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

Ryze vs Diana

How to Beat Diana as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Diana as Ryze

based on 1,336 Ryze vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our dataset, Ryze fought Diana in 1336 rounds. With so many matchups for Ryze vs Diana gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a supported build to crush Diana. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Ryze encounters Diana in only 3.9% of his matches.

Ryze vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a terrible job of countering Diana. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.7% of the time the champions face one another in. In Ryze vs Diana rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Diana.

Best Ryze vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceFrozen HeartRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeCosmic DriveLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Diana as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Ryze vs Diana Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Diana Image
5.7
< Kills >
8
5.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
6.9
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.86
188
< Minions Killed >
99
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.91
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,003
< Physical Damage >
2,242
21,165
< Magic Damage >
19,682
275
< True Damage >
1,011
22,443
< Damage Dealt >
22,935
26,082
< Damage Taken >
24,675
11,866
< Gold Earned >
12,483
2.1
< Towers >
1.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
4,184
< Total Healing >
6,247
15,861
< Experience >
14,421
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
7
83
< Time Dealing CC >
135

How to Counter Diana with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Ryze against Diana matchup statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Diana’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Diana..

Ryze normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Diana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Diana

Who is Better, Ryze or Diana?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when trying to fight Diana, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a bad counter for Diana.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate compared to Diana, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ryze into Dianaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ryze is a trash counter to Diana. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Ryze, we analyzed 1,336 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 Diana 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 Diana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze in order to counter Diana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically accumulates more CS relative to Diana. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ryze versus Diana build include Seraph's Embrace, Frozen Heart, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Diana than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 46.7% battling Diana with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Diana as Ryze, you should use 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 we have analyed for Ryze vs Diana matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.7% winrate overall.

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