Talk:Ryze/@comment-27355169-20151215151345/@comment-26227836-20151215211056

Even a spell that does only 1 damage but can be used and infinite number of times is stronger than a big damage spell that only hits once.

Also, Ryze doesn't die. He has a large Health pool for a Mage with Rod of Ages. He has a HUGE mana pool for Seraph's Embrace active and his Passive shield. And then he has Spellvamp that is reduced to 1/3 effectiveness but hits EVERYONE ALL THE TIME.

He gets maxed out cdr off of 1 item and doesn't really run out of Mana lategame, letting him stack damage and not have to buy items like Morello and Athene's.

Assuming you have Luden's Echo/Movement Speed Quints and his ult, Ryze's catch and chase potential is quite unmatched, bar Twisted Fate.