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

Ryze vs Kalista

How to Beat Kalista as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kalista as Ryze

based on 316 Ryze vs Kalista matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Ryze faced off against Kalista 316 times. Having so many matchups for Ryze versus Kalista provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Ryze is forced to battle against Kalista in only 0.9% of his games.

Ryze vs Kalista Matchup Summary

Ryze does a ok job of beating Kalista. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Ryze against Kalista rounds, Ryze’s side is 0.3% less expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Kalista.

Best Ryze vs Kalista 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 EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Luden's Companion

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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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3
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kalista as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Kalista

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 Kalista

Kalista's mobility is dependent upon attacking. This means it is low when she is outside of her attack range and that Attack Speed slows reduce the amount of distance she can cover in an engagement.

If you can break line of sight from Kalista, including through brush, her basic attacks will miss you, falling harmlessly to the ground.

Kalista cannot cancel her basic attack wind up. While she is very mobile, this offers a window to land spells on her if you anticipate when she will begin attacking.

Ryze vs Kalista Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Kalista Image
5.5
< Kills >
8
5.5
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
5.9
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
184
< Minions Killed >
172
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.38
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.55
988
< Physical Damage >
17,179
21,138
< Magic Damage >
2,715
307
< True Damage >
411
22,434
< Damage Dealt >
20,306
25,093
< Damage Taken >
21,648
11,448
< Gold Earned >
12,509
2.13
< Towers >
2.48
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
3,899
< Total Healing >
6,590
15,075
< Experience >
12,253
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
95
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Kalista with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Ryze versus Kalista counter statistics that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kalista’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kalista..

Ryze normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kalista. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Kalista

Who is Better, Ryze or Kalista?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when taking on Kalista, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes an ok counter to Kalista.

While Ryze does have a higher win rate compared to Kalista, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Kalistaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ryze has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kalista. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Kalista matchups, Kalista is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Ryze is a decent counter for Kalista. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Kalista.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Kalista Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kalista as Ryze, we analyzed 316 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 Kalista 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ryze in order to counter Kalista during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Kalista. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Kalista build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Kalista than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Kalista with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Kalista as Ryze, Ryze players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Ryze vs Kalista face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kalista as Ryze are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.