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How to Synergize Ryze and Xerath

based on 795 Ryze with Xerath pairs
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Ryze has fought alongside Xerath in 795 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Ryze synergize with Xerath. It is relatively rare for Ryze to play alongside Xerath as teammates. This has only happened in approximately 2.3% of rounds with Ryze.

Ryze Xerath Synergy Summary

Ryze does a decent job of teaming up with Xerath. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.6% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Ryze when playing alongside Xerath by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Ryze vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

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

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionStormsurgeZhonya's HourglassFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Ryze and Xerath

Tips for Playing as Ryze with Xerath

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 Xerath Will Play

If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.

It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.

Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.

Ryze Xerath Synergy Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Xerath Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.8
5.9
< Deaths >
5.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
192
< Minions Killed >
191
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,043
< Physical Damage >
1,026
21,837
< Magic Damage >
22,152
324
< True Damage >
298
23,205
< Damage Dealt >
23,476
27,454
< Damage Taken >
26,426
12,179
< Gold Earned >
12,017
2.2
< Towers >
2.19
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,719
< Total Healing >
4,408
16,315
< Experience >
15,956
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
93
< Time Dealing CC >
95

How to Play with Xerath as Ryze in LoL

The Ryze Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xerath helps Ryze perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Ryze tries to synergize with Xerath, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Xerath does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Ryze is played with Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xerath.

Moreover, when Ryze plays with Xerath on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of covering Ryze during teamfights.

Synergies between Ryze and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Ryze
Xerath

Is Ryze better when played alongside Xerath?

There is no ideal synergy for Ryze that will always be his #1 ally. However, overall, Xerath is a pretty good ally for Ryze. By playing on the same team as Ryze, he improves their win rate by 2.6% to 51.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a somewhat important bond between Ryze and Xerath that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Xerath has a greater difficulty than Ryze. That means Ryze players should be careful when finding Xerath comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

When playing together, Ryze players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. When paired, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.

In contrast, by aligning Ryze and Xerath together, you may not be giving your side much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Plan to bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in their abilities.

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

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze Xerath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Ryze and Xerath, we analyzed 795 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 Xerath 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 in order to work well with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Ryze and Xerath synergy build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xerath with this build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Xerath with Ryze are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.