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Ryze vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Ryze

based on 590 Ryze vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Ryze came out of an examination of 590 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Ryze has to counter K'Sante in only 1.7% of his games.

Ryze vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a ok job of beating K'Sante. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Ryze versus K'Sante games, Ryze’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Ryze vs K'Sante 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

Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLuden'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 BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Ryze vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
K'Sante Image
5.6
< Kills >
4.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.4
6.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
195
< Minions Killed >
175
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,037
< Physical Damage >
14,428
22,826
< Magic Damage >
3,413
241
< True Damage >
1,572
24,104
< Damage Dealt >
19,414
26,297
< Damage Taken >
32,054
12,046
< Gold Earned >
11,073
2.22
< Towers >
2.18
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,468
< Total Healing >
5,134
16,000
< Experience >
15,024
19
< Vision Score >
16
10
< Wards Placed >
8
95
< Time Dealing CC >
1,026

How to Counter K'Sante with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Ryze against K'Sante counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than K'Sante..

Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than K'Sante. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
K'Sante

Who is Better, Ryze or K'Sante?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when playing against K'Sante, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes an ok counter for K'Sante.

While Ryze does have a higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Ryze also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into K'Santeas 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 K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs K'Sante matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Ryze is a decent counter to K'Sante. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against K'Sante.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ryze

Ryze Loses Against

MalzaharMalzahar43.7% winrateLissandraLissandra44.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune44.9% winrateZyraZyra44.9% winrate

Ryze Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.9% winrateZeriZeri58.7% winrateSkarnerSkarner57.7% winrateOlafOlaf55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 53.5% 1415 GamesZedZed+ 53.5% 550 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.5% 4543 GamesBraumBraum+ 56.2% 418 Games

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Ryze, we analyzed 590 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 K'Sante 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.

Other Useful Resources

Ryze Build K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ryze to counter K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically gets a similar amount of CS as K'Sante. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Ryze versus K'Sante build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against K'Sante than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 50.7% battling K'Sante with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating K'Sante as Ryze, you should use 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 builds we have analyed for Ryze vs K'Sante battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you want to get Ryze versus K'Sante tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using all rounds played with these champs.