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How to Win Ziggs vs Ryze Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
Mage
MageFighter

How to Beat Ryze as Ziggs

based on 406 Ziggs vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Ziggs fought Ryze in 406 matches. Using so many games with Ziggs vs Ryze gives us faith in our ability to produce useful statistics and a pro build to shatter Ryze. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Ziggs has to counter Ryze in only 0.7% of his rounds.

Ziggs vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Ziggs has done a ok job of beating Ryze. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Ziggs versus Ryze matches, Ziggs’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Ziggs vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceLiandry's TormentRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ziggs to level upq
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Second ability for Ziggs to level upe
>
Last skill for Ziggs to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Ryze

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Advice to Win Against Ryze

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.

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

Ziggs vs Ryze Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Ryze Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.6
5.3
< Deaths >
5.6
8.2
< Assists >
6.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
170
< Minions Killed >
191
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.44
902
< Physical Damage >
969
24,629
< Magic Damage >
20,691
389
< True Damage >
342
25,921
< Damage Dealt >
22,002
16,809
< Damage Taken >
27,065
11,560
< Gold Earned >
12,002
3.03
< Towers >
2.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,533
< Total Healing >
4,605
13,679
< Experience >
16,134
21
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
250
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Ryze with Ziggs in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Ziggs against Ryze counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Ziggs usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ziggs and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Ryze

Who is Better, Ziggs or Ryze?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ryze, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes an ok counter for Ryze.

While Ziggs does have a higher win rate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Ziggs also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Ziggs into Ryze.

Additionally, Ziggs also has some 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 Ziggs vs Ryze matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Ziggs is a decent counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ziggs against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Ziggs, we analyzed 406 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 Ziggs 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

Ziggs Build Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ziggs to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ryze. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ziggs versus Ryze build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ziggs bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Ryze than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ziggs had an average win rate of 50.2% battling Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Ryze as Ziggs, Ziggs players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Ziggs vs Ryze counters, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

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