Talk:Ryze/@comment-217.92.220.184-20120415195033

i personally think that mana is the way to go when building ryze, but ability power should never be neglected. the two major ap items to consider are obviously archangels staff and rod of ages.

the rod gives ryze a good boost in early game power, as it gives him much needed health, mana and sustain. the ability power is put to use by the 0.6 ratio on his prison, while his spammable q also benefits slightly from the extra ap. it is a generally great item on most mages, and perfectly viable on a ryze build, that adds a little oomph to the rune prison and his e skill.

it should be built after you get the mandatory tear + sorcs boots combo, and before glacial shroud, as long as ad champions dont trouble you too much, which is usual since you normally face mages in the solo mid lane. then you will want to get frozen heart and banshees veil, which provide you with rounded resistances to compliment the health from the roa.

other important ap items to consider buying on ryze include rylais crystal scepter for the slow to keep your enemies locked down, because your prison is usually not enough, will of the ancients for the spellvamp and the aura, as well as void staff if the enemy team is stacking magic resistance. archangels staff is a typical luxury item, if you dont see any need for any other options and want to build even more damage.

a typical build i aim for would look like this: tear - t1 boots - catalyst - sorcs - roa - shroud - catalyst - frozen heart - banshees veil - rylais - archangels.

feedback on my thoughts are greatly appreciated.