Talk:Ryze/@comment-5232898-20121130024730/@comment-5151680-20121201161409

The fact that he has no escape doesn't make him a bad top, because than olaf, darius, malphite and irelia have no escapes, and they are still good tops.

ALso, once ryze hits 6, his ult can be used for an escape, and it has a short cooldown as well.

The real problem with ryze top is that he is super squishy in the lane phase and has no sustain. I mean, in the early game, he is even squishier and slower than teemo.

Ryze top would do well against singed, but would fail against someone like Olaf or Jayce.