Talk:Ryze/@comment-27249571-20151119180252

Xerath is pretty much a hard counter in lane, he stuns Ryze when he's close, pokes him constantly, and never gives Ryze the light of day. Malzahar is also really tough, just shove the lane HARD and Ryze will never CS. At level 6, you can 100-0 Ryze easily. Of course, he's a pain top, but he's also really friggin easy to gank. Just bait out his Rune Prison on the top laner and your jungler will rip Ryze to shreds and burn his flash. Overall, a really balanced champion, and he's really only good as a late pick.