Alistar

Not a champion at level 1 you should poke as hard as you can to get lane control. Be respectful from lvl 2 onward and bubble the ADC if Alistar engages onto your own. Your passive paired with the slow from your E should help kite the big cow. Later on your ult also works well to disengage. Be mindful of his flash-headbutt combo when sieging and check whether the Alistar runs hexflash. Alistars love to roam and hexflash over walls so make sure you ward the river/ use your pings frequently. Run Guardian and consider Shurelya's if your team doesn't have much mobility.

Amumu

After he got a second charge on his Bandage Toss Amumu has become quite a popular support. Respect his level 1 and hide in your minion wave since he is pretty vulnerable if he doesn't manage to hit you or your ADC since his Aftershock won't proc. Look to bubble the ADC if Amumu hits your ADC and give them your E/W to disengage. Overall Nami has good disengage to deny follow-up in teamfights but you should keep potential flank areas over walls warded later on. Also don't clumb in choke points, especially if there also is an Orianna or Miss Fortune on the enemy team. Mikael's can be a reasonable second item in order to avoid his combo. Redemption can also help to turn teamfights in your favour. Go Guardian if uncomfortable with the matchup. Tenacity can also be valuable to pick up.

Anivia

Anivia is an unusual one and that's the scary thing about her: Most people playing her are OTPs and know what they are doing. Don't get baited by her passive. She wins early all-ins despite being squishy unless you get jungle help. Do your best to dodge her Q stun and look for trades when it's down. She outranges you heavily so your best bet is to either call for jungle help or to rush boots and look to impact the map as she is squishy, immobile and incredibly slow. Both your Q and R can disrupt her ultimate and once you managed to CC her, she pretty much pops. Just don't give away free cheesy kills early. She does need a lot of gold and denying her a lead usually means you have the headstart for midgame. Avoid choke points where she can control the whole terrain with her wall and ult.

Bard

Another champ who loves to roam. Bard isn't much of a threat in lane though you should be wary not to get stunned by his Q. You should outtrade Bard in the 2v2 but always be mindful when they are missing as they can roam much faster than you or also set up a gank for their jungler with their portal. I like running Domination with Relentless Hunter secondary and rushing boots to match the Bard's roams. Due to Nami's incredibly strong skirmishing you can deny Bard the potential numbers advantage and turn the tides in favour of your team.

Blitzcrank

The cheesiest of all hook supports and one of the most unpleasent matchups for Nami as one successful hook usually equals death. You can look to bubble the Blitzcrank if they are running straight at you but more often than not you're better off using E to speed yourself/your teammate due to Aqua Prisons cast time locking you in place. Do yourself a favour and flash the hook if you know it will hit. It hurts my eyes seeing players get hooked and flashing out afterwards with just a sliver of health left. Just flash the hook and preserve your HP. He does have steep mana costs and a low mana pool so a missed hook punishes Blitz just as much as you getting hit. His hook also has a 20 second cooldown early on so make sure you step up and punish them for missing it. Rushing boots usually is the best way to deal with Blitzcrank. Also, ward the river so your team can spot roams early. You do outscale Blitzcrank heavily so if you manage to make it through lane unharmed you're usually in a good spot as long as you keep track of Blitz later on so he cannot find easy picks from Fog of War.

Brand

An immobile glass cannon with crazy damage but very little utility. The main thing here is to tether around his W range (900) and bait it without getting hit. Brand relies on landing a spell before he can look to stun you with his Q which can also be blocked by minions. Just back off if you got hit so he cannot trigger the stun or his passive for huge burst or a potential kill. At level 6 you have to respect his burst, even if the Brand were to be 0/5. He doesn't even need to hit anything to almost oneshot you if he gets multiple ult bounces off of you. Spread from your teammates (and Brand since his ult can also bounce off of him) to avoid the damage. Look for trades when his W is down or he used it on your carry. Also, one landed bubble usually spells death for him. Keep in mind that his E is point-click so you can't just run straight at the Brand just because his W is down. Run Aery with Biscuit Delivery. This will help yourself sustain and allows you to play healbot for your carry if they turn out to be a skillshot magnet. Taking MR in the rune shards also helps massively. Buildwise you can opt into Redemption to mitigate his ult damage if needed.

Braum

One of the few champions with a tool to block your Tidal Wave. Overall this matchup isn't too bad but very punishing if you overstep. His passive is incredibly strong lvl 1 so do care for invades. Also, do your best do doge his Q and pay attention to where the enemy minions position in lane since he can also W to them. Overall it's not that bad of a matchup unless Braum is paired with a Lucian.

Galio

Not as prevalent of a pick anymore Galio can still be scary if he ever manages to get in your face. Focus on poking the ADC since Galio has high MR and a magic shield. Going even in lane is perfectly fine as you're much more useful later on. Bush control helps a lot so he can't look for engage angles from Fog. Similar to most engage supports Galio has a high CD on his main CC (his taunt starts at 18 seconds) so posture aggressively whenever he whiffs his spells. Bubble the ADC if he manages to jump onto your carry. Bubbling Galio can also work as it disrupts the channel of his taunt. Ping Galio's level 6 and keep the river warded to spot his roams. His ultimate also has a huge cooldown that is worth keeping track off (200 seconds at rank 1). Use your ult to disengage or counterengage and consider Redemption to counteract his ultimate. Run Guardian when paired with an immobile ADC. Janna Probably one of Nami's easiest matchups your kit straightup counters her's. You outsustain her and also have more damage in trades. Use your Q or R to disrupt her ultimate. Be wary of her roams as she is incredibly fast.

Gragas

Rarely picked nowadays Gragas offers both some poke and engage. Respect his E (16 seconds at rank 1) and focus on poking the ADC as Gragas' passive provides him with some sustain. Bubble the ADC whenever Gragas attempts an engage. Respect his ult after lvl 6. Overall you provide more utility. Gragas' engage also is pretty telegraphed so as long as you don't get caught randomly the matchup is rather easy.

Janna

Probably one of Nami's easiest matchups your kit straightup counters her's. You outsustain her and also have more damage in trades. Use your Q or R to disrupt her ultimate. Be wary of her roams as she is incredibly fast.

Jarvan IV

Aery J4 luckily isn't picked much these days but it's still annoying to deal with. He does a ton of poke damage in lane and it's impossible to dodge. Run biscuits for mana sustain and accepg that you're probably going to play healbot. At 6 his all-in is scary and so are his early skirmishes. Do your best to stay healthy and don't die. You hard outscale. Redemption can be useful to counteract his engage. Your ult can also help deny any follow-up.

Karma

Usually an easy matchup although a good Karma can pressure you pretty hard in lane. Grab inspiration secondary for mana sustain as her mantra Q's are difficult to dodge. Stay away from minions to avoid her regular Q's. From level 6 onwards you should have the upper hand since you have an actual ultimate. Karma also has no instant hard CC and is really squishy so you can call for easy jungle ganks when they are pushing up against you.

Karthus

Another off-meta support, Karthus is annoying in lane but not a real threat. Your passive makes it a lot easier to dodge his Qs and once CC'ed Karthus just dies. Be mindful of his passive though, many Karthus players are quite suicidal and can wreck havoc with their passive afterwards. Redemption can counteract his ultimate later on. Grabbing early boots and MR shard will help you through lane. You should have total control due to him lacking utility and being super immobile.

Leona

Tough matchup, Guardian is your best bet. You want to play as aggressive as possible lvl 1 to generate a health advantage. From lvl 2 onwards you have to respect her engage with Zenith Blade (875 range). You can win all in's if you managed to Pole the enemy ADC significantly early on but should look to freeze the wave just outside tower range early on since it leaves Leona with no angle to engage. Look to bubble the ADC if she initiates onto yours. Shurelya's, Redemption and Mikael's Blessing can all be reasonable items to counteract Leona's lockdown combo depending on teamcomp. Flash her ult if necessary. As long as you don't get hit yourself you can disengage with your own ult.

Lulu

Not a tough matchup but an unpleasent one if the Lulu is decent. Her shield has a low cooldown and nullyfies your poke and particular when paired with hypercarries her buffs can transform them to machine guns early on. Look for trading windows when her E is down (8 seconds) or try to impact the map by playing around your jungler. While Lulu has incredible single target peel and buffs she has little range and needs to decide whether to use her W for the steroid or the CC giving you more control over teamfights. How scary this matchup is usually depends on the ADC matchup since Lulu becomes infinitely more powerful with someone like Twitch or Kog' Maw compared to Jhin.

Lux

While she outranges you and has a lot of poke Lux isn't really difficult to deal with. Your passive helps to dodge her rather telegraphed skillshots and your W counteracts her poke. Just make sure you dodge her binding and be wary of brush cheeses in lane as well as later on.

Maokai

One of few champs that can rival you in terms of synergy with Imperial Mandate even though most Maokai players prefer tanky builds nowadays. He is surprisingly scary in lane and annoying as hell ontop since his saplings make bush control Impossible. His engage is point and click making it a pretty reactive matchup where you have to keep your distance. His flash-W has little counterplay when setting up ganks for his jungler. That being said Maokai similar to Leona has no tools to escape once he engages and from 6 onwards you can disengage reasonably well with your ultimate. In lane you want to save bubble for the enemy ADC and just scale up. You provide more utility for your team later on. Redemption and Mikael's are both reasonable options depending on how fights play out.

Morgana

Dodge her binding and you win, eat the binding and you lose. It really is this binary. Your passive should pretty much guarantee you to avoid getting hit. Use your W to break the black shield before you attempt to throw your ult and/or bubble. Overall an easy matchup unless the Morgana is paired with Caitlyn in which case Mikael's/running heal so your carry can take cleanse might be a good choice.

Nautilus

Not that bad of a matchup unless paired with Kalista or Draven. Yes, the hook has the width or Russia but you should be fine playing around your minion wave. You can consider bubbling Nautilus since his hook is telegraphed and should mean that he cannot get the additional AA for his passive root, leaving room for your carry to retreat. I would still recommend Guardian as Nautilus' R is point & click and all you really need to do in order to win is to survive the initiation. Your ultimate also denies any follow-up so you should be fine as long as you're not running face first into multiple enemies. Shurelya's/Redemption can be decent item choices if needed for disengage/survivability.

Neeko

Off-meta and therefore usually picked primarily by OTPs, you don't want to underestimate Neeko player's creative ways of cheesing the game. Pay particular attention to her passive and don't get baited - Neeko players love to disguise as low health allies and bait enemy players. Past 6 you won't see Neeko channel her ult if she is disguised so be prepared when someone is running straight at you. In lane try to bait out Neeko's root which lasts longer if it hits you through minions. She does have high base damage early on but little utility and poor scaling so going even means you'll end up ahead. Neeko herself is fairly squishy so landing one bubble can easily spell death for her. Overall you should do fine as long as you respect her burst. After 6 you can always ult to disengage.

Pantheon

Fortunately not a popular support anymore, Pantheon offers a ton of damage and point & click CC in lane. Guardian is a must here, especially if the Pantheon is paired with a strong early game ADC or jungler. You basically outscale as long as you don't die, although you should alert your teammates when he hits 6 due to his global ult. You can consider running mobis to match his roams but make sure not to get picked off yourself while doing so. Run double armor when it's a double AD botlane and get an early kindle gem just so you're not as squishy. Depending on the enemy's positioning it can be more valuable to bubble Pantheon when he jumps onto your carry since he does insane damage early, especially running PtA.

Poppy

Pyke

A slippery squishy engage support with massive damage, the biggest factor is whether or not he lands his hooks. Since his hook is a channel it usually leaves enough time for you to E yourself in order to evade it. Don't attempg to bubble the Pyke since you'll just root yourself in place making you an easy target and he can still dash after the stun wears off. That being said if you ever manage to CC him, it usually spells death. Make sure to ignite so he doesn't get away with a sliver of health - even if he does, ignite makes sure his W can't save his ass due to true sight. Overall you're better off focusing on poking the ADC as Pyke regenerates a lot of HP with his W when unseen. After 6 flash his ult when low, especially when you're not the only one close to death, so Pyke doesn't get a reset. Also ping whenever Pyke is missing as his roams are fast and very potent.

Rakan

A pretty weak laner with strong teamfighting and mobility, all you have to do is not get hit by his W. Punish whenever his spells are on CD (W and E have 18 and 20 seconds respectively at rank 1). Similar to Pyke Rakan is squishy and an easy target once CC'ed. Hold your ult for his since you can completely nullify his engage. Flash his W if necessary, bubble the ADC if he engages onto your carry. Rakan loves to roam so pay attention to the map and ward/ping early.

Rell

Leona 2.0. Scary engage, beefy frontline CC-machine with no way out of the fight. You have to respect her engage from lvl 1 on and play conservatively. Look for poke when her W is down. Since she also has to mount before attempting another engage you basically have an eternity to establish lane control. Flash her engage if necessary, bubble the ADC if she jumps onto your carry. Later on your ultimate is a great disruptive tool. Don't be fooled though, after 6 one CC spells death for you. Redemption can be a good choice for turning teamfights. Guardian is the safest option, Aery can work as well since Rell's Q destroys shields.

Senna

Big meh. Senna outranges you, can match your sustain and gets a ton of value from simply trading due to her soul stacking mechanic. She does have pretty high cooldowns and is also fairly squishy which means hitting a single bubble usually means burning sums for her. That being said her camouflage can make it difficult to finish her off in lane. Still, having lane control makes the matchup much more playable as you can control trades. Once behind Senna usually is quite useless so asking for jungle help early can be helpful. Also, keep track of her flash since she is fairly vulnerable. Ping her lvl 6 so your team is aware of her global ult. Buy Putrifier second.

Seraphine

Her spells are pretty telegraphed but she does outrange you significantly making it a pretty stale matchup. Play up when she misses her Q/E but pay attention to her echo passive when her E is up as you don't want to get rooted. Try to hit lvl 2 first to get lane control. Seraphine is super squishy herself and her W shield is on a giga long CD (26! seconds) so without it she is incredibly vulnerable. She does have very strong teamfighting, especially with her ult which extends when it hits allies or enemies so don't stand in line with everyone. With your ultimate you have great tools both to engage ad well as disengage. Try to look for picks or angles to avoid fair 5v5s in which Sera thrives. Her Q does increased damage to low HP targets so be careful when you're running low. Run Putrifier second if she builds Moonstone. Aery or Electrocute for runes.

Sett

Pretty much offmeta at this point Sett is the bruiser version of Leona with more damage but less CC and rather telegraphed engage. He has to either run or flash at you to close the gap and pull you in which - surprise - your passive makes rather simple to evade as long as you are prepared for his (hex)flash combo. Bush control helps a lot in lane. Later on he doesn't really do anything as long as you don't facecheck. Shurelya's can be worth it if he runs Chemtank and you're struggling to avoid his engages but considering Nami's kit you should be fine. Keep track of his flash cooldown and respect hexflash angles.

Shaco

Ward the lane bush early and get sweeper as Shaco will pave your lane with puppets. Overall the matchup is just a bit annoying, nothing crazy. They tend to just troll around a bit in lane but as long as you keep track of his boxes you shouldn't find yourself in trouble. Cosmic Insight or Ingenious Hunter can both be valuable secondary runes to reduce the cooldown of your sweeper.

Shen

Rarely seen in the support role Shen offers a lot of pressure early on. His taunt (600 range, 18 seconds at rank 1) spells death if you get caught so play lane conservatively. Run Guardian and respect the possibility of a flash engage. His W blocks AAs which can be annoying, although more so for your ADC. Shen support doesn't scale that well aside from the fact that he has a global ultimate to turn crossmap fights so not dying means you're winning already. Ping is lvl 6 and keep track of his ult cooldown (200 seconds at rank 1, many Shens run ultimate hunter though). As always you want to bubble the ADC if Shen manages to taunt your carry. Your E can help to sidestep it. Also, Shen R is a channel so if you were to see him use it you can use R/Q to disrupt it.

Sona

A hypercarry teamfight support Sona's early game is abyssmal and her mana costs steep, especially compared to the value of her spells during early game. Pressure as hard as you can. Sona is super immobile and fragile so one hit bubble spells doom for her. Electrocute with E max can be run when paired with an aggressive carry, Aery is solid too. Avoid fair teamfights and make the game chaotic so Sona never gets to scale up. As the game progresses you want to focus on killing the Sona first if you have a choice as enchanters are multipliers of their team's strength. Run Mandate with Putrifier.

Soraka

Annoying healbot with low cooldowns and global ultimate. It always sucks to delay your Mythic but rushing Putrifier is vital to not get outsustained. Laning Phase boils down to how well both you and your carry can dodge Soraka's Qs. Similar to Sona Soraka is fragile herself but has a pretty good laning phase due to low mana costs and strong poke. In teamfights you want to kill Soraka ASAP. Capitalize on her 3 minute cooldown ultimate when it's down and use the fact that she has no hard CC and no mobility to create advantages in skirmishes. Everybody always tells me that Soraka scales like crazy but honestly beyond midgame her healing usually can't keep up with the amount of damage champs deal, especially when multiple members run grievous wounds.

Swain

Being considered a noobstomper, Swain is a mage support with high burst, some sustain and CC. Key thing to not int is doding his E. Unlike other abilities it roots the first unit on the backway portion, meaning that you can simply walk forward to avoid the CC when in the minion wave. The cooldown is 10 seconds during which you want to play up. You are way more useful later on as long as you don't int. Make sure to get grievous wounds, secondary item the lastest, as he heals significantly with his R. His W can act as a long ranged scouting and sniping tool so never ignore your screen when backing at low HP. Build Shurelya's if you have trouble disengaging even though your R-Q combo should be sufficient tools to avoid his ultimate. Without a lead Swain isn't scary at all, especially as his CC isn't reliable. Do keep in mind that he can pull anyone who got CC'ed though.

Taliyah

Another sketchy burst mage, Taliyah has high early game damage and quick roams but also a pretty high skill floor. Her Qs get blocked by minions and she is limited in throwing them due to worked ground. Dodging the W (16 seconds) is the biggest thing in this matchup. Play conservatively when it's up and play around the wave. Similar to most offmeta mage supports Taliyah offers little value without getting ahead. That being said her passive lets her roam incredibly fast and a good Taliyah will utilize her ultimate to disrupt teamfights or create numbers advantages. Flash her W/over her R if necessary and use your E to help your team avoid her spells. Your ultimate can both counter- or disengage skirmishes and teamfights. Overall not that bad of a matchup.

Taric

Yawn. Nobody plays Taric and for good reason. Delayed abilities, huge cooldowns and mana costs but splendid scaling aren't particular appealing support qualities. His flash-E really is the biggest threat to keep track off. Overall you should have control over the lane and farm plates and your gold item freely. Get good vision though so you don't throw your lead due to a surprise visit from the enemy jungler. Use your ultimate to disengage if necessary after Taric uses his. It also has a 3 minute cooldown at rank one which you should look to abuse. Putrifier is a good choice for your second item. Run Shurelya's if the enemy has strong engage they can pair with Taric ult.

Thresh

Another jack of all trades Thresh is a skill matchup. He isn't tanky himself unless he runs Aftershock and hits either his Q or E so in lane it will often be easier to kill him unless the enemy ADC is an idiot. His lantern is the most giga broken basic support ability. Luckily you can cobble it with wards so their carry dies desperately hitting your wards. Jokes aside it mostly boils down to execution. You die faster but offer a bit more utility in teamfights. Thresh's hook is pretty delayed making it rather easy to dodge. Keep track of the enemy jungler though as Thresh can setup ganks with his lantern and flash-Flay for little to no counterplay. Grab Shurelya's if the enemy has strong engage. Remember to dance on the corpses of whoever missclicks your wards when trying to grab the lantern.

Trundle

Rarely seen in the botlane the biggest thing to be aware of is his pillar that slows massively. While your passive helps to neutralize the effect the

Twitch

The ultimate cheese support nobody wants to have in their game. AP Twitch with Hail of Blades is an abomination nobody really enjoys playing with or against. Some will run straight mid to cheese or just pop out of stealth in your face and chunk you for 50% of your HP. Respect his burst damage and play conservatively in the early levels as Twitch becomes giga useless if he cannot get ahead due to literally zero utility. Control Wards and sweeper will make your life a lot easier although you also want to make sure to cover your mid by warding the river in order to track Twitch's roams. Run Guardian if you feel uncomfortable. Exhaust can also be useful as not losing is more crucial than winning in this matchup. Aery is fine if you're confident, I'd still recommend Resolve with Bone Plating secondary though. Due to Twitch's lack of utility you can also ask for early jungle ganks since double marksmen botlanes have little defensive tools.

Veigar

Cage of Doom. That really is what this matchup comes down to. Look to punish during the 18 seconds cooldown and just tether to bait out his spells when it is up. More often than not it's going to be easier to just trade with the ADC. Overall Veigar doesn't offer that much poke as his Q/W are easy to evade. Flash out of the cage if you're getting ganked. In 2v2 trades you are usually fine as you can still avoid his abilities as long as you're not stunned and you do have strong trades. Also one bubble usually means death for the Veigar too. Mikael's can be a good choice, especially if the enemy team has other telegraphed CC spells.

Vel'Koz

Dodging simulator. Vel'Koz' Q has both a low cooldown and low mana costs making it a rather tiring laning experience. Play around the minion wave to avoid getting hit and use your E if necessary to dodge tectonic disruption which is their only form of hard CC (16 seconds at rank 1). Like other mages Vel is incredibly fragile so one CC will at least force sums. However their range makes them rather safe. Rush boots and run biscuits if needed. Your ultimate (or your Q if you're close enough) can be used to disrupt their R. Be cautious when tagged by 2 of Vel'Koz' spells as the third instance will trigger the true damage passive for a massive chunk of HP. Shurelya's can be built if struggling.

Xerath

Less utility but more damage version of Vel'Koz. I recommend Biscuits with Time Warp Tonic and boots rush as all of his abilities are skillshots. Run MR shard. Despite your range disadvantage you mustn't play too far back as it is crucial that you soak pressure by baiting Xerath to hit you instead of your ADC. Recall if low and lose some exp rather than giving over a kill ontop as the lane becomes unplayable when Xerath gets ahead. His E is a single target stun and therefore easy to avoid (13 seconds at rank 1), making Xerath an easy target to gank or run down. Your ultimate can be used to disrupt his ultimate but also to simply catch him if he oversteps. Shurelya's will help dodging his abilities if you/your teammates struggle. It can also help if you lack engage.

Yuumi

Unhealthiest champion in the game and my permaban right now. Her passive empowers her AA to grant a huge shield and mana, allowing her to poke and sustain with her Q and E respectively. It's difficult to catch her with your bubble in order to lock her from attaching making this matchup pretty annoying. Your best bets are jungle ganks or early all-ins - look for roams if neither are options as Yuumi can't roam effectively. No matter how well lane goes you have to pray that nobody from your team feeds their opposing laner as Yuumi can always just attach to the most fed opponent and make them the ultimate raidboss. Putrifier is a must for your second item. Use your ultimate to disrupt teamfights and try to close out the game early as Yuumi scales like crazy.

Zac

A nightmare to deal with but luckily offmeta and therefore rarely picked. He has insane base damage and pretty much infinite engage angles that extend as he ranks up his E(24 seconds scaling down to 12). Running Guardian with Tenacity can really help in this matchup. Bush control and wards to deny surprise engages can really help to deal with him as a missed engage also leaves Zac vulnerable. Ward the river to protect your mid and pay attention to engages from across the wall. Use your ultimate to disrupt Zacs engage combo and consider Redemption to help your team swing skirmishes and teamfights in your favour. Flash his jump if necessary, especially past 6. Also do your best to sidestep his Q so you don't get pulled. Healing reduction can be useful as collecting his blobs restores quite a bit of health for Zac. Also don't get baited by his passive which has a 5-minute cooldown which is worth tracking.

Zilean

Zilean sits in a weird spot being both a mage and enchanter with crazy scaling that is however locked behind quite a reasonable skill ceiling. Also nobody bothers playing him as he's quite the boring character. His bombs have 900 range and really high damage numbers so try to bait them before looking for trades - especially after lvl 1 where a double bomb will stun you on-top. He does have high mana costs so early laning phase usually isn't that big of an issue. Don't trade AAs with him after lvl 2 as you'll then be in range for him to E you which is quite a crippling slow. Ideally you want to play aggressive early as it becomes pretty difficult to kill a Zilean lane past 6. You can bait his ult and let the revive Timer (3 seconds) run out before killing the target. Overall a skill matchup. You still have strong teamfighting and great utility even if you run even in lane. Mandate and Shurelya's both are viable choices.

Zyra

Skill matchup in Zyra's favour due to range advantage and lower spell costs. She isn't that strong till lvl 3 so ideally you fish for poke early while making sure to avoid her spells, E in particular if she levels it early, which shouldn't be too hard due to your passive. Biscuits and MR shard will help you sustain, you can also run Guardian if your ADC is weak early. Her spells are pretty delayed and also root herself in place for a short time, giving you a window to look for a bubble and also making it doable to dodge her spells. Rush boots and stay away from plants to not take free poke. Mikael's can be useful as Zyra wants to land her E before ulting, meaning you can cleanse the root and evade the knockup at the same time. Zyra has huge base damage but poor scaling so magic resistance also is very valuable against her. She is pretty vulnerable herself despite having good disengage. A single landed CC usually forces both her sums. Try to push the wave so you don't have to hug your tower, makes it much easier to avoid Zyra's poke.