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

Ryze vs Zeri

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

based on 346 Ryze vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
58.7 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Ryze came out of an evaluation of 346 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Ryze fights Zeri in only 1.0% of his games.

Ryze vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Ryze has done a great job of countering Zeri. On average, he wins a fantastic 58.7% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Ryze versus Zeri matches, Ryze’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Zeri.

Best Ryze vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Rabadon's Deathcap

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 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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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
58.7 %
VS
Win Rate
41.3 %
Zeri Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
7
< Assists >
6.6
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
194
< Minions Killed >
190
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,058
< Physical Damage >
14,093
23,598
< Magic Damage >
6,730
318
< True Damage >
529
24,974
< Damage Dealt >
21,353
26,378
< Damage Taken >
23,526
12,415
< Gold Earned >
12,649
2.55
< Towers >
2.16
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,529
< Total Healing >
4,291
16,379
< Experience >
12,929
20
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
8
94
< Time Dealing CC >
126

How to Counter Zeri with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Ryze versus Zeri matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between these two champs. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Ryze typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Zeri

Who is Better, Ryze or Zeri?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ryze usually wins when playing against Zeri, with a 58.7% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a fantastic counter for Zeri.

While Ryze does have a much higher win rate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Ryze into Zerias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ryze also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Zeri matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Ryze is a great counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ryze against Zeri.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Ryze, we analyzed 346 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 Zeri 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

If you would like to truly master Ryze in order to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ryze versus Zeri build consist of Seraph's Embrace, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Zeri than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ryze boasted an average win rate of 58.7% battling Zeri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Zeri 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Ryze vs Zeri matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 58.7% winrate overall.

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