How to Win Xayah vs Ryze Counter Matchup Xayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Xayah in LoL Ryze is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Xayah

based on 296 Xayah vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Xayah resulted from an examination of 296 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Xayah encounters Ryze in only 0.8% of her games.

Xayah vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Xayah has done a great job of countering Ryze. On average, she wins a fantastic 54.7% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Xayah against Ryze rounds, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Xayah vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
GaleforceInfinity EdgeRapid Firecannon

Optional Items

The CollectorPhantom DancerLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level up e
>
Second ability for Xayah to level up w
>
Last skill for Xayah to max out q

Runes

Precision Lethal Tempo Presence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
Inspiration Magical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
AttackSpeed Adaptive Armor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah q ability q
Xayah w ability w
Xayah e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Ryze

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Win Against Ryze

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Xayah vs Ryze Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Ryze Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.4
5.6
< Deaths >
5.9
7
< Assists >
7.4
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
177
< Minions Killed >
176
0.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,780
< Physical Damage >
1,020
726
< Magic Damage >
19,415
933
< True Damage >
537
21,439
< Damage Dealt >
20,973
20,000
< Damage Taken >
25,399
12,456
< Gold Earned >
11,713
2.61
< Towers >
1.86
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,278
< Total Healing >
2,946
13,272
< Experience >
14,656
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
47
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Ryze with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several important Xayah against Ryze counter stats that may help us explain the differences between this pair of champions. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ryze..

Xayah usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives less damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Ryze

Who is Better, Xayah or Ryze?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually wins when taking on Ryze, with a 54.7% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes a great counter for Ryze.

While Xayah does have a much higher win rate than Ryze, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Xayah into Ryze.

Furthermore, Xayah has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Ryze matchups, Xayah is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Xayah is a great counter for Ryze. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

Illaoi Illaoi 43.2% winrate Brand Brand 43.3% winrate Kog'Maw Kog'Maw 43.6% winrate Mordekaiser Mordekaiser 43.8% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 56% winrate Ivern Ivern 54.9% winrate Ryze Ryze 54.7% winrate Galio Galio 54.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol + 52.3% 155 Games Illaoi Illaoi + 52.3% 834 Games Mordekaiser Mordekaiser + 52.6% 2666 Games Skarner Skarner + 57.3% 164 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Xayah, we analyzed 296 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 Ryze as Xayah 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

Xayah Build Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Ryze during both the laning 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 suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Xayah versus Ryze build include Galeforce, Infinity Edge, and Rapid Firecannon. When Xayah included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs Ryze than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average winrate of 54.7% battling Ryze with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Ryze as Xayah, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Xayah vs Ryze counters, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.7% win rate overall.

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