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Ryze vs Kassadin

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How to Beat Kassadin as Ryze

based on 494 Ryze vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Ryze engaged Kassadin 494 times. With so many matchups for Ryze versus Kassadin gives us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to obliterate your foe. This pairing is relatively rare. Ryze is forced to battle against Kassadin in only 1.4% of his matches.

Ryze vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Ryze does a ok job of countering Kassadin. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Ryze against Kassadin rounds, Ryze’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kassadin.

Best Ryze vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

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

Optional Items

StormsurgeLuden's Companion

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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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Ryze vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Kassadin Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.7
5.7
< Deaths >
5.1
6.3
< Assists >
5.7
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
193
< Minions Killed >
176
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.41
1,519
< Physical Damage >
1,773
22,951
< Magic Damage >
20,790
319
< True Damage >
579
24,790
< Damage Dealt >
23,142
26,198
< Damage Taken >
29,891
11,958
< Gold Earned >
12,184
2.47
< Towers >
1.71
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,136
< Total Healing >
6,278
15,845
< Experience >
15,714
19
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
7
94
< Time Dealing CC >
181

How to Counter Kassadin with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Ryze against Kassadin counter stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kassadin..

Ryze typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kassadin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Kassadin

Who is Better, Ryze or Kassadin?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kassadin, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes an ok counter for Kassadin.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate than Kassadin, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Kassadinas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ryze also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kassadin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a decent counter to Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Kassadin.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Ryze, we analyzed 494 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 Kassadin 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 to counter Kassadin during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Kassadin. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ryze versus Kassadin build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Kassadin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Kassadin with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Kassadin as Ryze, Ryze players should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Ryze vs Kassadin counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% win rate overall.

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