyra little under two weeks ago. And won.

And where is the link to this competitive game(this better not be some solo q semi trolling you are talking about),that seems like something rather important for this argument,as finding one game played two weeks ago isn't too easy,especially when I have serious doubt it happened in competitive(and I don't care for one game in solo q).

He probably wouldn't give a fuck about your opinion.

That won't change the fact he probably holds the same opinion as me to begin with.

Edit:So I've went through Yellowstars match history on op.gg...and after a lot of scrolling,I managed to find a zyra game he played ~60 games ago(or two weeks,if you want to make it sound better),I guess he must be an idiot,playing so much of low winrate alistar,and building righteous glory on him so often(note:this is sarcasm,I just realized you actually might be stupid enough not to get it,he is perfectly aware of zyra's state,that's why he nearly never picks her,not even in solo q).

Reikken1 votes

@ massive quote pyramid that mentioned annie I like Annie against Zyra. auto+Q instakills a plant, and Q resets

FantasySniper1 votes

Oh, hold on, I was comparing Zyra to Annie, not pitting them against each other. Annie has the upper hand against Zyra, yeah.

FantasySniper1 votes

You can't even come up with something against the explanation. Yet again.

You mean the part where penetrations counter resistances? Just building an Aegis won't save anyone from a high magic damage output.

Zed would already have to have a shadow out, Leblanc would have to use her ult or already have the platform down, and Fizz is unlikely to make it at all unless he Strikes through someone. If you think that it's as simple as walking out with a snare and slows on you, you need to go to a better school than Storm Trooper Academy.

I'm impressed by the 109 games during S3, so yes, you have learned Zyra.

I'm not the one insisting his infallibility and continuing to argue points with little to no proper explanation. If you really knew how to counter my arguments, you would have done it by now. So either I'm right, or you don't know how to prove me wrong. You could try to educate instead of insult, because idiots aren't trolls.

800 range with a [Q] + Seed gives poke. [Q] is difficult to dodge at any range, and the resulting plant still deals damage. 800 range is not difficult to safely poke from. You don't need to lock anyone down to simply poke.

Twisted Fate needs to get within 525 range to CC and deal the other half of his accessible damage output. Zyra needs 700 to use her entire kit. Twisted Fate's ultimate is easily telegraphed, so it's only capable of catching people off guard provided there's brush or a nearby teammate is ready to give the chance already, meaning it's unreliable as a gap closer.

I can't give you the benefit of the doubt when you claim something like that.

A champion's potential cannot be measured. When you've got literally everything going right or wrong for them, it's easy to (incorrectly) assume their relative balance level. Knowing their win rate and pick rate is enough info to make an educated guess as to their power level.

This is the game. Sincere apologies for the easily confused name, but hey, at least it's Fnatic's support. She's still picked in Diamond, and still sees minor play in Master. She's definitely not as picked over those like Janna and Sona, but your arguments as to why are just bullshit.

manbearswine1 votes

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You can't even come up with something against the explanation. Yet again.

That's because you are so delusional it doesn't matter what I say. If you had any shred of sanity left you would've realized you are wrong 20 times over by now.

You mean the part where penetrations counter resistances? Just building an Aegis won't save anyone from a high magic damage output.

resistances counter flat pen,%pen counters resistances,support zyra can't afford %pen till a lot later in game.

Zed would already have to have a shadow out, Leblanc would have to use her ult or already have the platform down,

Oh noes! le blanc will have to reuse her w to completely ignore your ult? all the while her combo is so fast she would've probably used it even if you didn't ult? oh man,the horror!

and Fizz is unlikely to make it at all unless he Strikes through someone.

Or you know,go invulnerable,he has a tendency to do that,being fizz and all.

If you think that it's as simple as walking out with a snare and slows on you, you need to go to a better school than Storm Trooper Academy.

On something as mobile as current assassins are,there is simply very little reason for that snare to land on them to begin with,there's a reason highly reliable cc is so favored now(alistars wq,annie,nautilus ult) but you are too bad to be aware of that,and too stupid to take the word of better players.

I'm impressed by the 109 games during S3, so yes, you have learned Zyra.

And another one of your baseless assumptions goes down the drain.

I'm not the one insisting his infallibility

YES YOU FUCKING ARE. you keep making idiotic pointless statements,you based your argument on me not playing zyra,you were proven wrong,you based arguments on flat pen countering resistance,you were again proven wrong,seeing how you are insanely delusional,I told you to just ask a highly skilled player to settle this,yet you refuse to do so,cause you are afraid to death of fallibility,and know that the moment you leave an opening to be proven wrong,you will be proven wrong,so you don't.

and continuing to argue points with little to no proper explanation. If you really knew how to counter my arguments, you would have done it by now.

Again,I've already done that,you are too delusional to see it,it's like arguing evolution with a creationist.

So either I'm right, or you don't know how to prove me wrong. You could try to educate instead of insult, because idiots aren't trolls.

You call my zyra bad,then when I insult you back(which is also very deserving,considering you made a baseless assumption,which was also wrong),but no,you aren't trolling,you are just so stupid it seems that way.

800 range with a [Q] + Seed gives poke. [Q] is difficult to dodge at any range, and the resulting plant still deals damage. 800 range is not difficult to safely poke from. You don't need to lock anyone down to simply poke.

Here's the thing though,pretty much any skillshot poke has a higher range than that,and I can't think of any skillshot poke with lower range than that,it is also worth noting zyra is very squishy and very immobile,making her poke riskier,and her an unworthy pick overall.

Twisted Fate needs to get within 525 range to CC and deal the other half of his accessible damage output.

aa range is different than spell range,so 525 aa range is about 575 skillshot range.

Zyra needs 700 to use her entire kit. Twisted Fate's ultimate is easily telegraphed, so it's only capable of catching people off guard provided there's brush or a nearby teammate is ready to give the chance already, meaning it's unreliable as a gap closer.

Yes you tell your bot lane how easily telegrahped his ult is while he appears behind them with an immediate point click stun. god,stop being so bad.

I can't give you the benefit of the doubt when you claim something like that.

So just go on a stream and ask. Oh wait,fear of fallibility,I forgot. carry on with excuses then.

A champion's potential cannot be measured.

Sure it can,stop being bad.

When you've got literally everything going right or wrong for them, it's easy to (incorrectly) assume their relative balance level. Knowing their win rate and pick rate is enough info to make an educated guess as to their power level.

But we aren't making guesses here,this isn't about making a first guess about the power level of a champion you know nothing about,I'm aware enough of her problems her winrate becomes irrelevant,just because you are so bad you can't tell how bad she is doesn't mean people who can play this game can't as well,just because you are clueless doesn't mean everybody is.

This is the game. Sincere apologies for the easily confused name, but hey, at least it's Fnatic's support. She's still picked in Diamond, and still sees minor play in Master. She's definitely not as picked over those like Janna and Sona, but your arguments as to why are just bullshit.

News flash,sona is trash,and once again,any good player will confirm that,but wait,you are too afraid of fallibility to actually check right?

And here's the thing EVERY FUCKING CHAMPION IS EVENTUALLY PLAYED IN DIAMOND/MASTERS,you know eve after she was eve'd,olaf after being olaf'd? diamond/masters is large enough that they occasionally saw a pick here and there,and for the case of eve even riot said she was garbage,and the worst part is?

Even with this extremely obvious evidence that this argument is garbage,you still won't accept it,and like the average creationist,will continue on spewing nonsense on not being proven wrong.

Go ahead,ask yellowstar,ask any competitive support player what they think of zyra. But right,fallibility...nvm,go ahead on spewing nonsense on how you haven't been proven wrong.

Tessel81 votes

I actually played Zyra mid in my ranked matches a few times (when mid wasn't snatched from me at the last second) and I did well. My team often couldn't carry through chaining cc and dishing damage, but she is a hard hitter. She's also one of my favorite champs to play in reg's as well. I have a monstrous win;loss with her. The main problem is that she takes time to learn how to be as effective as possible. I see why people try her as support, but her snare is outmatched by many others. Sure it hits every unit in the path, but it has way less range and duration than that of Morg or Lux. Zyra support is not viable against anyone that isn't a potato, and mid is a risk if they haven't mastered her yet. I'd like to say I'm pretty good with her, since I always end game with most kills, decent assists, and (depending on the team) varied deaths. I'm almost always positive, and both teams will recognize me as a carry. But even after all that, I still have a bit to go. Zyra's combo and playstyle are fairly unique. She has good poke and snowballs into late game.

Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is; Zyra is an extremely good champ who can carry a game into next week IF the player knows how to play her well. They must know all her weaknesses and perfect combos before they become even decent. The reason she isn't played competitively is because she takes a little time to master, and most people don't to want to bunker down and learn her, they want to be semi-versed in dozens of champs across the board. Being semi-versed as Zyra will lose you the game.

Sorry for the rant. I also want to say that I'm not trying to offend you or call you wrong, I simply wanted to clear some stuff up about Zyra players and gameplay.

I also agree with you on a lot of the points you make with these other people. (I want to be sure that I'm not saying Zyra's difficult to learn, but she needs a little more time than most are willing to spend.) I agree that : -She doesn't shred tanks inherently, like any ap mage, she must build the pen. -Zyra is easy to punish(as supp) -global w/l don't mean much

Zyra is a worthless support and can be expected to lose almost every match. If you take Zyra as a supp, you make the game so much easier for the opponents.

manbearswine1 votes

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I also agree with you on a lot of the points you make with these other people. (I want to be sure that I'm not saying Zyra's difficult to learn, but she needs a little more time than most are willing to spend.) I agree that : -She doesn't shred tanks inherently, like any ap mage, she must build the pen. -Zyra is easy to punish(as supp) -global w/l don't mean much

Zyra is a worthless support and can be expected to lose almost every match. If you take Zyra as a supp, you make the game so much easier for the opponents.

Okay look,you seem to be half sane,so I'll tone down my reply,mind you,your post is still insanely arrogant.

The reason she isn't played competitively is because she takes a little time to master, and most people don't to want to bunker down and learn her, they want to be semi-versed in dozens of champs across the board. Being semi-versed as Zyra will lose you the game.

LeeSin Thresh Alistar Azir Yasuo Elise I mean I could carry on with about half of the competitive pool,but fact is a very VERY large amount of these champions are high skillcap and are learned regardless,also this isn't dota(and even there this isn't true),knowing a few op champions is better than knowing a lot of champions,so no,this is straight up obviously false,competitive players have no fear of a skillcap in the slightest,so this isn't why she's not played.

I actually played Zyra mid in my ranked matches a few times (when mid wasn't snatched from me at the last second) and I did well. My team often couldn't carry through chaining cc and dishing damage, but she is a hard hitter.

Nobody said she doesn't hit hard,I hate the approach of "a champion can only suck if he is horrible in every possible way",the short description would be: if you compare her to meta picks,they bring a hell lot more to the table than she does.

She's also one of my favorite champs to play in reg's as well. I have a monstrous win;loss with her. The main problem is that she takes time to learn how to be as effective as possible. I see why people try her as support, but her snare is outmatched by many others. Sure it hits every unit in the path, but it has way less range and duration than that of Morg or Lux. Zyra support is not viable against anyone that isn't a potato,

She is played as a support because she used to be played in such a way,with what was more or less her current kit(just with higher numbers),it's also important to note that she was/is generally considered a better support than a mid laner,hence why riot changed her recommended items.

and mid is a risk if they haven't mastered her yet. I'd like to say I'm pretty good with her, since I always end game with most kills, decent assists, and (depending on the team) varied deaths. I'm almost always positive, and both teams will recognize me as a carry.

In silver 5...

But even after all that, I still have a bit to go. Zyra's combo and playstyle are fairly unique. She has good poke and snowballs into late game.

Zyra isn't a snowballer,snowballers are people who can easily force fights and throw their numbers reliably,zyra is neither.

Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is; Zyra is an extremely good champ who can carry a game into next week IF the player knows how to play her well.

Okay,no she isn't,you just haven't practiced the game enough and that's fine,but once you get to a decent level of play you will see mid zyra is shit.

Sorry for the rant. I also want to say that I'm not trying to offend you or call you wrong, I simply wanted to clear some stuff up about Zyra players and gameplay.

The thing is,just like the guy before you,you just jump into conclusions. I can assure you,considering the amount of zyra games I have,and the ranked difference,as much as people love the whole "1v1 me fgt",I'm a waaaay better zyra player than you,if that wasn't the case,you would be diamond too.

Tessel81 votes

I see where you're coming from and I see the points that were made. I agree with you on many of them. Yes, I'm silver 5, and no, i haven't played a lot. Not nearly as much as most people who play this game, and clearly not as much as you. I respect you for your experience and I understand that you have a greater knowledge about the game. I won't try to argue because so far, you've been able to counter all the reasonable arguments you've been told. I'm smart enough to know when someone else is right and I'm not.

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