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Vi vs Ryze

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How to Beat Ryze as Vi

based on 964 Vi vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches every week. In our database, Vi battled Ryze 964 times. Having so many games with Vi vs Ryze provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a pro build to destroy your opposition. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Vi fights Ryze in only 0.9% of her rounds.

Vi vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Vi has done a decent job of countering Ryze. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.7% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Vi against Ryze games, Vi’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Vi vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Trinity ForceExperimental HexplateSterak's GageEclipse

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
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Second ability for Vi to level upe
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Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Ryze

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Win Against Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Vi vs Ryze Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Ryze Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.6
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
8
< Assists >
6.5
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
33
< Minions Killed >
189
1.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,648
< Physical Damage >
1,009
74
< Magic Damage >
21,754
869
< True Damage >
303
17,591
< Damage Dealt >
23,066
30,129
< Damage Taken >
26,283
11,707
< Gold Earned >
11,935
1.38
< Towers >
2.16
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
11,459
< Total Healing >
4,222
13,594
< Experience >
15,779
23
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
280
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Ryze with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Vi versus Ryze counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between these two champions. For instance, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Ryze..

Vi typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Ryze

Who is Better, Vi or Ryze?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vi usually wins when playing against Ryze, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Vi makes a good counter to Ryze.

While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Vi also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Ryze.

Furthermore, Vi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ryze. This often 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 Vi vs Ryze matchups, Vi is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Vi is a decent counter for Ryze. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vi against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Vi, we analyzed 964 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 Ryze as Vi 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 truly master Vi in order to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Vi versus Ryze build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Ryze than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Vi had an average win rate of 51.7% when playing against Ryze with this counter build.

To have the best chance of beating Ryze as Vi, Vi players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Vi vs Ryze counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.7% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Vi vs Ryze tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every round run with these champs.