Graves vs Zyra Counter Pick

Zyra attacks from 575 range, 150 further than Graves, and Garden of Thorns spawns seeds around her periodically, faster as she levels. Any seed near a Deadly Spines or Grasping Roots cast becomes a plant fighting on her side. Graves ends 848 games on patch 16.13.1 at 44.8% because he has to walk through all of that before he does anything at all.

The bodies are not comparable. Zyra sits at 574 health at level one and 2,155 at level 18 with 53 base attack damage; Graves has 625 and 2,427 with 66. One clean opening usually removes her. The problem is arriving. Grasping Roots ensnares through the ground, Stranglethorns damages as it expands and knocks enemies airborne as it contracts, and Graves’s four bullets cannot pass through units, so a wall of plants absorbs an entire magazine before he reaches her.

Two adjustments carry most of the value. Her damage is magic, so magic resist takes priority over the armor Graves would normally stack toward 111.2 by level 18, and Quickdraw is better held for the exit than the approach, since dashing in is what Rampant Growth’s seeds are waiting for. Smoke Screen cutting sight range is the cheapest way to break her setup before Stranglethorns lands. Zyra is rated 7 for difficulty. Full statlines: Graves and Zyra.