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How to Win Ahri vs Ryze Counter MatchupAhri is in the b tier of champions

Ahri vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Ahri

based on 1,060 Ahri vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.78
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Ahri faced off against Ryze in 1060 matches. Having so many matchups for Ahri vs Ryze gives us faith in our capability to produce informative stats and a pro build to wreck your opposition. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Ahri fights Ryze in only 0.9% of her games.

Ahri vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Ahri does a average job of beating Ryze. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs fight one another in. In Ahri against Ryze matches, Ahri’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Ahri vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
>
Second ability for Ahri to level upw
>
Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Ryze

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

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.

Ahri vs Ryze Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Ryze Image
6.2
< Kills >
5.7
5
< Deaths >
5.5
7.7
< Assists >
6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
172
< Minions Killed >
189
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
1,555
< Physical Damage >
878
15,204
< Magic Damage >
21,361
5,116
< True Damage >
282
21,876
< Damage Dealt >
22,521
19,827
< Damage Taken >
25,814
11,281
< Gold Earned >
11,847
1.95
< Towers >
2.23
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,056
< Total Healing >
4,238
14,389
< Experience >
15,789
20
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
70
< Time Dealing CC >
81

How to Counter Ryze with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Ahri versus Ryze counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ryze..

Ahri typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Ryze

Who is Better, Ahri or Ryze?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ryze, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes an ok counter to Ryze.

While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Ahri also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ahri into Ryze.

Moreover, Ahri also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Ahri is a somewhat poor counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Ryze.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Ahri, we analyzed 1,060 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 Ahri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ahri in order to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ahri most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Ahri versus Ryze build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Ryze than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Ryze with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Ryze as Ahri, Ahri players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Ahri vs Ryze LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Ahri are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.