no , ryze is a vlad counter when both are properly played . in lane neither has kill pressure on the other you can ' t kill vlad due to his sustain , you cant allin ryze as vlad from both being healthy due to ryze just killing you . midlategame however ryze can burn thorugh the vlad way to quickly for him to effectivly be a drain tank , so unless vladhis team can poke out the ryze ryze is mor elikely to kill the vlad before he goes through a full rotation of spells . vlad is somewhat better on 1 item than ryze but still weak overall so he cant really take over the game from the better early game either . vlad can outlast a ryze in lane but he should never win the 1 v 1 trades directly . if you really want to shit on a ryze syndra , malz and oriana are way better . annie and veigar are also really underrated as ryze counters . veigar instantly blows him up lategame and has more range , annie can somewhat poke for free with her stuns , has great burst potential and her shield allows her to live through a suprising amount of rotations .