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

Ryze vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Ryze

based on 421 Ryze vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Ryze did battle with Karthus in 421 rounds. Using so many matchups for Ryze vs Karthus gives us faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a recommended build to crush your rival. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Ryze has to counter Karthus in only 1.2% of his games.

Ryze vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Ryze does a good job of countering Karthus. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Ryze versus Karthus matches, Ryze’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Ryze vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

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

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

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 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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Guide to Countering Karthus as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Ryze vs Karthus Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Karthus Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.7
5.5
< Deaths >
7.4
6.4
< Assists >
9.5
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
200
< Minions Killed >
91
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.91
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.29
1,028
< Physical Damage >
270
23,025
< Magic Damage >
29,603
269
< True Damage >
2,071
24,322
< Damage Dealt >
31,946
28,576
< Damage Taken >
29,754
12,736
< Gold Earned >
12,836
2.39
< Towers >
1.11
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.21
5,231
< Total Healing >
9,501
17,037
< Experience >
15,062
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
7
97
< Time Dealing CC >
223

How to Counter Karthus with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here show some important Ryze against Karthus counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between this pair of champions. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karthus..

Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Karthus

Who is Better, Ryze or Karthus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually wins when taking on Karthus, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a great counter for Karthus.

While Ryze does have a higher win rate than Karthus, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ryze into Karthusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Karthus matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ryze is a great counter to Karthus. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Ryze, we analyzed 421 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ryze to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze often racks up more CS compared to Karthus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ryze versus Karthus build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Karthus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 53.4% battling Karthus with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Karthus 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 combinations that we analyzed for Ryze vs Karthus counter picks, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Ryze versus Karthus tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match played with these champs.