Blitzcrank vs Ryze
How to Beat Ryze as Blitzcrank
based on 1,346 Blitzcrank vs Ryze matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Ryze Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Ryze Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Ryze
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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.
Blitzcrank vs Ryze Counter Stats
How to Counter Ryze with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats shown here show several important Blitzcrank vs. Ryze matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ryze. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Ryze
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Ryze?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when taking on Ryze, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Ryze.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Ryze, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Ryze.
Furthermore, Blitzcrank has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Ryze matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Blitzcrank is an above average counter to Ryze. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Blitzcrank against Ryze.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Ryze build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Ryze than with most other common builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average win rate of 52.5% when playing against Ryze with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Ryze as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Blitzcrank vs Ryze counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.
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