How to beat Ryze

Common role: Mid

A scaling combo mage who roots and chains spells, then teleports his team globally.

What makes Ryze dangerous

Ryze roots you with his W (empowered by his E), chains rapid spell combos for heavy sustained damage, and his ultimate opens a portal to move his team across the map. He's a scaling mage who becomes a machine-gun of magic damage late, but he's immobile and weak in the early game.

How to play against Ryze

• 1Punish his weak early game — Ryze is a scaler with a clunky early laning phase. Poke and pressure him before he comes online.
• 2His root (W) is short-range and needs his E to be reliable — dodge his E-marked spells and don't stand point-blank.
• 3He's immobile with no escape besides his ult portal. Dive him or all-in when his root is on cooldown.
• 4Magic resist blunts his sustained combo. Force fights before he out-scales — the longer the game, the stronger he is.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Weak, clunky early game; scaling-reliant.
• ✓Immobile with no escape besides his ult.
• ✓Short-range root — punishable up close.
• ✓Magic resist blunts his combo damage.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Ryze's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Maestría arcana

  Los hechizos de Ryze infligen daño adicional según su maná adicional. Además, obtiene un porcentaje que se añade a su maná máximo según su poder de habilidad.

• Q
  Descarga eléctrica

  De forma pasiva, las demás habilidades básicas de Ryze reinician el enfriamiento de Descarga eléctrica y cargan una runa. Si Ryze lanza Descarga eléctrica con dos runas cargadas, obtiene un aumento de velocidad de movimiento durante un breve periodo.Con el lanzamiento, Ryze libera una carga de energía pura en línea recta que daña al primer enemigo al que alcanza. Si el objetivo está marcado con Flujo, Descarga eléctrica infligirá daño adicional y rebotará en los enemigos cercanos que también tengan una marca de Flujo.

• W
  Prisión rúnica

  Ryze atrapa a una unidad enemiga objetivo en una prisión de runas que le inflige daño y lo ralentiza. Si el objetivo está marcado con Flujo, quedará enraizado.

  Strong: a root (empowered via his E) that locks you for his combo. Weak: short range — dodge his E-marked spells and don't stand point-blank.

• E
  Tormenta eléctrica

  Ryze lanza un orbe de poder mágico puro que daña a un enemigo y debilita a los demás que estén cerca. Los hechizos de Ryze tienen efectos adicionales contra enemigos debilitados.

• R
  Distorsión de reinos

  De forma pasiva, Descarga eléctrica inflige más daño a los objetivos marcados con Flujo.Con el lanzamiento, Ryze crea un portal a una ubicación cercana. Tras unos segundos, los aliados que estén dentro del portal se teleportan a la ubicación objetivo.

  Strong: a portal to teleport his team across the map. Weak: it's a scaling/utility tool — punish his weak early game before he comes online.

Itemization

Ryze is a scaling AP combo mage. Punish his weak early game, dodge his E-marked root setup, and magic resist blunts his damage. Dive him when his root is down; end before he scales.

This guide covers Ryze's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.