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

Ryze vs Lulu

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

based on 549 Ryze vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Lulu as Ryze came out of an examination of 549 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Ryze fights Lulu in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a great job of beating Lulu. On average, he wins a whopping 55.0% of matches the champs face each other in. In Ryze against Lulu matches, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Ryze vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

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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Q
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Ryze vs Lulu Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Lulu Image
5.7
< Kills >
1.4
5.3
< Deaths >
5.1
6.2
< Assists >
14.9
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
0.21
198
< Minions Killed >
28
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.02
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.56
979
< Physical Damage >
1,043
21,892
< Magic Damage >
5,817
305
< True Damage >
560
23,177
< Damage Dealt >
7,420
26,087
< Damage Taken >
16,296
12,187
< Gold Earned >
8,418
2.38
< Towers >
2.15
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,583
< Total Healing >
2,321
16,179
< Experience >
10,939
19
< Vision Score >
58
9
< Wards Placed >
25
95
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Lulu with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Ryze versus Lulu counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lulu. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Ryze often has a much larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Lulu. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Lulu

Who is Better, Ryze or Lulu?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually wins when trying to fight Lulu, with a 55.0% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a great counter for Lulu.

While Ryze does have a much higher winrate than Lulu, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Ryze into Luluas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Lulu matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a great counter to Lulu. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Lulu.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Ryze, we analyzed 549 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 Lulu 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

If you would like to truly master Ryze in order to counter Lulu during both the lane 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 presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually gets much more CS relative to Lulu. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Lulu build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Lulu than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 55.0% when countering Lulu with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Lulu 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 picked for Ryze vs Lulu fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ryze vs Lulu tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all games run with both champs.