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
  古代の呪術

  ライズのスキルは増加したマナに応じて追加ダメージを与え、魔力に応じて最大マナが一定割合増加する。

• Q
  オーバーロード

  自動効果: 他の通常スキルを使うと「オーバーロード」のクールダウンがリセットされ、「ルーン」がチャージされる。「ルーン」が2つチャージされた状態で「オーバーロード」を使用すると、少しの間移動速度が増加する。発動効果: 凝縮したエネルギー弾を直線上に発射して、最初に当たった敵にダメージを与える。すでに対象に「フラックス」が付与されていた場合、「オーバーロード」は追加ダメージを与え、周囲の敵に「フラックス」が波及する。

• W
  ルーンプリズン

  対象をルーンの檻に捕らえ、ダメージとスロウ効果を与える。対象に「フラックス」が付与されている場合は、スロウの代わりにスネア状態にする。

  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
  スペルフラックス

  純粋な魔力を凝縮したオーブを発射して対象にダメージを与え、対象とその周囲のすべての敵にデバフを与える。ライズのスキルはデバフを受けた敵には追加効果を与える。

• R
  ポータルワープ

  自動効果: 「フラックス」が付与された対象に「オーバーロード」で与える追加ダメージが増加する。発動効果: 近くにポータルを発生させる。数秒後、指定した場所にポータルの範囲内の味方をテレポートさせる。

  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.