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Garen vs Ryze

Garen
vs
51.3%

over 117 games

Ryze
Analyze a draft with Garen

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Ryze

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Garen: Stridebreaker, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Phantom Dancer, Berserker's Greaves, Dead Man's Plate, Force of Nature, Mortal Reminder, Executioner's Calling.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2
Phantom Dancer
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Dead Man's Plate
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot91%
FlashTeleport7%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dead Man's Plate
Force of Nature
Mortal Reminder
Executioner's Calling
Infinity Edge
Serpent's Fang
Lord Dominik's Regards
Spear of Shojin
Sterak's Gage
Serrated Dirk
Voltaic Cyclosword
Kaenic Rookern
Black Cleaver
B. F. Sword
Maw of Malmortius
Tiamat
Randuin's Omen
42.9% WR14 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Ryze's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Arcane Mastery (P)

Ryze's spells deal extra damage based on his Bonus Mana, and he gains a percentage increase to his maximum Mana based on his Ability Power.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
35s11s3.5s–
65s11s3.5s3m
95s10.5s3.5s3m
115s10s3.5s2m40
165s9s3s2m20
185s9s2.5s2m20

Playing as Garen

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Silence, spin, back off

    Trade with Decisive Strike (Q), then Judgment (E), and back off: the Decisive Strike silence stops your opponent from answering with spells.

  2. Stay closest to your opponent

    During Judgment (E), stay closer to your opponent than to their minions: the nearest enemy takes extra damage.

  3. Back off to regenerate

    After a trade, back off until Perseverance (passive) kicks in: without recent damage taken, you regenerate part of your health every second.

  4. Courage just before impact

    Activate Courage (W) just before the bulk of the damage: you first gain a shield and tenacity, then a longer damage reduction.

  5. Save your R to finish

    Save Demacian Justice (R) to finish: its true damage grows with the target's missing health.

Playing against Ryze

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back off when he marks you

    Back off when Spell Flux (E) marks you: marked, Rune Prison (W) roots you instead of slowing you, and Overload (Q) hits you harder.

  2. Target him when he comes close

    If you can engage, target him when he comes close for his combo: he has no dash to get away.

  3. Interrupt his portal

    If you have CC, use it on Ryze while Realm Warp (R) is charging: it cancels the portal.

Other Garen matchups

Patch 16.21.1