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
  Maîtrise des arcanes

  Les compétences de Ryze infligent des dégâts supplémentaires en fonction de son mana supplémentaire, et son mana max est augmenté d'un pourcentage en fonction de sa puissance.

• Q
  Court-circuit

  Passivement, les autres compétences de base de Ryze réinitialisent le délai de récupération de Court-circuit et chargent une rune. Lorsque Ryze lance Court-circuit avec deux runes chargées, il gagne un bref bonus en vitesse de déplacement.À l'activation, Ryze tire une décharge de pure énergie en ligne droite, infligeant des dégâts au premier ennemi touché. Si la cible est marquée par Flux, Court-circuit inflige des dégâts supplémentaires et rebondit vers les ennemis proches marqués par Flux.

• W
  Prison runique

  Ryze piège une cible dans une prison de runes, lui infligeant des dégâts et ralentissant ses déplacements. Si la cible est marquée par Flux, elle est immobilisée au lieu d'être ralentie.

  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
  Flux envoûtant

  Ryze projette un orbe de pure énergie magique qui blesse une cible et marque les ennemis proches de sa cible. Les compétences de Ryze ont des effets supplémentaires sur les ennemis marqués.

• R
  Portail transdimensionnel

  Passivement, Court-circuit inflige des dégâts supplémentaires aux cibles marquées par Flux.À l'incantation, Ryze ouvre un portail menant à un endroit proche. Quelques secondes plus tard, tous les alliés près du portail sont transportés à l'endroit ciblé.

  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.