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How to Win Xayah vs Ryze Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Xayah

based on 516 Xayah vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Xayah faced off against Ryze 516 times. Having so many matchups for Xayah versus Ryze gives us faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to suppress Ryze. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Xayah is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of her games.

Xayah vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Xayah has done a ok job of beating Ryze. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Xayah versus Ryze matches, Xayah’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Ryze.

Best Xayah vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ryze as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Ryze

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Ryze Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Ryze Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.9
6
< Deaths >
5.5
6.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
187
< Minions Killed >
198
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.5
20,142
< Physical Damage >
1,064
401
< Magic Damage >
22,992
398
< True Damage >
342
20,942
< Damage Dealt >
24,399
20,917
< Damage Taken >
26,583
12,290
< Gold Earned >
12,352
2.58
< Towers >
2.23
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,094
< Total Healing >
4,611
13,170
< Experience >
16,425
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
10
59
< Time Dealing CC >
101

How to Counter Ryze with Xayah in LoL

The stats shown here show several significant Xayah vs. Ryze counter stats that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champs. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Ryze..

Xayah typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Ryze. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Xayah and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Ryze

Who is Better, Xayah or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually fairs equally well when taking on Ryze, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Xayah makes an ok counter for Ryze.

While Xayah does have a higher winrate compared to Ryze, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xayah into Ryze.

Additionally, Xayah also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Ryze matchups, Xayah is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Xayah is a decent counter for Ryze. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Ryze.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Xayah, we analyzed 516 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 Xayah 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 Xayah to counter Ryze during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Ryze. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Xayah versus Ryze build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better countering Ryze than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xayah had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Ryze with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Ryze as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Xayah vs Ryze matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.

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