Talk:Ryze/@comment-84.111.140.23-20120402091150/@comment-4089515-20120403111210

RoA is NOT "meh" on Ryze. AP is not wasted either. His standard combo (well, I think it's standard) QEQWQRQEQWQ has an AP ratio of 4.5 against a single target. That's not wasted. It also gives 725 mana, helping your damage out greatly. Rod of ages adds approximately 759 damage to your full combo.

And true, the carry won't be near you a ton, but there are times to fight people other than organized teamfights. For example, if your team is killing dragon, and a wild jungler appears, you can swivel and melt his brains out, since most junglers don't stack MR. Even a lot of bruisers don't get a lot of magic resist, anyway. Some just get Merc Treads and Atmogs. That magic resist is ALMOST nullified by Sorcerer's Shoes and Spell Flux.

Sorcerer's shoes give you 20 MagPen ALWAYS. Voidstaff will give you 12 against most targets. Rod of ages gives more raw damage than Void Staff and more survivability.