Talk:Ryze/@comment-68.94.7.155-20120130064036/@comment-3546228-20120130085154

Always build survivability first like Rod of Ages, Banshee's Veil or Frozen Heart. Ryze is a medium range mage so he needs tankiness and he also gets damage from mana so you have no excuses not to buy these items. Still, get Tear of the Godess early so you can stack it as much as possible. In teamfights just unleash a few rotations on the squishies, there's nothing much to say about that. And yes, Will of the Ancients is really good on him but get it late game.