MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zilean vs Zyra
How often does Zilean beat Zyra in Support?
Zilean into Zyra in Support: 51% observed win rate across 530 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Zilean behind by 287 gold.
Zilean at 15:00
- Gold: -287
- CS: -1
- XP: +155
Typical gap to Zyra, from 525 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zilean counter Zyra?
No counter here: Zilean sits at 51% over 530 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zyra: the Zilean game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zilean at 60% across 194 games. Flip the lead and Zilean falls to 45% across 336.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 194 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 336 |
| First blood | 52% | 176 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 120 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 260 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 177 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 61% | 81 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:56 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Zilean's Support build, with receipts
Into Zyra specifically, Zilean finishes Shurelya's Battlesong first most often: 56.6% over 122 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Zilean core is Shurelya's Battlesong, Bandlepipes, Imperial Mandate: 58.8% across 740 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Shurelya's Battlesong (9,869 games).
Skill plan: Zilean players max Q first and take Q at level 1.