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

Ryze vs Vi

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How to Beat Vi as Ryze

based on 964 Ryze vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vi as Ryze came out of an evaluation of 964 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Ryze encounters Vi in only 2.8% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze has done a poor job of countering Vi. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Ryze against Vi matches, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Vi.

Best Ryze vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCatalyst of Aeons

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceZhonya's HourglassRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's CompanionFrozen Heart

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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E
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vi as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Ryze vs Vi Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
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5.6
< Kills >
6.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
6.5
< Assists >
8
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
189
< Minions Killed >
33
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.68
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,009
< Physical Damage >
16,648
21,754
< Magic Damage >
74
303
< True Damage >
869
23,066
< Damage Dealt >
17,591
26,283
< Damage Taken >
30,129
11,935
< Gold Earned >
11,707
2.16
< Towers >
1.38
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
4,222
< Total Healing >
11,459
15,779
< Experience >
13,594
19
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
6
94
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Vi with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Ryze versus Vi counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vi..

Ryze often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Vi

Who is Better, Ryze or Vi?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when taking on Vi, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Ryze makes a bad counter to Vi.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate compared to Vi, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Vias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ryze also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vi. 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 Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Vi. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Vi.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Ryze, we analyzed 964 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 Vi 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 truly master Ryze in order to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze most often picks up much more CS relative to Vi. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Ryze versus Vi build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Vi than with many other common item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 48.3% battling Vi with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Vi as Ryze, Ryze players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ryze vs Vi fights, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.3% winrate overall.

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