How to win lane as Ryze against Viktor · 47.82% win rate over 4,019 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Viktor | Viktor favored: his Siphon Power (Q) out-ranges your level 1 harass. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Skill: at level 2 neither champion has a committal tool, so trades are even. |
| Level 3 | Ryze | Ryze favored: at level 3 you can W root and Q-E-Q burst before his augments arrive. |
| Levels 4-5 | Viktor | Viktor favored: his augmented Q shield and Gravity Field (E) let him out-poke and zone you. |
| Level 6 | Viktor | Viktor favored: Chaos Storm (R) plus his E stun give him wave and fight control at 6. |
| First item | Ryze | Ryze favored: your first item and Tear stacks out-trade his poke before his second augment. |
| Two+ items | Ryze | Ryze favored: with 2+ items a W root shuts his kite and your Q-reset chain out-DPS him. |
Viktor edges level 1 with his longer Siphon Power (Q) range, but level 2 is even as neither has a committal spike; last-hit and stack Tear without eating free Q harass.
The full Ryze vs Viktor report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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