Talk:Ryze/@comment-217.92.220.184-20120415195033/@comment-217.92.220.184-20120416151801

rylais provides you with a lot of extra health to work with, and helps you close the gap between you and your enemy, because no squishy with half a brain would let a ryze come close enough to be killed by one combo.

your q has longer range than your rune prison, and the slow is a great asset to your team, as you can spell much more often than any other champion in the league. that is why rylais adds really much utility to ryze, which are the primary reason you should build it imo. this item adds survivability by giving you the slow and health and should not be built for pure offensive purposes. i think that the mass mana archangels, roa, veil and frozen heart is enough for damage, and rylais compliments the tank aspect in adding more survivability and more cc, and with that cc more incentive to attack you instead of that kog'maw.

will of the ancients is cheap and built by relatively many ryzes i see, and void staff is a logical choice for the mpen. i rarely see roa, which is great throughout the game, which is sad.

however, i see no reason why you should ever build soul shroud. i checked my original post and i didnt see any mention of it. it is highly recommended to ignore this item when playing ryze, as it adds nothing you really need, except for a little health, which you can easily get with better items, namely rod of ages, rylais crystal scepter and banshees veil.