Talk:Ryze/@comment-79.147.92.116-20130211181738/@comment-24.184.185.232-20130213053607

I main ryze and I always go boots 3 tear catalyst upgrade boots depending on enemy team comp, mercs are good but tabi if all ad, or if you're feelin' like you can dominate early game around lv 4 or 6 sorc boots. then roa then defensive items with mana based on enemy team comp again. Usually I'll build one or part of 1 and then build archangels for faster mana gains on it, earlier the better, but you have to be good to survive fights as well. also, when I have tear, I never run out of mana so you don't really need athenes. I go archangels cuz you're also tank, more hp from shield? Want. unless your team can protect you, only then would I go muramana but you're ap carry and ryze hurts so you'll likely be a focus target.

I don't think ryze is super broken, but if he gets to late game he's retarded powerful. he's got shit range so laning with him is kind of the toughest thing in the world. basically you wanna hope your opponent lets you farm or lets you get in. like this lux would snare me, but she auto'd me and I killed her. otherwise she outranges me without autos and I can't do anything about it.