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How to Win Ryze vs Ahri Counter MatchupRyze is in the a tier of champions

Ryze vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Ryze

based on 1,060 Ryze vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Ryze resulted from an examination of 1060 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Ryze encounters Ahri in only 3.1% of his matches.

Ryze vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a average job of beating Ahri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Ryze versus Ahri games, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Ryze vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's CompanionCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ryze to level upq
>
Second ability for Ryze to level upe
>
Last skill for Ryze to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ryze's passive ability p
Ryze's q ability q
Ryze's w ability w
Ryze's e ability e
Ryze's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ahri as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Ahri

Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.

Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.

Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Ryze vs Ahri Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Ahri Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.2
5.5
< Deaths >
5
6
< Assists >
7.7
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
189
< Minions Killed >
172
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
878
< Physical Damage >
1,555
21,361
< Magic Damage >
15,204
282
< True Damage >
5,116
22,521
< Damage Dealt >
21,876
25,814
< Damage Taken >
19,827
11,847
< Gold Earned >
11,281
2.23
< Towers >
1.95
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,238
< Total Healing >
5,056
15,789
< Experience >
14,389
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
81
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Ryze vs. Ahri matchup stats that may help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ahri..

Ryze usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Ahri. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Ahri

Who is Better, Ryze or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when taking on Ahri, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes an ok counter to Ahri.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate than Ahri, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Ahrias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ryze has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Ahri matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ryze is a decent counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ryze

Ryze Loses Against

MalzaharMalzahar43.7% winrateLissandraLissandra44.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.9% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Ryze Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.9% winrateZeriZeri58.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.7% winrateOlafOlaf55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.5% 1415 GamesZedZed+ 53.5% 550 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.5% 4543 GamesBraumBraum+ 56.2% 418 Games

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Ryze, we analyzed 1,060 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Ahri as Ryze comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Ryze Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ryze in order to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Ahri. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Ryze versus Ahri build include Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Ahri than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Ahri as Ryze, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ryze vs Ahri counters, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.5% win rate overall.

If you want to see Ryze vs Ahri tips and counter builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all rounds completed with both champs.