Who counters Ryze Middle?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Ryze are Malzahar (37.50%), Vladimir (36.00%), Ahri (41.76%). The percentage is Ryze's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Ryze Middle counter?

On patch 26.19 Ryze does best against Akali (64.91%), Locke (62.69%), Katarina (56.52%).

Ryze Middle build and counters

Ryze Middle has a 48.1% win rate with 0.97% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier D. Based on our analysis of 2 106 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Ryze on Middle.

Last Updated September 30, 2026

Games 2 106

Win rate 48.1%

Tier D

Ryze

Middle · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 2 106
Wins: 1 013
Win rate: 48.1%
Pick rate: 0.97%
Ban rate: 0.38%
Difficulty: Hard

Ryze Middle stats

1 045

Physical Damage

24 094

Magic Damage

341

True Damage

25 480

Total Damage

30 452

Damage Taken

5 964

Healing

5.5

Kills

6.2

Deaths

7.1

Assists

2.5

Max Kill Spree

12 172

Gold

211

Minions Killed

5.3

Jungle CS

Ryze Middle Builds

Runes

Sorcery

Resolve

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

100%

Skill Priority

Popularity1.38%Win rate51.72%

Popularity0.85%Win rate55.56%

Popularity0.62%Win rate53.85%

Popularity0.52%Win rate54.55%

Popularity0.47%Win rate50%

Ryze Middle skill order

On patch 26.19 Ryze Middle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 96.39% of games with a 48.33% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is E, Q, W.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Overload
Spell Flux
Rune Prison

Win rate: 48.33%
Pick rate: 96.39%
Games: 1 951

Other options

Win rate 59.09%Pick rate 2.17%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Spell Flux
Overload
Rune Prison

Win rate: 48.30%
Pick rate: 70.48%
Games: 1 468

Other options

Win rate 43.63%Pick rate 9.79%
Win rate 46.50%Pick rate 7.54%

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Ryze Middle counters

Ryze Middle struggles most against Malzahar (37.50%), Vladimir (36.00%), Ahri (41.76%) and has the easiest time against Akali (64.91%), Locke (62.69%), Katarina (56.52%). Percentages are Ryze's win rate in each matchup, based on 2 106 ranked solo games of Ryze in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Ryze

Lowest Ryze win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Ryze's win rate.

Champions Ryze counters

Highest Ryze win rate in the lane matchup.

All Ryze Middle matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Ryze's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Ryze win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Vladimir	36.00%	50	−39
Games 50 Gold diff @15 −39
Malzahar	37.50%	72	−394
Games 72 Gold diff @15 −394
Diana	40.00%	50	−1 368
Games 50 Gold diff @15 −1 368
Ahri	41.76%	91	−199
Games 91 Gold diff @15 −199
Yasuo	43.86%	114	−860
Games 114 Gold diff @15 −860
Sylas	45.56%	90	−372
Games 90 Gold diff @15 −372
Yone	46.60%	103	−529
Games 103 Gold diff @15 −529
Syndra	50.00%	76	−558
Games 76 Gold diff @15 −558
Zed	52.75%	91	−912
Games 91 Gold diff @15 −912
Viktor	52.94%	68	−291
Games 68 Gold diff @15 −291
Veigar	53.13%	64	−311
Games 64 Gold diff @15 −311
Fizz	53.57%	56	−358
Games 56 Gold diff @15 −358
Katarina	56.52%	69	−548
Games 69 Gold diff @15 −548
Locke	62.69%	67	−712
Games 67 Gold diff @15 −712
Akali	64.91%	57	−368
Games 57 Gold diff @15 −368

Ryze in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Ryze outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Ryze Top

Win rate: 47.69%
Pick rate: 0.21%
Games: 455

Core Items

Runes

Stormraider's Surge

Skill max order

Win rate 47.90%

Ryze Jungle

Win rate: 33.33%
Pick rate: 0%
Games: 6

Ryze Bottom

Win rate: 55.26%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 38

Skill max order

Win rate 52.94%

Ryze Support

Win rate: 46.67%
Pick rate: 0.01%
Games: 15

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	4.9%
16–20 min	3.9%
21–25 min	17.1%
26–30 min	30.3%
31–35 min	25.8%
36–40 min	12.4%
41+ min	5.6%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	43.3%
16–20 min	36.1%
21–25 min	43.2%
26–30 min	49.5%
31–35 min	48.7%
36–40 min	49.8%
41+ min	61.5%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured55.3%
First Herald secured62.2%
First Dragon secured62.8%
First Tower secured65.9%
First Baron secured80.1%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Ryze Middle?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Middle matchups for Ryze are Malzahar (37.50%), Vladimir (36.00%), Ahri (41.76%). The percentage is Ryze's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Ryze Middle counter?: On patch 26.19 Ryze does best against Akali (64.91%), Locke (62.69%), Katarina (56.52%).
What is the best Ryze Middle skill order?: On patch 26.19 Ryze Middle most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 96.39% of games with a 48.33% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is E, Q, W.

How the Ryze Middle page is built

Where the data comes from

This Ryze Middle page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Ryze in Middle is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Ryze performs in Middle, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Ryze in Middle.

This Ryze Middle data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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