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
  奥术专精

  瑞兹的技能会造成基于他法力值加成的额外伤害，并且他的最大法力值会基于他的法术强度来获得百分比的提升。

• Q
  超负荷

  被动部分：瑞兹的其它基础技能会重置【超负荷】的冷却时间并且充能一层符文。当瑞兹带着2层符文施放【超负荷】时，他会获得短暂的爆发性移动速度加成。施放时，瑞兹会沿直线扔出一团纯粹能量，来对命中的第一个敌人造成伤害。如果目标身上有【涌动】效果，那么【超负荷】会造成额外伤害并弹射至附近带有【涌动】效果的敌人身上。

• W
  符文禁锢

  瑞兹将一个目标陷入一个符文牢笼中，来对其造成伤害和减速效果。如果目标身上带有【涌动】效果，那么减速效果会替换为禁锢效果。

  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
  法术涌动

  瑞兹放出一颗纯净魔法能量球，对一名敌人造成伤害并对附近的敌人造成减益效果。瑞兹的技能可以对带有该减益的敌人造成额外效果。

• R
  曲境折跃

  被动部分：【超负荷】对带有【涌动】效果的目标造成更多伤害。施放时，瑞兹会创造一个传送门来通向一个附近的位置。在若干秒后，站在传送门附近的友军会被传送至目标位置。

  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.