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

Ryze vs Xayah

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

based on 516 Ryze vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Ryze resulted from an analysis of 516 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Ryze encounters Xayah in only 1.5% of his matches.

Ryze vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a ok job of beating Xayah. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Ryze against Xayah games, Ryze’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Ryze vs Xayah 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 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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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Ryze vs Xayah Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Xayah Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.4
5.5
< Deaths >
6
6.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
198
< Minions Killed >
187
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,064
< Physical Damage >
20,142
22,992
< Magic Damage >
401
342
< True Damage >
398
24,399
< Damage Dealt >
20,942
26,583
< Damage Taken >
20,917
12,352
< Gold Earned >
12,290
2.23
< Towers >
2.58
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
4,611
< Total Healing >
5,094
16,425
< Experience >
13,170
20
< Vision Score >
19
10
< Wards Placed >
9
101
< Time Dealing CC >
59

How to Counter Xayah with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some important Ryze versus Xayah matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Xayah

Who is Better, Ryze or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Xayah, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes an ok counter for Xayah.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Xayah, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Xayahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ryze has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Xayah matchups, Xayah is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Ryze is a somewhat poor counter for Xayah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Ryze, we analyzed 516 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ryze in order to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Ryze versus Xayah build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Xayah than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 49.6% battling Xayah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Xayah as Ryze, Ryze players should take 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 that we analyzed for Ryze vs Xayah fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Ryze are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.