Veigar, Brand, Aurelion Sol are among the strongest counters to Ryze this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Ryze Counters

DRyze · Mid · patch 26.20

Win rate

45.8%

Pick

1.7%

Ban

0.4%

Games

102,928

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 2h agoPatch 26.2059,689,830 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Ryze

How often these champions beat Ryze. Pick one of these into it.

Veigar58.6%2,619 games 2

Brand58.6%524 games 3

Aurelion Sol58.3%1,001 games 4

Xerath57.5%1,485 games 5

Heimerdinger57.5%294 games 6

Lux57.4%2,117 games 7

Morgana56.9%318 games 8

Yasuo56.5%5,029 games

Worst picks against Ryze

How often these champions beat Ryze: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Smolder47.5%282 games 2

Jayce49.3%286 games 3

Taliyah49.7%523 games

How to play against Ryze

To beat Ryze in Mid on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Ryze is an off-meta pick this patch with a 45.8% win rate across 102,928 ranked games at a 1.7% pick rate. The champions that beat Ryze hardest right now are Veigar, Brand, Aurelion Sol: Veigar wins 58.6% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Ryze scales: its win rate climbs to 50.8% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. Playing the matchup itself: 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. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Ryze's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.