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

Ryze vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Ryze

based on 401 Ryze vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Ryze came out of an examination of 401 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Ryze fights Taliyah in only 1.2% of his games.

Ryze vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a below average job of beating Taliyah. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Ryze versus Taliyah rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Ryze vs Taliyah 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 CompanionStormsurge

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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Ryze vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Taliyah Image
6
< Kills >
6.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6.1
6.4
< Assists >
9
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
198
< Minions Killed >
126
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.55
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
952
< Physical Damage >
832
22,366
< Magic Damage >
22,110
307
< True Damage >
1,268
23,626
< Damage Dealt >
24,211
26,768
< Damage Taken >
21,237
12,264
< Gold Earned >
12,366
2.27
< Towers >
1.76
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
4,462
< Total Healing >
4,569
16,208
< Experience >
14,457
19
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
9
95
< Time Dealing CC >
555

How to Counter Taliyah with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several critical Ryze vs. Taliyah counter stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Ryze normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Taliyah

Who is Better, Ryze or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when trying to fight Taliyah, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a poor counter for Taliyah.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into Taliyahas his relative depth means that 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 Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter to Taliyah. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Ryze, we analyzed 401 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 Taliyah 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 Taliyah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically picks up more CS as Taliyah. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Taliyah build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Taliyah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Taliyah as Ryze, you should take 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 that we analyzed for Ryze vs Taliyah counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

If you need to see Ryze versus Taliyah tips and counter builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every match completed with both champions.