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

Ryze vs Karma

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

based on 950 Ryze vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Karma as Ryze came out of an examination of 950 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Ryze has to counter Karma in only 2.8% of his games.

Ryze vs Karma Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a good job of countering Karma. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.8% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Ryze versus Karma games, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Karma.

Best Ryze vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionFrozen HeartZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karma as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Ryze vs Karma Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Karma Image
5.8
< Kills >
2.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.7
6.4
< Assists >
12.3
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.64
192
< Minions Killed >
65
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,041
< Physical Damage >
1,002
22,056
< Magic Damage >
14,728
311
< True Damage >
775
23,408
< Damage Dealt >
16,505
27,182
< Damage Taken >
19,448
12,118
< Gold Earned >
9,318
2.23
< Towers >
1.95
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,625
< Total Healing >
2,855
16,073
< Experience >
11,671
19
< Vision Score >
53
10
< Wards Placed >
23
101
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Karma with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Ryze against Karma counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karma..

Ryze usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Karma

Who is Better, Ryze or Karma?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually wins when trying to fight Karma, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a good counter for Karma.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate compared to Karma, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Ryze into Karmaas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ryze also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karma. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Karma matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ryze is an above average counter to Karma. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Karma.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Ryze, we analyzed 950 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 Karma 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Karma during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually gets more CS as Karma. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ryze versus Karma build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Karma than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 52.8% battling Karma with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Karma as Ryze, you should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Ryze vs Karma counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

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