Ryzevs Zed
Ryze vs Zed is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Zed wins with a 54.0% win rate (+8.1%) over Ryze based on 37 games. Zed 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 Zed 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 Ryze vs Zed?
Ryze wins 44.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.1% and 55.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.4% From both champions' overall Mid win rates
- Matchup effect
- −2.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 81 games Lane: Mid
- vs patch 26.18
- +10.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Mid · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Zed, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ryze wins 44.4% of 81 games (95% range 34.1–55.3%).
- Both champions' overall Mid win rates predict 47.4% for Ryze; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Zed usually wins the lane: 826 gold ahead of Ryze at 15 minutes on average (81 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Ryze players pick Chainlaced Crushers much less often against Zed: 32.9% of their other Mid games, 4.9% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Ryze and Zed played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Ryze's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Ryze vs Zed Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ryze vs Zed Win Rate by Game Length
Ryze's win rate against Zed by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Ryze's results against Zed in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ryze vs Zed Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)ZedRyze gold at 15: −826
- First itemZedRyze: 11.3 min · Zed: 10.7 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Ryze Changes Against Zed
Choices Ryze players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Mid games.
Chainlaced CrushersBootsUsually32.9%vs Zed4.9%−27.9 pts
Armored AdvanceBootsUsually7.4%vs Zed32.1%+24.7 pts34.6% WR here
Bone PlatingRuneUsually59.8%vs Zed74.1%+14.3 pts46.7% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually65.1%vs Zed79.0%+13.9 pts46.9% WR here
Usually17.8%vs Zed30.9%+13.0 pts56.0% WR here
OvergrowthRuneUsually61.5%vs Zed74.1%+12.6 pts48.3% WR here
Legend: HasteRuneUsually14.6%vs Zed4.9%−9.7 pts
Exhaust + FlashSummoner spellsUsually0.7%vs Zed7.4%+6.7 pts
Best Ryze Build vs Zed
Usual Ryze build (Mid)
60.2% win rate · 171 games
Against Zed
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 57 Ryze games against Zed carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ryze's standard build instead.
- Ryze usually completes Rod of Ages first, at 11.3 min (median of 65 games).
- Zed usually completes Voltaic Cyclosword first, at 10.7 min (median of 44 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Ryze Runes vs Zed
Usual Ryze runes (Mid)
Stormraider's Surge
45.3% win rate · 600 games
Against Zed
Stormraider's Surge54.5% win rate · 33 games
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Ryze matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Ryze Matchups
Hardest for Ryze
Easiest for Ryze
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Ryze vs Zed FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Ryze vs Zed?
Current data slightly favors Zed, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ryze wins 44.4% of 81 games (95% range 34.1–55.3%).
What is Ryze's win rate against Zed?
Ryze wins 44.4% of 81 Mid games against Zed on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.1–55.3%). Based on both champions' overall Mid win rates, 47.4% would be expected.
Does Ryze counter Zed?
Not clearly. Ryze wins 44.4% of 81 games against Zed, and the 95% range (34.1–55.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ryze or Zed?
Zed usually wins the lane: 826 gold ahead of Ryze at 15 minutes on average (81 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Ryze outscale Zed?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zed strongest against Ryze?
Zed is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Ryze build against Zed?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ryze's usual Mid core: Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, Seraph's Embrace. The biggest change against Zed: Chainlaced Crushers (32.9% usually, 4.9% here).
What runes should Ryze use against Zed?
Stormraider's Surge with Sorcery and Resolve — 54.5% over 33 games against Zed. The biggest change against Zed: Bone Plating (59.8% usually, 74.1% here).