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
  Padronanza arcana

  Le abilità di Ryze infliggono danni magici aggiuntivi in base al suo mana bonus e ottiene un aumento al mana massimo basato su una percentuale del potere magico.

• Q
  Sovraccarico

  Passivamente, le altre abilità base di Ryze azzerano la ricarica Sovraccarico e caricano una runa. Quando Ryze lancia Sovraccarico con 2 rune cariche, ottiene un breve aumento della velocità di movimento.Al lancio, Ryze scaglia una carica di pura energia in linea retta, infliggendo danni al primo nemico colpito. Se il bersaglio ha Flusso, Sovraccarico infligge danni extra e rimbalza verso i nemici nelle vicinanze marchiati con Flusso.

• W
  Prigione runica

  Ryze intrappola un bersaglio in una gabbia di rune, che infligge danni e rallenta il movimento. Se il bersaglio ha Flusso, viene trattenuto.

  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
  Flusso incantato

  Ryze scaglia una sfera di pura energia magica che danneggia un nemico e applica un debuff a tutti i nemici nelle vicinanze. Le abilità di Ryze hanno effetti aggiuntivi contro i nemici con il debuff.

• R
  Portale dei reami

  Passivamente, Sovraccarico infligge ancora più danni ai bersagli con Flusso.Al lancio, Ryze crea un portale verso una posizione vicina. Dopo qualche secondo, gli alleati vicini al portale vengono teletrasportati nella posizione.

  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.