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How to Synergize Zed with Ryze on the Same TeamZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed with Ryze

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How to Synergize Zed and Ryze

based on 550 Zed with Ryze pairs
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Zed has been on the same team as Ryze in 550 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, insightful builds to help Zed synergize with Ryze. It is very rare for Zed to play alongside Ryze as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 0.4% of rounds with Zed.

Zed Ryze Synergy Summary

Zed does a good job of fighting on the same side as Ryze. Usually, he wins a whopping 53.5% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Zed when fighting on the same team as Ryze by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Zed vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

OpportunityProfane HydraYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Zed and Ryze

Tips for Playing as Zed with Ryze

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Advice to Understand How Ryze Will Play

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.

Zed Ryze Synergy Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Ryze Image
8.8
< Kills >
8.8
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
5.8
< Assists >
5.4
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
2.03
143
< Minions Killed >
158
0.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.36
22,121
< Physical Damage >
22,111
1,206
< Magic Damage >
1,248
1,252
< True Damage >
1,233
24,580
< Damage Dealt >
24,592
24,870
< Damage Taken >
23,255
12,845
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.57
< Towers >
1.59
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,204
< Total Healing >
3,774
15,195
< Experience >
14,857
19
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
7
165
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Play with Ryze as Zed in LoL

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

Overall, Zed sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ryze. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ryze helps Zed perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Zed tries to synergize with Ryze, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference may indicate that Ryze does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zed is played together with Ryze on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ryze. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ryze.

Moreover, when Zed plays with Ryze on the same side, he on average receives more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Ryze does a poor job of covering Zed during team fights.

Synergies between Zed and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Zed
Ryze

Is Zed better when played alongside Ryze?

There is no ideal companion for Zed that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, Ryze is a superb ally for Zed. By playing on the same side as Zed, he increases their win rate by 5.1% to 53.5%. This shows that there is a very strong strategic relationship between Zed and Ryze that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Ryze has a lower difficulty than Zed. That means Zed players don't need to be careful when lining up Ryze allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Zed players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Zed and Ryze together, you will not be providing your other teammates a lot of protection for burst damage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Ryze ally, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed Ryze Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Zed and Ryze, we analyzed 550 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 Zed with Ryze 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 Zed in order to work well with Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to include in your Zed and Ryze synergy build include Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Ryze than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 53.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ryze with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, Zed players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.5% winrate overall.

If you need to get Zed and Ryze synergy tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using every game run with these champions.