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

Ryze vs Darius

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

based on 1,170 Ryze vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Ryze did battle with Darius in 1170 rounds. Using so many matchups for Ryze vs Darius gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening stats and a solid build to suppress your opposition. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Ryze is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.4% of his games.

Ryze vs Darius Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a average job of countering Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Ryze versus Darius matches, Ryze’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Ryze vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRod of AgesFrozen HeartStormsurge

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 BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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E
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Darius as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Ryze vs Darius Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Darius Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.6
5.5
< Deaths >
6
6.4
< Assists >
4.6
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
191
< Minions Killed >
168
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,026
< Physical Damage >
16,146
21,835
< Magic Damage >
96
328
< True Damage >
3,656
23,190
< Damage Dealt >
19,898
25,574
< Damage Taken >
32,019
11,946
< Gold Earned >
11,830
2.19
< Towers >
2.33
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,110
< Total Healing >
7,791
15,847
< Experience >
14,580
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
94
< Time Dealing CC >
162

How to Counter Darius with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some strategic Ryze against Darius matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Darius

Who is Better, Ryze or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when facing off against Darius, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ryze also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Ryze is a decent counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Ryze, we analyzed 1,170 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 Darius 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 Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Darius during both the laning 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 stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Darius build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Darius with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Darius as Ryze, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Ryze vs Darius fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.

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