# Ryze Counters Who counters Ryze? Best and worst picks against Ryze by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Ryze in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) ## Page Content [Ryze guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/) [Play against Ryze](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/how-to-play-against/) [Ryze counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ryze/counters/) Best and worst picks against Ryze in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Aurora, Cassiopeia and Veigar beat Ryze most often. Zed, Mel and Twisted Fate win the laning phase against Ryze by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Ryze Highest win rate versus Ryze in Mid. - 1 [Aurora](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurora/) 166 games 60.2% - 2 [Cassiopeia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/cassiopeia/) 105 games 59.0% - 3 [Veigar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/veigar/) 334 games 58.7% - 4 [Naafiri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/naafiri/) 135 games 58.5% - 5 [Viktor](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/) 634 games 58.0% - 6 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 255 games 58.0% - 7 [Anivia](https://baronbuff.com/champions/anivia/) 163 games 57.7% - 8 [Aurelion Sol](https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/) 188 games 56.9% - 9 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 509 games 56.2% - 10 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 212 games 55.7% - 11 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 296 games 55.4% - 12 [Ekko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ekko/) 265 games 55.1% - 13 [Kassadin](https://baronbuff.com/champions/kassadin/) 137 games 54.7% - 14 [Locke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/locke/) 359 games 54.3% - 15 [Lissandra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lissandra/) 288 games 54.2% ## Worst picks against Ryze Lowest win rate versus Ryze in Mid. - 1 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 273 games 45.0% - 2 [Akshan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/akshan/) 108 games 47.2% - 3 [Vex](https://baronbuff.com/champions/vex/) 178 games 48.9% ## Best lane counters vs Ryze Largest gold lead over Ryze at 15 minutes in Mid. - 1 [Zed](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/) 148 games +758 - 2 [Mel](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/) 125 games +717 - 3 [Twisted Fate](https://baronbuff.com/champions/twistedfate/) 120 games +566 - 4 [Yone](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yone/) 243 games +535 - 5 [Fizz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/fizz/) 121 games +523 - 6 [Yasuo](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yasuo/) 255 games +466 - 7 [Syndra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/syndra/) 138 games +449 - 8 [LeBlanc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leblanc/) 126 games +384 - 9 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 103 games +357 - 10 [Malzahar](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malzahar/) 280 games +280 - 11 [Hwei](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/) 126 games +275 - 12 [Orianna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/orianna/) 153 games +249 - 13 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 118 games +244 - 14 [Viktor](https://baronbuff.com/champions/viktor/) 205 games +244 - 15 [Ahri](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ahri/) 320 games +228 ## How to play against Ryze Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Punish him before his mana and item layers come online; early trades matter most. - Shove waves when he spends spells on you, forcing him to choose between trading and farming. - Avoid solo burst attempts on full health Ryze after defensive items; collapse with multiple teammates instead. - Pressure side waves without overstepping, because his R can bring help onto greedy split pushes. - Do not chase into his R exit zone; set vision behind objectives before he can flank with teammates. ## Where Ryze is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Ryze has shorter range than most mages, forcing him close enough for burst, peel, and crowd control. - His damage needs repeated spell rotations, so interruptions break the rhythm before movement speed lets him kite. ## Ryze counters: questions ### Who counters Ryze in Mid? At Gold+, Aurora (60.2%), Cassiopeia (59.0%) and Veigar (58.7%) have the highest win rates against Ryze. ### Who does Ryze counter? Ryze wins most often against Mel (45.0%), Akshan (47.2%) and Vex (48.9%). ### Who wins lane against Ryze? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Zed (+758), Mel (+717) and Twisted Fate (+566) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Ryze. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Mid Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mid/) - [Zed counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zed/counters/) - [Mel counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/mel/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)