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How to beat Ryze
The champions that shut Ryze down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.
Open the Counter-PickerBest Ryze counters — Mid
TristanaExtremeYou bully him early and deny his farm. Jump on him with your W and burst him before he ever scales.
IreliaExtremeAll in him early before he scales. Dash through his root with your blades and out trade him every time.
PantheonMajorPoint and click stun him and all in early. With an aggressive jungler he cannot survive to scale.
YasuoMajorYour Wind Wall blocks his root and Q. Dash in and all in him before he can ever scale up.
SyndraMajorOutrange and outpush him. Stun him when he steps up and burst him before he reaches his power spikes.
ZoeMajorCheese him early with ignite and poke. Land your sleep and burst him down before he scales into you.
Curated Ryze counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.