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Ryze vs Graves

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

based on 1,544 Ryze vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Ryze came out of an analysis of 1544 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Ryze is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.5% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a dismal job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Ryze against Graves games, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Graves.

Best Ryze vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassFrozen HeartVoid Staff

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 BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Ryze vs Graves Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Graves Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.3
5.4
< Deaths >
5.6
6.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
197
< Minions Killed >
53
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
983
< Physical Damage >
18,374
22,596
< Magic Damage >
931
251
< True Damage >
1,687
23,830
< Damage Dealt >
20,993
26,773
< Damage Taken >
30,096
12,185
< Gold Earned >
12,834
2.27
< Towers >
1.77
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
4,743
< Total Healing >
14,201
16,084
< Experience >
14,597
19
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
6
97
< Time Dealing CC >
500

How to Counter Graves with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several significant Ryze vs. Graves counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Graves. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Graves

Who is Better, Ryze or Graves?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when facing off against Graves, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into Gravesas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ryze has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Graves. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Ryze, we analyzed 1,544 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 Graves 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 Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Graves during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually accumulates much more CS compared to Graves. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Graves build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Graves with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Graves as Ryze, Ryze players 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 Graves matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Graves as Ryze are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.