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How to Win Volibear vs Ryze Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Volibear

based on 696 Volibear vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Ryze as Volibear resulted from an analysis of 696 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear fights Ryze in only 0.9% of his matches.

Volibear vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Volibear does a average job of countering Ryze. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of games the champs fight one another in. In Volibear versus Ryze matches, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Volibear vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

StridebreakerThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Ryze Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Ryze Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
5.5
5.6
< Assists >
6.4
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
133
< Minions Killed >
184
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.5
10,576
< Physical Damage >
1,013
8,226
< Magic Damage >
21,906
648
< True Damage >
242
19,451
< Damage Dealt >
23,162
32,694
< Damage Taken >
25,773
11,480
< Gold Earned >
11,823
2.54
< Towers >
2.18
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,373
< Total Healing >
4,326
14,248
< Experience >
15,695
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
542
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Ryze with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Volibear versus Ryze counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Volibear typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ryze. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Ryze

Who is Better, Volibear or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when facing off against Ryze, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes an ok counter to Ryze.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Ryze, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Ryze.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Ryze. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Ryze.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Volibear, we analyzed 696 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 Volibear 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 Volibear to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Volibear versus Ryze build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Ryze than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Ryze as Volibear, Volibear players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Volibear vs Ryze fights, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ryze as Volibear are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located above.