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Ryze vs Gragas

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

based on 560 Ryze vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Ryze resulted from an evaluation of 560 ranked rounds where both champions engaged each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Ryze has to counter Gragas in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a below average job of countering Gragas. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Ryze against Gragas games, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Ryze vs Gragas 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 EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

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 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
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Ryze vs Gragas Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Gragas Image
5.9
< Kills >
6
5.7
< Deaths >
5.6
6.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
190
< Minions Killed >
112
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.62
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,022
< Physical Damage >
1,476
22,615
< Magic Damage >
18,966
287
< True Damage >
622
23,925
< Damage Dealt >
21,064
26,792
< Damage Taken >
29,301
12,061
< Gold Earned >
11,379
2.13
< Towers >
1.49
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
4,470
< Total Healing >
12,367
16,010
< Experience >
14,167
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
9
92
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Counter Gragas with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some strategic Ryze versus Gragas counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gragas..

Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Gragas

Who is Better, Ryze or Gragas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ryze usually loses when trying to fight Gragas, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a bad counter to Gragas.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Gragas, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Gragasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ryze also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Gragas matchups, Gragas is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter to Gragas. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Gragas.

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 Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Ryze, we analyzed 560 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Gragas 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 pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze often picks up more CS relative to Gragas. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ryze versus Gragas build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Gragas than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Gragas with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Gragas as Ryze, Ryze players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Ryze vs Gragas clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

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