Blitzcrank vs Zyra — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Blitzcrank against Zyra · 52.53% win rate over 1,264 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Zyra owns 3 of the 7 game windows, yet the win rate favours Blitzcrank: survive their windows and the game is yours. Blitzcrank wins 52.53% of games vs Zyra in support (1,264 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1ZyraZyra wins level 1 with superior Q poke and plant procs you can't answer.
Level 2ZyraLevel 2 stays Zyra's: her root plus spines out-trade your melee approach.
Level 3ZyraLevel 3 is Zyra's as her E-root shuts down every grab attempt.
Levels 4-5Even / skillLevels 4-5 even out once your all-in threat with Overdrive comes online.
Level 6Even / skillAt 6 it's skill: catch her before her ult and she dies, eat her root and you lose.
First itemEven / skillFirst item is even; a clean hook flips fights but her E-root punishes a bad step.
Two+ itemsEven / skillLate is skill: a flank-hook deletes the immobile Zyra, but her ult zones a grouped dive.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You lose levels 1-3: Zyra out-ranges and out-pokes you with Deadly Spines and plant procs, and her Grasping Roots can lock you down the instant you approach for a grab, so play safe, hug minions, and soak XP.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Blitzcrank vs Zyra report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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