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

Ryze vs Katarina

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

based on 1,143 Ryze vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Ryze faced off against Katarina in 1143 rounds. Using so many matchups for Ryze vs Katarina provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a solid build to counter your opposition. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Ryze encounters Katarina in only 3.3% of his games.

Ryze vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Ryze does a decent job of beating Katarina. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Ryze against Katarina games, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Katarina.

Best Ryze vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Frozen HeartRod of AgesStormsurgeZhonya'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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Katarina as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Ryze vs Katarina Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Katarina Image
6
< Kills >
9.7
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
6.5
< Assists >
5.9
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
190
< Minions Killed >
159
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,161
< Physical Damage >
2,323
22,786
< Magic Damage >
22,199
279
< True Damage >
986
24,226
< Damage Dealt >
25,508
26,019
< Damage Taken >
25,230
12,119
< Gold Earned >
12,339
2.35
< Towers >
1.55
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,184
< Total Healing >
3,595
15,914
< Experience >
14,282
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
88
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Katarina with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some vital Ryze against Katarina matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Katarina’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Katarina..

Ryze typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Katarina. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Katarina

Who is Better, Ryze or Katarina?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually wins when trying to fight Katarina, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a good counter to Katarina.

While Ryze does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Katarinaas 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 CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Katarina matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ryze is a decent counter to Katarina. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Ryze, we analyzed 1,143 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually gets a similar amount of CS as Katarina. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Ryze versus Katarina build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Katarina than with most other common builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when countering Katarina with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Katarina 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Ryze vs Katarina battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.

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