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

Ryze vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Malphite as Ryze

based on 1,300 Ryze vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Ryze did battle with Malphite 1300 times. With so many matchups for Ryze versus Malphite gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a solid build to defeat Malphite. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Ryze has to counter Malphite in only 3.8% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a poor job of beating Malphite. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs face one another in. In Ryze against Malphite rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Ryze vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeVoid StaffFrozen HeartRod of Ages

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 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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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Ryze vs Malphite Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Malphite Image
6.1
< Kills >
4.8
5.8
< Deaths >
4.9
6.3
< Assists >
8.3
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
192
< Minions Killed >
142
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.42
1,063
< Physical Damage >
4,695
23,374
< Magic Damage >
14,263
324
< True Damage >
593
24,763
< Damage Dealt >
19,552
26,938
< Damage Taken >
25,004
12,260
< Gold Earned >
10,730
2.26
< Towers >
1.88
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,414
< Total Healing >
3,438
16,076
< Experience >
14,340
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
94
< Time Dealing CC >
653

How to Counter Malphite with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Ryze vs. Malphite matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malphite..

Ryze normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Malphite

Who is Better, Ryze or Malphite?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when taking on Malphite, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes a bad counter to Malphite.

While Ryze does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when facing one another, Ryze also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Ryze into Malphiteas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ryze has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a bad counter for Malphite. Make sure you 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 Malphite.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Ryze, we analyzed 1,300 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 Malphite 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 Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ryze versus Malphite build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Malphite than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Malphite with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Malphite as Ryze, you should use 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 sets players picked for Ryze vs Malphite fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Ryze vs Malphite tips and counter stats for a an individual division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all games with data with both champs.