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How to Synergize Ryze and Annie

based on 139 Ryze with Annie pairs
Win Rate
37.4 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ryze has been on the same team as Annie in 139 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much relevant data from the creators of LoL, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Ryze synergize with Annie. It is very rare for Ryze to play alongside Annie on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approx. 0.4% of games with Ryze.

Ryze Annie Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a pathetic job of synergizing with Annie. On average, he wins a poor 37.4% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Ryze when playing alongside Annie by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ryze vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Ryze and Annie

Tips for Playing as Ryze with Annie

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 Understand How Annie Will Play

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Ryze Annie Synergy Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
37.4 %
VS
Win Rate
62.6 %
Annie Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.8
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
5.9
< Assists >
6.3
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
191
< Minions Killed >
191
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,024
< Physical Damage >
1,026
21,364
< Magic Damage >
22,152
301
< True Damage >
298
22,689
< Damage Dealt >
23,476
26,935
< Damage Taken >
26,426
11,924
< Gold Earned >
12,017
2.09
< Towers >
2.19
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,580
< Total Healing >
4,408
16,009
< Experience >
15,956
19
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
89
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Play with Annie as Ryze in LoL

The Ryze Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Ryze sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Annie helps Ryze perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Ryze is paired with Annie, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Annie does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Ryze is played together with Annie on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Annie.

Moreover, when Ryze plays with Annie on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Annie does a poor job of covering Ryze in team fights.

Synergies between Ryze and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ryze
Annie

Is Ryze better when played alongside Annie?

There is no top companion for Ryze that will always be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Annie is a terrible ally for Ryze. By being on the same side as Ryze, she drops their win rate by -11.6% to 37.4%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit synergy between Ryze and Annie that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Annie has a lower difficulty than Ryze. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Annie comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by grouping Ryze and Annie together, you probably will not be providing your side enough AD. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Annie ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ryze and Annie, we analyzed 139 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Ryze with Annie comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to work well with Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to build first in your Ryze and Annie synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Annie than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 37.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Ryze players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for this champion pairing, this combo of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 37.4% winrate overall.

If you want to view Ryze and Annie synergy tips and stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using every round run with these champions.