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How to Win Ezreal vs Ryze Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Ezreal

based on 2,032 Ezreal vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Ezreal came out of an examination of 2032 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Ezreal has to counter Ryze in only 0.9% of his games.

Ezreal vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a awful job of beating Ryze. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Ezreal vs Ryze rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Ezreal vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsMuramanaEssence Reaver

Optional Items

HubrisManamuneNavori QuickbladesSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Ryze

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Ryze Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Ryze Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.4
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
176
< Minions Killed >
194
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.53
16,310
< Physical Damage >
1,020
7,234
< Magic Damage >
22,171
594
< True Damage >
290
24,138
< Damage Dealt >
23,481
20,455
< Damage Taken >
26,569
11,832
< Gold Earned >
12,117
2.23
< Towers >
2.32
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,527
< Total Healing >
4,688
12,762
< Experience >
16,117
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
101
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Ryze with Ezreal in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Ezreal vs. Ryze counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Ezreal normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Ryze

Who is Better, Ezreal or Ryze?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when trying to fight Ryze, with a 45.6% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a bad counter to Ryze.

While Ezreal does have a much lower winrate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ezreal into Ryzeas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ezreal is a trash counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Ryze.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Ezreal, we analyzed 2,032 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 Ezreal 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

If you would like to truly master Ezreal in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal most often gets a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Ezreal versus Ryze build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Muramana, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Ryze than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average winrate of 45.6% when playing against Ryze with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Ryze as Ezreal, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Ezreal vs Ryze face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Ezreal are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.