User blog:TheNewBuildGuy/Possibilities-- Jungle Zyra

After extensive research on the wiki regarding statistics and a little (not enough) testing im confident enough to tell you about my first build. Support Jungle Zyra.

Support Jungle Zyra's role is too essiantialy act as a support to your top laner for the first few levels of the game. Since zyra is squishy and has low jungle power early on, she can level by supporting her top teammate, but later turning into a soloing mage. Because of her utility skill set

without her plants. After giving her a hard leash on blue you will head top (use your blue the harrass the enemy top(s) as Zyra is a mana hungry champon also increasing the rate at which see generates seed: something very important to your jungle clear time. You stay top until around level 4 or 5 at which point you are strong enough to go out into the jungle. Your plants tank damage  before you sparring you actually quite a bit of dmg therefore increasing the amount of time you can spend farming the jungle from levels 5- 11 (generally the end of lane phase). Enemies deal fixed amounts of damage to your plants because your plants have only 6 health. Champions deal 2 damage to your plants while jungle monsters deal 1 allowing each plant to tank 6 auto attack before you take damage (exeptions being Baron, Dragon, Golem, and lizard- pending for testing) effectively making you avoid 12 auto attacks. Plants also benefit from spell vamp as if they were single target spells giving you some good jungle sustain if you choose to build Spirit of the Spectral Wraith. Keep in mind that Zyra's plant are considered traps like Shaco's Jack in the Box and you should stay away from Banner of Command  despite it's suvivability and similiar damage boost and Ap.

My masteries are 11/9//10 taking AP per level, 2% bonus dmg in Offense, enhanced smite and heal, armor and health falt and per level in Defense, and mana regen, move speed, summoner spell cdr and buff duration is Utility. My runes are physical dmg red, armor yellow's, flat ap blues, and flat ap quintessences. This allows for early on hit damage without spell blade and machete though early game machete will not be bought, as well as good damage from your spells. Summoner spells are Heal and Smite for supporting in lane and monster killing once you get to the jungle.

My staring items are cloth armor 5 potions, for early durability. You want to grab Zyra's E  first for the snare and support it lends to your lanemate and the overall damage of your lane, but afterwards grab seeds and Q maxing your Q by level 9 because your E is purely for utility so max it second (the blue buff will keep you from needing the cdr of your plants). Using the blue buff leashed to you, you can continuosly harrass and damage without worry of mana starvation, as well as the afformentioned increased seed generation. The money from kills and assists should go towards your first item Spirit of the Spectral Wraith. you can recall around level 4 or 5 because if you play careful and use your 5 potions correctly you can stay in lane a long time. From there you can go directly into the jungle. The damage boost from Spirit of the Spectral Wraith will further increase your clear time as well as increasing the damage your plants deal to monsters (just another reason to avoid Banner of Command). You may also choose to build Seeker's Armguard for the ap and survivability because it is an incredibly gold efficient item and you may not have enough money ( if you didnt get any kills in lane) to afford Spirit of the Spectral Wraith or you are facing heavy AD in top lane as well as avoid some of the damage from monsters in the jungle (depending on whether you have begun jungling by the time you buy Seeker's Armguard). Take it from here folks. From this point on in the game she can be build like a normal mage tough i do recommend finishing Zhonya's Hourglass as well as taking a Rylai's Crystal Scepter for the utility. I'd love to see what you guys have to say about this wacky new build. Leave many comments and maybe ill drop another build now and then :D