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

Ryze vs Vex

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

based on 603 Ryze vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Ryze resulted from an analysis of 603 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Ryze fights Vex in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a poor job of countering Vex. On average, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Ryze against Vex matches, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Vex.

Best Ryze vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden'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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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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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Vex as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Vex

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.

Ryze vs Vex Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Vex Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.5
5.9
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
8
1.43
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
194
< Minions Killed >
165
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.44
922
< Physical Damage >
1,426
22,612
< Magic Damage >
23,149
308
< True Damage >
923
23,843
< Damage Dealt >
25,499
27,419
< Damage Taken >
19,693
12,429
< Gold Earned >
11,728
2.23
< Towers >
1.82
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,488
< Total Healing >
2,340
16,353
< Experience >
14,626
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
90
< Time Dealing CC >
559

How to Counter Vex with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several significant Ryze vs. Vex matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vex..

Ryze usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Vex. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Vex

Who is Better, Ryze or Vex?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually loses when playing against Vex, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a poor counter for Vex.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Vex, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ryze into Vexas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ryze is a bad counter for Vex. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Ryze, we analyzed 603 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ryze to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Vex. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ryze versus Vex build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Vex than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 47.6% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Vex as Ryze, Ryze players should use 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 sets players chose for Ryze vs Vex fights, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

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