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How to Win Ryze vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupRyze is in the a tier of champions

Ryze vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Ryze

based on 189 Ryze vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Ryze resulted from an examination of 189 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Ryze has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his games.

Ryze vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a terrible job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.6% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Ryze versus Rek'Sai games, Ryze’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Ryze vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire 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
>
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Ryze vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Rek'Sai Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.2
5.6
< Deaths >
6
5.8
< Assists >
7.6
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
191
< Minions Killed >
37
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.22
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
943
< Physical Damage >
13,737
20,790
< Magic Damage >
65
253
< True Damage >
3,398
21,986
< Damage Dealt >
17,200
24,917
< Damage Taken >
33,252
11,813
< Gold Earned >
11,588
2.2
< Towers >
1.48
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
3,976
< Total Healing >
16,023
15,459
< Experience >
13,018
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
98
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several important Ryze against Rek'Sai matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Ryze typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Ryze or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually loses when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 46.6% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a bad counter for Rek'Sai.

While Ryze does have a lower win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Ryze into Rek'Saias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ryze has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often 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 overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a garbage counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Ryze, we analyzed 189 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ryze to counter Rek'Sai during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average picks up much more CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to have in your Ryze versus Rek'Sai build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Rek'Sai than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing against Rek'Sai with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Rek'Sai as Ryze, Ryze players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ryze vs Rek'Sai fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.6% winrate overall.

If you need to get Ryze x Rek'Sai tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games finished with both champs.