Gragasvs Ryze
Gragas vs Ryze is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Ryze wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Gragas based on 5 games. Gragas wins the early laning phase while Ryze scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Ryze matchup.
Gragas Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Ryze(40.0%)Who Wins the Gragas vs Ryze Matchup?
Gragas vs Ryze Matchup Summary
The Gragas vs Ryze matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Ryze wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Gragas's 40.0%, giving Ryze a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gragas controls the early laning stage, but Ryze outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gragas needs to press advantages before Ryze reaches their power spikes, while Ryze should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gragas leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Ryze has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Ryze overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Gragas vs Ryze Laning Phase Breakdown
Ryze is favored during the laning phase against Gragas, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Ryze holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gragas Build Against Ryze
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Ryze, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Ryze are Cosmic Drive, Seraph's Embrace and Shurelya's Battlesong. This combination gives Gragas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gragas vs Ryze matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gragas100.0%Ryze0.0%Gragas25.0%Ryze75.0%Gragas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Ryze. This lopsided early game means Gragas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Ryze is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Gragas. Extended games heavily favor Ryze, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gragas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Ryze reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Ryze survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Gragas Runes Against Ryze
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Gragas the best tools to compete against Ryze in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Gragas's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.90% | 51 | 6.5 | 746 | 10,708 | 54.2% | 55.6% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 6.1 | 724 | 12,474 | 57.1% | 34.6% | |
| 29.03% | 31 | 5.6 | 771 | 10,523 | 41.7% | 21.1% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 6.1 | 725 | 9,262 | 38.1% | 40.0% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.8 | 820 | 12,187 | 66.7% | 56.5% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 6.0 | 824 | 10,590 | 75.0% | 26.7% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 6.2 | 749 | 10,813 | 41.7% | 33.3% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 5.8 | 1,048 | 11,650 | 63.6% | 43.8% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.3 | 837 | 11,448 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 798 | 11,544 | 60.0% | 46.7% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 6.0 | 736 | 9,085 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 5.7 | 759 | 10,271 | 9.1% | 45.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 5.7 | 617 | 9,916 | 70.0% | 45.5% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.0 | 797 | 12,103 | 25.0% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.5 | 731 | 12,577 | 40.0% | 53.3% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 854 | 11,550 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.2 | 1,011 | 11,052 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.3 | 804 | 10,427 | 40.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.9 | 680 | 10,816 | 27.3% | 85.7% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.1 | 973 | 11,357 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.0 | 720 | 10,657 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.0 | 769 | 11,079 | 30.0% | 66.7% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 3.8 | 695 | 11,237 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.5 | 893 | 11,600 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 1.2 | 708 | 12,361 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 851 | 10,468 | 55.6% | 83.3% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.2 | 785 | 11,680 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.4 | 973 | 11,059 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.3 | 720 | 10,580 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 3.6 | 749 | 10,718 | 22.2% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.3 | 596 | 8,807 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.5 | 841 | 12,494 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.0 | 721 | 10,405 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 3.9 | 612 | 8,963 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.5 | 799 | 11,029 | 14.3% | 71.4% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.8 | 689 | 8,902 | 36.4% | 0.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.5 | 753 | 10,716 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.0 | 821 | 13,284 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.7 | 783 | 12,791 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 4.3 | 830 | 13,483 | 0.0% | 36.4% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.2 | 677 | 11,587 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.9 | 912 | 12,286 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 1.8 | 712 | 12,791 | 40.0% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.8 | 780 | 11,463 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.0 | 733 | 9,691 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.3 | 764 | 11,998 | 75.0% | 28.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.0 | 719 | 12,645 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.4 | 771 | 12,697 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.4 | 682 | 11,013 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 539 | 8,285 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.3 | 630 | 12,328 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.6 | 703 | 9,818 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 1,084 | 12,932 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 623 | 8,968 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 712 | 9,481 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 591 | 11,601 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 2.3 | 509 | 8,563 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.8 | 876 | 12,942 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.4 | 744 | 9,035 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.3 | 777 | 12,175 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 4.8 | 650 | 10,565 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.2 | 856 | 12,031 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.8 | 696 | 11,143 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 950 | 11,206 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.8 | 541 | 8,016 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.8 | 605 | 10,151 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 706 | 9,562 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 4.0 | 709 | 12,506 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 601 | 10,325 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.3 | 632 | 9,666 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.9 | 722 | 12,767 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 0.9 | 556 | 13,400 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.3 | 800 | 10,586 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.5 | 767 | 12,021 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.7 | 687 | 10,376 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 5.8 | 995 | 12,747 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 662 | 13,607 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 799 | 12,137 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.8 | 680 | 9,812 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.2 | 667 | 10,292 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 801 | 9,265 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.7 | 802 | 9,076 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 637 | 10,491 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.8 | 749 | 12,632 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.0 | 799 | 14,372 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 454 | 9,384 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 631 | 9,795 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.9 | 684 | 11,713 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.4 | 693 | 10,758 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.6 | 457 | 8,238 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 949 | 13,251 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 581 | 11,512 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 847 | 11,414 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 937 | 12,596 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 948 | 12,797 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 955 | 11,914 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 1,183 | 12,002 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 972 | 12,828 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Gragas vs Ryze - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gragas do against Ryze in League of Legends?
Ryze wins the Gragas vs Ryze matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Gragas's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Gragas do against Ryze in the early game?
In the early game, Gragas has the advantage against Ryze with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Gragas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gragas do against Ryze in the late game?
In the late game, Ryze takes over the Gragas vs Ryze matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Ryze scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gragas vs Ryze matchup?
Ryze wins the matchup against Gragas with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Ryze is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Gragas build against Ryze?
The best Gragas build against Ryze includes Cosmic Drive, Seraph's Embrace, Shurelya's Battlesong with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gragas runes against Ryze?
The best Gragas runes against Ryze use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gragas vs Ryze matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gragas counter Ryze?
No, Gragas struggles against Ryze with only a 40.0% win rate. Ryze has the advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Ryze's lead.
How do I play Gragas against Ryze?
When playing Gragas against Ryze, play cautiously and avoid Ryze's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Ryze has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.