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How to Win Zoe vs Ryze Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Zoe

based on 401 Zoe vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Zoe resulted from an analysis of 401 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Zoe is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.8% of her games.

Zoe vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe does a dismal job of beating Ryze. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Zoe vs Ryze rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Zoe vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Horizon FocusRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Ryze

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Ryze Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Ryze Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.1
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
7.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
141
< Minions Killed >
190
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,784
< Physical Damage >
1,004
18,585
< Magic Damage >
22,343
3,649
< True Damage >
295
24,019
< Damage Dealt >
23,643
18,960
< Damage Taken >
26,748
11,097
< Gold Earned >
12,157
1.72
< Towers >
2.3
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,335
< Total Healing >
4,632
13,525
< Experience >
16,002
24
< Vision Score >
19
11
< Wards Placed >
9
140
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Ryze with Zoe in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Zoe against Ryze matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Zoe normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Ryze. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Ryze

Who is Better, Zoe or Ryze?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when trying to fight Ryze, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a poor counter to Ryze.

While Zoe does have a lower win rate than Ryze, when they face off with one another, Zoe also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zoe into Ryze.

Additionally, Zoe also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zoe is a bad counter to Ryze. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.1% 994 GamesNaafiriNaafiri+ 51.4% 251 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 51.5% 171 GamesLissandraLissandra+ 52.7% 146 Games

Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Zoe, we analyzed 401 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Zoe in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Ryze. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Zoe versus Ryze build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Ryze than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Zoe had an average winrate of 47.6% when countering Ryze with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Ryze as Zoe, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Zoe vs Ryze battles, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Zoe are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.