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How to Win Ryze vs Hecarim Counter MatchupRyze is in the a tier of champions

Ryze vs Hecarim

How to Beat Hecarim as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Hecarim as Ryze

based on 936 Ryze vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Ryze battled Hecarim 936 times. Having so many matchups for Ryze versus Hecarim provides us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a recommended build to crush your opposition. This matchup is relatively rare. Ryze is forced to battle against Hecarim in only 2.7% of his matches.

Ryze vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Ryze does a decent job of beating Hecarim. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Ryze vs Hecarim matches, Ryze’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Hecarim.

Best Ryze vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceStormsurgeRod of Ages

Optional Items

Frozen HeartRabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Hecarim as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Hecarim

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 Win Against Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Ryze vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Hecarim Image
5.6
< Kills >
7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
8.2
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
193
< Minions Killed >
37
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.62
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,006
< Physical Damage >
14,964
22,165
< Magic Damage >
2,736
292
< True Damage >
793
23,463
< Damage Dealt >
18,494
25,747
< Damage Taken >
41,568
11,973
< Gold Earned >
12,443
2.27
< Towers >
1.24
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
4,407
< Total Healing >
21,804
15,983
< Experience >
14,517
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
5
93
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Hecarim with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some vital Ryze against Hecarim counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between these two champions. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Ryze usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Hecarim. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Hecarim

Who is Better, Ryze or Hecarim?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually wins when trying to fight Hecarim, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a good counter for Hecarim.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate than Hecarim, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Hecarimas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ryze also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Hecarim. 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 Ryze vs Hecarim matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a decent counter to Hecarim. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Hecarim.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Ryze, we analyzed 936 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 Hecarim as Ryze 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 Ryze in order to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze often gets much more CS as Hecarim. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Ryze versus Hecarim build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Hecarim than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Hecarim with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Hecarim as Ryze, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Ryze vs Hecarim counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Hecarim as Ryze are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.