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

Ryze vs Wukong

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

based on 352 Ryze vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Wukong as Ryze resulted from an evaluation of 352 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Ryze is forced to battle against Wukong in only 1.0% of his games.

Ryze vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a great job of beating Wukong. Normally, he wins a fantastic 55.4% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Ryze against Wukong rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Wukong.

Best Ryze vs Wukong 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 Companion

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 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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W
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E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Wukong

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 Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Ryze vs Wukong Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Wukong Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.6
5.4
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
191
< Minions Killed >
89
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.84
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.45
986
< Physical Damage >
15,195
22,209
< Magic Damage >
2,420
343
< True Damage >
897
23,539
< Damage Dealt >
18,513
25,658
< Damage Taken >
30,646
12,170
< Gold Earned >
11,663
2.31
< Towers >
1.75
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
4,439
< Total Healing >
9,808
16,119
< Experience >
13,863
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
8
96
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Wukong with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Ryze vs. Wukong matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Wukong..

Ryze usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Wukong. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Wukong

Who is Better, Ryze or Wukong?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ryze usually wins when facing off against Wukong, with a 55.4% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a fantastic counter for Wukong.

While Ryze does have a much higher winrate compared to Wukong, when facing one another, Ryze also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Ryze into Wukongas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Wukong 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a great counter for Wukong. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Wukong.

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 Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Ryze, we analyzed 352 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 Wukong 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 Wukong Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ryze to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average racks up more CS compared to Wukong. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Wukong build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Wukong than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 55.4% when countering Wukong with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Wukong as Ryze, you should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ryze vs Wukong battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 55.4% win rate overall.

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