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

Ryze vs Volibear

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

based on 696 Ryze vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Ryze engaged Volibear in 696 matches. Having so many games with Ryze vs Volibear gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to destroy Volibear. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Ryze encounters Volibear in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a average job of beating Volibear. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Ryze against Volibear games, Ryze’s side is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Ryze vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRod of Ages

Optional Items

Luden's CompanionStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

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 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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Guide to Countering Volibear as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Volibear

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.

Ryze vs Volibear Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Volibear Image
5.9
< Kills >
5.4
5.5
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
184
< Minions Killed >
133
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,013
< Physical Damage >
10,576
21,906
< Magic Damage >
8,226
242
< True Damage >
648
23,162
< Damage Dealt >
19,451
25,773
< Damage Taken >
32,694
11,823
< Gold Earned >
11,480
2.18
< Towers >
2.54
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
4,326
< Total Healing >
8,373
15,695
< Experience >
14,248
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
86
< Time Dealing CC >
542

How to Counter Volibear with Ryze in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Ryze versus Volibear matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Volibear..

Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Volibear. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Volibear

Who is Better, Ryze or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Volibear, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes an ok counter to Volibear.

While Ryze does have a higher win rate than Volibear, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Ryze into Volibearas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Volibear matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a decent counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Ryze, we analyzed 696 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 Volibear 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 Volibear Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ryze to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Volibear. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Ryze versus Volibear build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Volibear than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Volibear 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. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ryze vs Volibear face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you want to get Ryze versus Volibear tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round completed with these champions.