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

Ryze vs Gnar

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

based on 376 Ryze vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Ryze came out of an examination of 376 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Ryze encounters Gnar in only 1.1% of his matches.

Ryze vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a dismal job of beating Gnar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champs fight one another in. In Ryze versus Gnar rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood against Gnar.

Best Ryze vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Ryze vs Gnar Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Gnar Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
6
< Assists >
6.2
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
187
< Minions Killed >
163
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
990
< Physical Damage >
17,787
21,429
< Magic Damage >
3,421
270
< True Damage >
453
22,689
< Damage Dealt >
21,661
25,714
< Damage Taken >
28,413
11,681
< Gold Earned >
11,209
2.1
< Towers >
2.41
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,267
< Total Healing >
6,044
15,468
< Experience >
14,624
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
102
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Gnar with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Ryze versus Gnar counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Gnar

Who is Better, Ryze or Gnar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when playing against Gnar, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a bad counter for Gnar.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Gnar, when facing one another, Ryze also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Gnaras 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 Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Gnar. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Ryze, we analyzed 376 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ryze versus Gnar build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 48.9% when playing against Gnar with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Gnar as Ryze, Ryze players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ryze vs Gnar matchups, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

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