Talk:Zyra/@comment-4019444-20130417073604/@comment-5920585-20130417111432

I felt the exact same way - once I played Zyra, she quickly became one of my all-time favourites (after Kat, of course ^_^)!

I normally don't opt for RoA simply out of personal preference, but Chalice (and by extension Athene's) is a must-have on her IMO. Once you've purchased the latter, you'll cap out your CDR (coupled with the passive CDR from Rampant Growth) and you'll never suffer a mana problem for the duration of the game, even you're spam-happy like I am.

I normally build Zyra as follows: Sorc Shoes, Athene's, Deathcap, Void Staff (really just to round out my damage amongst beefier opponents), Rylai's and either Zhonya's (for that epic stasis and durability against physical damage) or Liandry's (if I'm feeling frisky and want to go overkill with the damage/if my enemies are stacking health). Of course, I, too, change my build to suit my opponents, so if I'm finding that my inherent lack of durability is putting me at a distinct disadvantage, I'll change my build around and perhaps rush a Zhonya's or Rylai's first.

As you can tell, I build her very much as a glass-cannon - I've obviously been playing Katarina way too much and I like dealing as much damage as possible with only a splash of survivability ^_^ Plus, Zyra's casting ranges are fairly decent anyways, so I normally don't feel as though I'm at too much of a risk anyways.