Talk:Ryze/@comment-5232898-20120802184306/@comment-178.166.24.118-20120803185258

Well... I wouldn't say he's unviable. As long as you don't face anyone with huge burst damage early game (Jax and Riven come to mind) or strong gap closing champions who have synergies with offensive MR items like Hexdrinker or Wit's End (Xin Zhao, Irelia) you should be able to hold your own there. I would sacrifice ignite for teleport though, so you can rush the Tear as soon as possible while not losing CS and to make comebacks from ganks easier.