Talk:Ryze/@comment-31203455-20170201151335/@comment-31203455-20170208094345

@ Dlesar I get what you mean; it can be a bit of a handful when an opposing champion can pin you down, burst you and mitigate any retaliation. Yet honestly, a champion is allowed to offer more than 1 benefit. It just depends on the combination of those benefits. Some may lead to toxic combinations for the enemy team.

While my original post wasn't detailed, I'll say it now that it just seems rather funny that Ryze has constantly been reworked, but his root has barely changed. I was just making a point that maybe the root is the root (har har) of his problems. Ryze always needs a rework it seems but his root always stays the same! :D

"Oh damn, why can't we make Ryze balanced with all this power?" Well maybe it is because he has an instant root that allows him to land his burst far more easily?

It's like someone swimming from a sinking ship and wondering why they are still drowning despite dropping everything... but their favourite antic grand piano that is strapped to their back!

Riot really seems to like the root and to be honest, it is pretty much a classic part of Ryze. I would not want to see it go, but I just think that it could be the problem with Ryze and how Riot are trying to design him (or really redesign him) as.

If the changed direction and did focus him around his root, then maybe Ryze could see balance?