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How to Win Warwick vs Ryze Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Warwick

based on 1,413 Warwick vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Warwick faced off against Ryze 1413 times. Including so many games with Warwick versus Ryze gives us faith in our capacity to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to wreck your opponent. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Warwick encounters Ryze in only 0.8% of his matches.

Warwick vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Warwick does a ok job of beating Ryze. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Warwick versus Ryze games, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Warwick vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanExperimental HexplateSundered SkyTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Ryze

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick vs Ryze Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Ryze Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
7
< Assists >
6.6
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
51
< Minions Killed >
180
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.45
7,508
< Physical Damage >
1,083
8,847
< Magic Damage >
21,890
775
< True Damage >
304
17,132
< Damage Dealt >
23,277
39,281
< Damage Taken >
25,205
11,437
< Gold Earned >
11,599
1.35
< Towers >
2.05
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
21,591
< Total Healing >
4,004
13,149
< Experience >
15,340
19
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
277
< Time Dealing CC >
91

How to Counter Ryze with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some critical Warwick vs. Ryze counter stats that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ryze..

Warwick typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ryze. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Warwick and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Ryze

Who is Better, Warwick or Ryze?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when playing against Ryze, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Warwick makes an ok counter to Ryze.

While Warwick does have a higher win rate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Warwick also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Ryze.

Moreover, Warwick also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Ryze matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Warwick is a decent counter to Ryze. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Warwick against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

TaricTaric44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.5% winrateLeonaLeona44.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrate

Warwick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateGwenGwen54.7% winrateZoeZoe54.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Warwick, we analyzed 1,413 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 Warwick 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.

Other Useful Resources

Warwick Build Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick most often racks up a lot less CS as Ryze. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Warwick versus Ryze build consist of Spirit Visage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Warwick bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Ryze than with most other typical builds. In fact, Warwick had an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Ryze as Warwick, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Warwick vs Ryze fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.

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