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

Ryze vs Veigar

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

based on 1,277 Ryze vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Veigar as Ryze came out of an analysis of 1277 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Ryze encounters Veigar in only 3.7% of his matches.

Ryze vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a poor job of beating Veigar. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Ryze against Veigar matches, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Veigar.

Best Ryze vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

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

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentStormsurgeCosmic DriveRod 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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Ryze vs Veigar Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Veigar Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
6.4
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
191
< Minions Killed >
171
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
947
< Physical Damage >
693
21,944
< Magic Damage >
23,262
302
< True Damage >
614
23,194
< Damage Dealt >
24,569
26,903
< Damage Taken >
18,796
12,217
< Gold Earned >
12,142
2.18
< Towers >
2.08
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,565
< Total Healing >
1,949
16,163
< Experience >
14,598
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
11
85
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Ryze against Veigar matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Veigar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Veigar

Who is Better, Ryze or Veigar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when facing off against Veigar, with a 49.0% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Ryze does have a lower win rate compared to Veigar, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into Veigaras his relative depth means that 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 Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Veigar.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Ryze, we analyzed 1,277 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 Veigar 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 in order to counter Veigar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Veigar build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Veigar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 49.0% battling Veigar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of defeating Veigar as Ryze, Ryze players should equip 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 we have analyed for Ryze vs Veigar matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

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