
Ryzevs Kai'Sa
Ryze vs Kai'Sa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Kai'Sa wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Ryze based on 5 games. Kai'Sa holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Ryze build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup.
Ryze Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ryze 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.
Who Wins the Ryze vs Kai'Sa Matchup?

Ryze vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary
The Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Kai'Sa wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Ryze's 20.0%, giving Kai'Sa a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Kai'Sa dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Ryze players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Ryze leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kai'Sa has a strong advantage in this matchup. Ryze players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Kai'Sa 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.
Ryze vs Kai'Sa Laning Phase Breakdown
Kai'Sa is favored during the laning phase against Ryze, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Kai'Sa holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ryze Build Against Kai'Sa
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Kai'Sa, providing the mobility and stats Ryze needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ryze against Kai'Sa are Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace and Actualizer. This combination gives Ryze 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 Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kai'Sa is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Ryze. Extended games heavily favor Kai'Sa, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Kai'Sa holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Ryze players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Ryze Runes Against Kai'Sa
The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Ryze the best tools to compete against Kai'Sa in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Ryze matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Ryze'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 Ryze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.24% | 74 | 7.4 | 767 | 11,080 | 46.1% | 40.0% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 7.4 | 730 | 11,831 | 34.6% | 48.5% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 7.3 | 751 | 11,562 | 46.1% | 46.4% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 7.4 | 848 | 11,889 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 7.7 | 867 | 12,754 | 50.0% | 42.3% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 7.2 | 904 | 12,808 | 47.1% | 50.0% | |
| 42.11% | 38 | 7.2 | 890 | 11,468 | 45.0% | 38.9% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 7.4 | 877 | 12,040 | 36.8% | 57.9% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 7.1 | 745 | 12,298 | 57.1% | 40.9% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 6.9 | 819 | 12,288 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 35.48% | 31 | 7.1 | 791 | 11,686 | 50.0% | 26.3% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 7.3 | 890 | 11,878 | 47.4% | 41.7% | |
| 26.67% | 30 | 7.6 | 822 | 13,105 | 37.5% | 22.7% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 8.0 | 811 | 11,641 | 23.5% | 53.9% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 7.1 | 765 | 11,566 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 24 | 7.3 | 732 | 10,836 | 25.0% | 41.7% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 7.2 | 910 | 11,713 | 23.1% | 54.5% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 7.5 | 929 | 11,897 | 23.1% | 80.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.9 | 909 | 12,702 | 40.0% | 61.5% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.3 | 851 | 13,112 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 7.5 | 1,057 | 12,552 | 58.3% | 70.0% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 8.0 | 861 | 13,830 | 40.0% | 36.4% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 7.7 | 896 | 12,239 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 7.2 | 994 | 12,397 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 7.6 | 837 | 12,092 | 40.0% | 70.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.5 | 1,002 | 12,320 | 37.5% | 54.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 7.1 | 738 | 10,848 | 27.3% | 62.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.0 | 864 | 11,494 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 7.4 | 785 | 11,059 | 14.3% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.8 | 1,001 | 11,695 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 7.2 | 881 | 11,950 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.4 | 1,010 | 12,649 | 16.7% | 60.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.8 | 664 | 11,026 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.1 | 741 | 11,608 | 44.4% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.7 | 673 | 12,489 | 50.0% | 30.8% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.9 | 854 | 11,687 | 42.9% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 7.2 | 888 | 13,539 | 0.0% | 45.5% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 7.0 | 876 | 11,901 | 25.0% | 28.6% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 7.3 | 883 | 13,090 | 66.7% | 87.5% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 8.1 | 942 | 10,546 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.0 | 924 | 11,518 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.0 | 735 | 11,650 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.2 | 1,157 | 13,194 | 66.7% | 14.3% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 5.2 | 792 | 10,716 | 37.5% | 0.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.5 | 876 | 12,303 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 8.0 | 776 | 11,219 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 8.1 | 728 | 11,534 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 937 | 12,345 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.4 | 931 | 14,381 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.8 | 765 | 11,002 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 8.2 | 1,256 | 13,317 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 738 | 12,300 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 852 | 14,357 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.8 | 905 | 14,144 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.5 | 935 | 12,861 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.6 | 1,087 | 14,382 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 853 | 10,478 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 715 | 8,228 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.5 | 1,150 | 15,495 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.1 | 717 | 11,125 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 909 | 12,314 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 8.4 | 836 | 10,339 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.1 | 677 | 12,470 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.8 | 1,426 | 12,764 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 799 | 10,787 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 868 | 14,105 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 808 | 12,079 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 879 | 10,728 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 8.2 | 1,048 | 12,208 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 1,043 | 12,765 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 629 | 10,379 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 667 | 10,682 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 942 | 12,291 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
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Ryze vs Kai'Sa - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ryze do against Kai'Sa in League of Legends?
Kai'Sa wins the Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Ryze's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Ryze do against Kai'Sa in the early game?
In the early game, Kai'Sa has the advantage against Ryze with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Kai'Sa players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Ryze do against Kai'Sa in the late game?
In the late game, Kai'Sa takes over the Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Kai'Sa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup?
Kai'Sa wins the matchup against Ryze with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Kai'Sa is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Ryze build against Kai'Sa?
The best Ryze build against Kai'Sa includes Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace, Actualizer with Crimson Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Ryze runes against Kai'Sa?
The best Ryze runes against Kai'Sa use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Ryze vs Kai'Sa matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ryze counter Kai'Sa?
No, Ryze struggles against Kai'Sa with only a 20.0% win rate. Kai'Sa has the advantage in this matchup. Ryze players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kai'Sa's lead.
How do I play Ryze against Kai'Sa?
When playing Ryze against Kai'Sa, play cautiously and avoid Kai'Sa's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kai'Sa has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.