Talk:Ryze/@comment-5160958-20140106213913/@comment-8468980-20140113061927

wota isn't a bad item on ryze at all. he makes great use of it due to his dps style of damage dealing, tankier builds, and inherent ability to reduce or ignore how much mana or CDR gates his damage.

As an added plus, when you pop ulti all the aoe damage that his spells deal count as single target for spellvamp's purpose unless Riot's fixed that.

I wouldn't rush it, but it grants him the combat sustain to go toe-to-toe with late game duelists much more easily.