Ryzevs Katarina
Ryze vs Katarina is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Katarina wins with a 51.2% win rate (+2.3%) over Ryze based on 43 games. Ryze wins the early laning phase while Katarina scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ryze build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ryze vs Katarina 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 Katarina Matchup?
Ryze vs Katarina Matchup Summary
The Ryze vs Katarina matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 43 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 51.2% win rate compared to Ryze's 48.8%, giving Katarina a 2.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Ryze controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Ryze needs to press advantages before Katarina reaches their power spikes, while Katarina should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Ryze leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Katarina is slightly favored, Ryze can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Katarina's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Ryze vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown
Ryze is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Ryze holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ryze Build Against Katarina
Crimson Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Ryze needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ryze against Katarina are Rod of Ages, Frozen Heart and Seraph's Embrace. This combination gives Ryze an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Ryze vs Katarina matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Ryze52.4%
Katarina47.6%Ryze45.5%Katarina54.5%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Ryze has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Katarina by 4.8 percentage points. Ryze players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Katarina is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.5% win rate — 9.1 points above Ryze. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Ryze must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Katarina reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Katarina 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 Ryze Runes Against Katarina
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Ryze maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Katarina.
Ryze matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.61% | 114 | 7.2 | 852 | 11,341 | 45.9% | 45.3% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 7.2 | 803 | 10,905 | 36.7% | 62.5% | |
| 36.84% | 95 | 7.1 | 788 | 12,351 | 33.3% | 39.0% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 7.2 | 885 | 13,227 | 47.4% | 48.1% | |
| 52.17% | 69 | 7.0 | 863 | 11,090 | 48.6% | 55.9% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 7.5 | 813 | 12,286 | 44.8% | 52.6% | |
| 56.25% | 64 | 7.0 | 1,065 | 13,097 | 53.6% | 58.3% | |
| 55.56% | 63 | 7.5 | 971 | 12,579 | 65.4% | 48.6% | |
| 55.17% | 58 | 7.3 | 1,009 | 12,278 | 56.5% | 54.3% | |
| 51.85% | 54 | 6.9 | 867 | 12,424 | 47.4% | 54.3% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 7.0 | 876 | 11,771 | 34.8% | 50.0% | |
| 40.82% | 49 | 7.3 | 858 | 11,905 | 44.0% | 37.5% | |
| 60.00% | 45 | 7.4 | 975 | 12,424 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 45 | 7.6 | 1,154 | 11,845 | 77.8% | 48.1% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 6.9 | 811 | 11,796 | 36.8% | 46.1% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 7.7 | 876 | 10,878 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 7.5 | 982 | 12,999 | 52.4% | 45.5% | |
| 39.53% | 43 | 6.9 | 804 | 11,820 | 43.8% | 37.0% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 7.2 | 753 | 11,990 | 31.3% | 43.5% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 7.4 | 911 | 11,389 | 52.9% | 36.4% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 7.5 | 816 | 12,403 | 36.8% | 52.6% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 7.4 | 807 | 12,296 | 42.9% | 52.4% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 7.3 | 1,167 | 11,135 | 41.2% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 33 | 6.8 | 851 | 11,043 | 13.3% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 33 | 7.3 | 892 | 12,171 | 28.6% | 42.1% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 7.6 | 762 | 10,803 | 62.5% | 56.3% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 7.2 | 839 | 10,985 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 30 | 7.6 | 935 | 12,800 | 25.0% | 38.9% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 7.2 | 903 | 11,836 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 7.0 | 863 | 12,254 | 77.8% | 57.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 7.3 | 919 | 12,702 | 33.3% | 56.3% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 7.4 | 952 | 13,190 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 7.5 | 929 | 12,547 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 7.7 | 1,002 | 11,652 | 70.6% | 60.0% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 7.4 | 782 | 12,579 | 41.7% | 53.3% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 7.3 | 963 | 11,844 | 88.9% | 47.1% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 7.5 | 1,030 | 12,760 | 21.4% | 58.3% | |
| 32.00% | 25 | 7.1 | 1,041 | 11,460 | 21.4% | 45.5% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 7.3 | 728 | 10,968 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.9 | 888 | 9,782 | 43.8% | 44.4% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.8 | 1,039 | 12,790 | 40.0% | 64.3% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 7.0 | 841 | 12,398 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 75.00% | 20 | 8.0 | 1,053 | 11,820 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 6.8 | 754 | 10,487 | 22.2% | 44.4% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 7.3 | 892 | 11,159 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.2 | 847 | 12,486 | 85.7% | 36.4% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.1 | 808 | 13,451 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.1 | 940 | 12,038 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.0 | 789 | 10,441 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 7.4 | 1,189 | 12,655 | 37.5% | 87.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 7.7 | 929 | 12,126 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.9 | 1,016 | 11,315 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.4 | 1,051 | 13,454 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.5 | 813 | 9,502 | 85.7% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.8 | 882 | 13,172 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.6 | 1,104 | 13,592 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.9 | 956 | 10,591 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.8 | 960 | 11,224 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.7 | 890 | 13,181 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.0 | 885 | 13,041 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.9 | 910 | 11,221 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 993 | 11,102 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 1,427 | 13,391 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 8.1 | 861 | 12,349 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.3 | 921 | 13,721 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.5 | 932 | 10,992 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.5 | 1,057 | 13,004 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.2 | 762 | 12,235 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.6 | 854 | 10,388 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 8.0 | 1,008 | 13,859 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 771 | 11,054 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 875 | 12,675 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.4 | 928 | 12,421 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 902 | 13,206 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 952 | 12,318 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 1,089 | 14,078 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.8 | 720 | 10,836 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 783 | 14,206 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.1 | 807 | 9,559 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.7 | 1,033 | 14,559 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.9 | 1,031 | 12,813 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.7 | 765 | 10,019 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 866 | 11,095 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 997 | 12,991 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 969 | 14,177 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 866 | 11,276 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 956 | 14,733 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 900 | 12,165 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 1,161 | 10,919 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 757 | 11,220 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 609 | 11,646 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 944 | 9,427 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Ryze vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ryze do against Katarina in League of Legends?
Katarina wins the Ryze vs Katarina matchup with a 51.2% win rate compared to Ryze's 48.8%, a 2.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 43 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Ryze do against Katarina in the early game?
In the early game, Ryze has the advantage against Katarina with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Ryze players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Ryze do against Katarina in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Ryze vs Katarina matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to 45.5%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ryze vs Katarina matchup?
Katarina wins the matchup against Ryze with a 51.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.3 percentage point advantage means Katarina is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 43 games analyzed.
What is the best Ryze build against Katarina?
The best Ryze build against Katarina includes Rod of Ages, Frozen Heart, Seraph's Embrace with Crimson Lucidity. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Ryze runes against Katarina?
The best Ryze runes against Katarina use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 37.5% win rate in the Ryze vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ryze counter Katarina?
No, Ryze struggles against Katarina with only a 48.8% win rate. Katarina has the advantage in this matchup. Ryze players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Katarina's lead.
How do I play Ryze against Katarina?
When playing Ryze against Katarina, play cautiously and avoid Katarina's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Katarina has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.