Talk:Ryze/@comment-24621775-20150403215253

Just for funsies, I calculated the damage difference between the standard Mana/ AP Bruiser Ryze build (RoA/ Seraph's/ Void Staff/ Frozen Heart/ Banshee's/ Boots) and a full AP Ryze build (Seraph's/ Morello/ Death Cap/ Void Staff/ Zhonya's/ Boots), and was surprised by how much more damage he does with a full AP build. For his QWE (assuming max damage E), the mana bruiser build gives him 476 (3100 mana) + 580 (283 ap) damage; the full AP build gives him 314 (2240 mana) + 1363 (666 AP) damage. Keep in mind, this is even without calculating runes + masteries, which would likely add even more damage to the AP build. The individual ability damage difference:

Q - 315 extra damage (mana bruiser); 410 extra damage (full AP).

W - 310 extra damage (mana bruiser); 500 extra damage (full AP)

E - 390 extra damage (mana bruiser); 767 extra damage (full AP).

Since Overload (Q) is Ryze main damage tool, and has the lowest AP ratio, you can see why the build isn't very common. A full AP build adds significantly more damage to his W and E, but hardly even increases his Q damage by a third, at the cost of being extremely squishy. If you can land a max damage E, the full AP build DOES increase his burst significantly.