Zyra vs Taric — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Zyra against Taric · 46.55% win rate over 406 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Zyra owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Taric's 1, but the win rate still favours Taric: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Zyra wins 46.55% of games vs Taric in support (406 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1ZyraYour level-1 E and Q out-range his short early poke kit.
Level 2ZyraLevel-2 plant burst out-trades his sustain-and-stun kit.
Level 3ZyraAt 3 your plant chip out-pokes his Starlight's Touch heal.
Levels 4-5ZyraThrough 4-5 you shove and zone him off farm and Bravado stacks.
Level 6ZyraYour knock-up ult out-tempos him before Cosmic Radiance is up.
First itemZyraFirst-item plant DPS out-pokes his heal sustain in lane.
Two+ itemsTaricTwo-plus items: Cosmic Radiance and peel swing fights his way late.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You dominate the poke lane early: Taric's damage is short-range and his kit is built around sustain and melee stuns, so your E root and plant Q chip out-trade him and let you zone him off CS at levels 1-2.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Zyra vs Taric 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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