Talk:Ryze/@comment-81.182.178.41-20121012201057/@comment-86.82.178.97-20121025131028

^crappiest build ever

Technically tear on ryze is a crap item in the current meta game of early/mid game domination. With tear you are just waaaaaaay to squishy against other mids, can't trade as well as if you had a Catalyst, you do not get sustain from Tear(except for mana) and Tears effects only come into play once you upgrade it to AA and have it fully stacked which takes way too long.

In an average game you would want to rush RoA followed by sorc/mer(personal preference, also cc reliant) then get glacial OR banshees/abyssal(If you need damage get abyssal if you are dying banshee), then look at the enemy, the ADC fed? get frozen heart, they sacking MR? get Voidstaff.

A balanced lategame build would be something like:

Shoes

Frozen Heart

Rod of Ages

Voidstaff

Banshee's Veil

6th item is your preference and it also depends a lot on the enemy team, I usually get either WotA, another Frozen heart(I know the CDR and Passive do not stack yet 100 armor and mana is still good) or Guardian Angel(I usually end up with this)