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How to Win Zilean vs Ryze Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Zilean

based on 382 Zilean vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
3.7
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Zilean did battle with Ryze 382 times. With so many games with Zilean vs Ryze gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to suppress Ryze. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Zilean is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Zilean vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Zilean does a good job of countering Ryze. On average, he wins a whopping 53.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Zilean against Ryze games, Zilean’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Zilean vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeLuden's CompanionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Ryze

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby 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.

Zilean vs Ryze Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Ryze Image
2.5
< Kills >
5.3
4.3
< Deaths >
5.3
13.4
< Assists >
5.9
0.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
59
< Minions Killed >
193
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,035
< Physical Damage >
961
10,197
< Magic Damage >
22,683
759
< True Damage >
321
11,992
< Damage Dealt >
23,965
17,797
< Damage Taken >
26,263
9,089
< Gold Earned >
11,921
2.02
< Towers >
2.07
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,766
< Total Healing >
4,566
12,173
< Experience >
15,992
55
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
10
178
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Ryze with Zilean in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several critical Zilean vs. Ryze matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ryze. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Ryze

Who is Better, Zilean or Ryze?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when facing off against Ryze, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a great counter to Ryze.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Ryze, when facing one another, Zilean also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Ryze.

Furthermore, Zilean has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Ryze matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zilean is a great counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ViVi+ 54.1% 1233 GamesMaster YiMaster Yi+ 54.1% 2307 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 55.6% 2563 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 57.6% 132 Games

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Zilean, we analyzed 382 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 Zilean 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

Zilean Build Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean typically gets a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Zilean versus Ryze build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Ryze than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 53.4% battling Ryze with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Ryze as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Zilean vs Ryze face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% win rate overall.

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