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

Ryze vs Zac

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

based on 799 Ryze vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our dataset, Ryze engaged Zac in 799 matches. With so many games with Ryze versus Zac gives us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a recommended build to shatter your opposition. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Ryze fights Zac in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a poor job of countering Zac. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champs face one another in. In Ryze vs Zac rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Zac.

Best Ryze vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

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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W
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E
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zac as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Ryze vs Zac Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Zac Image
5.4
< Kills >
4.7
5.9
< Deaths >
4.7
6.3
< Assists >
11.1
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
191
< Minions Killed >
60
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,089
< Physical Damage >
1,454
22,354
< Magic Damage >
14,873
862
< True Damage >
1,068
24,306
< Damage Dealt >
17,395
26,380
< Damage Taken >
40,952
11,737
< Gold Earned >
10,816
2.12
< Towers >
1.57
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
4,222
< Total Healing >
43,021
15,621
< Experience >
13,206
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
8
91
< Time Dealing CC >
447

How to Counter Zac with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here feature several important Ryze against Zac matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zac..

Ryze typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Zac

Who is Better, Ryze or Zac?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when playing against Zac, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a poor counter for Zac.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate compared to Zac, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Zacas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ryze also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zac. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Zac. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Ryze, we analyzed 799 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 Zac 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 Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Zac during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze often racks up much more CS as Zac. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ryze versus Zac build include Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Zac than with many other common builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Zac with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Zac 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Ryze vs Zac counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.1% win rate overall.

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