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

Ryze vs Olaf

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

based on 301 Ryze vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
55.5 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Olaf as Ryze came out of an examination of 301 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Ryze fights Olaf in only 0.9% of his matches.

Ryze vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Ryze does a great job of countering Olaf. Typically, he wins a terrific 55.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Ryze against Olaf games, Ryze’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Olaf.

Best Ryze vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapFrozen Heart

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
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Olaf

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 Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Ryze vs Olaf Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
55.5 %
VS
Win Rate
44.5 %
Olaf Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.4
5.5
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
4.8
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
191
< Minions Killed >
161
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,026
< Physical Damage >
16,152
22,240
< Magic Damage >
97
395
< True Damage >
5,898
23,662
< Damage Dealt >
22,148
26,282
< Damage Taken >
31,818
12,152
< Gold Earned >
12,227
2.27
< Towers >
2.28
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,482
< Total Healing >
14,616
16,153
< Experience >
14,785
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
100
< Time Dealing CC >
361

How to Counter Olaf with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some valuable Ryze versus Olaf matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Ryze normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Olaf. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Olaf

Who is Better, Ryze or Olaf?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually wins when trying to fight Olaf, with a 55.5% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a fantastic counter to Olaf.

While Ryze does have a much higher winrate than Olaf, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Ryze into Olafas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Olaf 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 team members during teamfights.

Ryze is a great counter for Olaf. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Olaf.

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 Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Ryze, we analyzed 301 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Olaf. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Olaf build include Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Olaf than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 55.5% when countering Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Olaf 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 that we analyzed for Ryze vs Olaf counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 55.5% win rate overall.

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