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Ryze vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Ryze

based on 1,366 Ryze vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Ryze came out of an evaluation of 1366 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Ryze is forced to battle against Viego in only 4.0% of his games.

Ryze vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a awful job of beating Viego. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Ryze vs Viego matches, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Ryze vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveStormsurgeFrozen HeartRod of Ages

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
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Last skill for Ryze to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Viego as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Viego Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.3
< Assists >
6.8
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
190
< Minions Killed >
36
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.77
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
979
< Physical Damage >
16,014
21,162
< Magic Damage >
2,182
318
< True Damage >
871
22,459
< Damage Dealt >
19,067
25,946
< Damage Taken >
33,277
11,853
< Gold Earned >
12,393
2.16
< Towers >
1.5
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.41
4,197
< Total Healing >
17,063
15,798
< Experience >
14,052
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
93
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Viego with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Ryze against Viego matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego..

Ryze typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Viego. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Viego

Who is Better, Ryze or Viego?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually loses when playing against Viego, with a 46.1% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a bad counter for Viego.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Viego, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ryze into Viegoas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ryze has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ryze is a bad counter to Viego. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Ryze, we analyzed 1,366 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 Viego 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 Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze in order to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze most often gets much more CS compared to Viego. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ryze versus Viego build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Viego than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 46.1% when countering Viego with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Viego as Ryze, Ryze players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Ryze vs Viego counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

If you want to see Ryze x Viego tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using all rounds run with both champions.