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

Ryze vs Kennen

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

based on 397 Ryze vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Ryze came out of an evaluation of 397 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Ryze encounters Kennen in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Ryze does a ok job of countering Kennen. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Ryze against Kennen matches, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Ryze vs Kennen 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

Frozen HeartLuden'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 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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
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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R

Guide to Countering Kennen as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Ryze vs Kennen Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Kennen Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.9
6.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
190
< Minions Killed >
163
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.36
964
< Physical Damage >
2,086
21,243
< Magic Damage >
20,159
243
< True Damage >
572
22,452
< Damage Dealt >
22,817
26,109
< Damage Taken >
21,671
11,998
< Gold Earned >
11,270
2.34
< Towers >
1.9
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,153
< Total Healing >
2,958
15,823
< Experience >
14,414
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
105
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Ryze vs. Kennen matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kennen..

Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Kennen

Who is Better, Ryze or Kennen?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when facing off against Kennen, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes an ok counter to Kennen.

While Ryze does have a higher win rate than Kennen, when facing one another, Ryze also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Kennenas his relative depth means 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 Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Kennen matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a similar 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 Kennen. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Kennen.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Ryze, we analyzed 397 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 Kennen 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 truly master Ryze to counter Kennen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ryze versus Kennen build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Kennen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Kennen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Kennen as Ryze, you should take the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Ryze vs Kennen clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Ryze vs Kennen tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and strategies displayed are calculated using all matches with data with these champs.