Zyra

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

48.4% Based on 215 games wr in Jungle

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Sorcerer's Shoes

   1100 gold

   12 Magic Penetration
   45 Move Speed
   
   

   Sorcerer's Shoes

   84% pick · 50.0% Based on 170 picks wr
2. Item 1
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     Scorchclaw Pup

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
     Scorchclaw Pup

     95% pick · 49.5% Based on 204 picks wr
3. Item 2
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     Liandry's Torment

     3000 gold

     60 Ability Power
     300 Health
     
     Torment
     Damaging Abilities burn enemies for 2% max Health magic damage per second for 3 seconds.
     
     Suffering
     For each second in combat with enemy champions, deal 2% bonus damage, up to 6%.
     Liandry's Torment

     95% pick · 49.2% Based on 199 picks wr
4. Item 3 3 options
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     Rylai's Crystal Scepter

     2600 gold

     65 Ability Power
     400 Health
     
     Rimefrost
     Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
     Rylai's Crystal Scepter

     29% pick · 46.3% Based on 54 picks wr
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     Zhonya's Hourglass

     3250 gold

     105 Ability Power
     50 Armor
     
     
     
     Time Stop
     Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
     or Zhonya's Hourglass

     26% pick · 49.0% Based on 49 picks wr
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     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     or Shadowflame

     25% pick · 53.2% Based on 47 picks wr
5. Item 4 3 options
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     Zhonya's Hourglass

     3250 gold

     105 Ability Power
     50 Armor
     
     
     
     Time Stop
     Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
     Zhonya's Hourglass

     42% pick · 53.6% Based on 56 picks wr
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     Shadowflame

     3200 gold

     110 Ability Power
     15 Magic Penetration
     
     Cinderbloom
     Magic and true damage Critically Strike enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
     or Shadowflame

     14% pick · 57.9% Based on 19 picks wr
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     Rylai's Crystal Scepter

     2600 gold

     65 Ability Power
     400 Health
     
     Rimefrost
     Damaging Abilities Slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
     or Rylai's Crystal Scepter

     14% pick · 50.0% Based on 18 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Smite

Deals true damage to a monster or minion.

Smite 100% · 48.4% Based on 215 picks wr

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Q Deadly Spines

Thick vines spread through the ground and explode into spines, dealing magic damage to enemies within the area. If cast near a seed, Deadly Spines grows a Thorn Spitter plant, which fires at enemies from afar.

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W Rampant Growth

Zyra plants a seed, lasting up to 60 seconds. Deadly Spines and Grasping Roots cast near seeds will turn them into plants who fight for Zyra. Zyra can store multiple seeds at once, and killing enemies reduces Rampant Growth's recharge time.

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E Grasping Roots

Zyra sends forth vines through the ground to ensnare her target, dealing damage and rooting enemies they come across. If cast near a seed, Grasping Roots grows a Vine Lasher, whose short range attacks reduce enemy Move Speed.

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R Stranglethorns

Zyra summons a twisted thicket at her target location, dealing damage to enemies as it expands and knocking them airborne as it contracts. Plants within the thicket are enraged.

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Domination

Electrocute · selected

Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.

Dark Harvest

Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.

Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Cheap Shot · selected

Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Sudden Impact

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.

Sixth Sense · selected

On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep, gaining Health and Duration.

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Treasure Hunter · selected

Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.

Relentless Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.

Ultimate Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.

Precision

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down · selected

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste · selected

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).