Ryze vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Ryze
based on 1,262 Ryze vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ryze vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Ryze vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Ryze
Tips for Playing as Ryze against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Ryze vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Ryze in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Ryze vs. Xerath counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Ryze usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ryze and Xerath
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Who is Better, Ryze or Xerath?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when taking on Xerath, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Ryze does have a higher winrate compared to Xerath, when they face off with one another, Ryze also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Xerathas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ryze also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Ryze is a decent counter for Xerath. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ryze most often picks up more CS relative to Xerath. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to have in your Ryze versus Xerath build include Seraph's Embrace, Stormsurge, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Xerath with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Xerath 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. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ryze vs Xerath matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Ryze are presented for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.