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

Ryze vs Nidalee

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

based on 220 Ryze vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Ryze battled Nidalee in 220 games. With so many matchups for Ryze versus Nidalee provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative stats and a pro build to defeat Nidalee. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ryze encounters Nidalee in only 0.6% of his games.

Ryze vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Ryze does a good job of beating Nidalee. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.2% of matches the champions face each other in. In Ryze against Nidalee matches, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Nidalee.

Best Ryze vs Nidalee 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 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
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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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E
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Ryze vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Nidalee Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.4
5.6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
193
< Minions Killed >
42
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.08
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
965
< Physical Damage >
1,222
22,419
< Magic Damage >
17,337
328
< True Damage >
1,002
23,712
< Damage Dealt >
19,563
26,017
< Damage Taken >
30,897
12,097
< Gold Earned >
11,629
2.25
< Towers >
1.61
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
4,269
< Total Healing >
16,242
15,955
< Experience >
13,040
18
< Vision Score >
28
9
< Wards Placed >
9
84
< Time Dealing CC >
142

How to Counter Nidalee with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Ryze versus Nidalee matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nidalee..

Ryze usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Nidalee. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Nidalee

Who is Better, Ryze or Nidalee?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ryze usually wins when playing against Nidalee, with a 53.2% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a great counter to Nidalee.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate compared to Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ryze into Nidaleeas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Nidalee matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a great counter to Nidalee. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Ryze, we analyzed 220 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 Nidalee 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 truly master Ryze in order to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically accumulates much more CS relative to Nidalee. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Nidalee build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Nidalee than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 53.2% battling Nidalee with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Nidalee as Ryze, Ryze players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ryze vs Nidalee matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.

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