Talk:Ryze/Strategy/@comment-9280387-20131219161305

Ryze really needs a kick*ss visual update. BUT ANYWAY. I saw this one ryze who started dorans ring, and I cried.

Ryze is one of my favorite champions. I only discovered his potential just before the end of season 3. (I started playing LoL when Diana was released.) So just so people dont get confused about how to build him I'll just make it easy for you. My first two items are always Tear and ROA. I usually dont get +2 boots until I have ROA. So rush tear, then get catalyst and build your Rod. Once you have those you get sorc boots. I get those immediately after Rod because I run 0/9/21 masteries and end up with over 400 ms with +2 boots, which is essential to play ryze because his movespeed allows him to stay within range of his short range spells. Also, dont build Archaengel until you have at least 500 stacks on it, which isnt hard to get to with ryze. Then whatever you build next is highly situational. You get frozen heart early against ad teams, or if their adc/bruiser top are fed. There aren't any mana mr items anymore so you could build a warmogs or something else to help against ap teams. Abyssal is nice but I dont usually buy it unless against a double ap comp, because ap on ryze isnt the best. Other than that, think mana and resistances. There are plenty of mana and armor items. Look for spell pen and other things to help you and your team perform better.