MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Ryze vs Heimerdinger
How often does Ryze beat Heimerdinger in Top?
Ryze into Heimerdinger in Top: 55% observed win rate across 116 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Ryze behind by 85 gold.
Ryze at 15:00
- Gold: -85
- CS: +2
- XP: -185
Typical gap to Heimerdinger, from 113 games that reached 15:00.
Does Ryze counter Heimerdinger?
No counter here: Ryze sits at 55% over 116 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Heimerdinger: the Ryze game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Ryze at 69% across 54 games. Flip the lead and Ryze falls to 44% across 62.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 69% | 54 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 44% | 62 |
| First blood | 60% | 50 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 62 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 42 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:19 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:23. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Ryze's Top build, with receipts
Into Heimerdinger specifically, Ryze finishes Rod of Ages first most often: 51.9% over 54 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Ryze core is Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, Actualizer: 56.4% across 2,288 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rod of Ages (5,195 games).
Skill plan: Ryze players max Q first and take E at level 1.