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

Ryze vs Zyra

How to Beat Zyra as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zyra as Ryze

based on 1,388 Ryze vs Zyra matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zyra as Ryze resulted from an evaluation of 1388 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Ryze is forced to battle against Zyra in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Zyra Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a terrible job of beating Zyra. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Ryze vs Zyra rounds, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Zyra.

Best Ryze vs Zyra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveStormsurgeSeraph's EmbraceZhonya'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
>
Last skill for Ryze to max outw

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Zyra

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 Zyra

Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.

Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.

Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.

Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.

Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.

Ryze vs Zyra Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Zyra Image
5.8
< Kills >
3.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6
6.1
< Assists >
10.9
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.86
195
< Minions Killed >
59
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
1,025
< Physical Damage >
1,054
22,254
< Magic Damage >
20,755
330
< True Damage >
1,063
23,609
< Damage Dealt >
22,872
27,973
< Damage Taken >
18,164
12,230
< Gold Earned >
9,892
2.04
< Towers >
1.93
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,840
< Total Healing >
2,053
16,380
< Experience >
11,794
19
< Vision Score >
59
10
< Wards Placed >
25
97
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Zyra with Ryze in LoL

The stats provided here show some important Ryze versus Zyra matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zyra..

Ryze usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zyra. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ryze and Zyra

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Zyra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Zyra

Who is Better, Ryze or Zyra?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when facing off against Zyra, with a 44.9% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a poor counter to Zyra.

While Ryze does have a much lower win rate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Ryze also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ryze into Zyraas his relative depth means that 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 Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Ryze is a bad counter to Zyra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ryze against Zyra.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Zyra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zyra as Ryze, we analyzed 1,388 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 Zyra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ryze to counter Zyra during both the lane 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 mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze on average gets much more CS as Zyra. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Ryze versus Zyra build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Zyra than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 44.9% battling Zyra with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Zyra 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 combinations players used for Ryze vs Zyra battles, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 44.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zyra as Ryze are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.