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

Ryze vs Illaoi

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

based on 569 Ryze vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Ryze resulted from an analysis of 569 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Ryze has to counter Illaoi in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Ryze does a average job of beating Illaoi. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Ryze vs Illaoi matches, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Ryze vs Illaoi 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 HourglassStormsurgeRod of Ages

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 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
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Ryze vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Illaoi Image
6.2
< Kills >
4.9
5.2
< Deaths >
6.6
6.7
< Assists >
4.3
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
194
< Minions Killed >
194
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,062
< Physical Damage >
24,864
24,543
< Magic Damage >
783
374
< True Damage >
384
25,979
< Damage Dealt >
26,032
27,264
< Damage Taken >
36,475
12,353
< Gold Earned >
12,059
2.15
< Towers >
2.86
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,958
< Total Healing >
9,151
16,592
< Experience >
15,505
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
89
< Time Dealing CC >
420

How to Counter Illaoi with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some important Ryze against Illaoi matchup statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Ryze normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Illaoi

Who is Better, Ryze or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when facing off against Illaoi, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes an ok counter to Illaoi.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Illaoias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Illaoi matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Ryze is a decent counter to Illaoi. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Ryze, we analyzed 569 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 Illaoi 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze in order to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ryze versus Illaoi build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Illaoi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Illaoi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Illaoi as Ryze, Ryze players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ryze vs Illaoi fights, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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