Talk:Ryze/@comment-67.161.76.201-20120618232841

i don't get why everyone is so hung up on an early tear when you don't even have enough mana to constantly proc that mana build. at early laning trying to buff your tear is just asking for trouble cause you will either be oom when your jungler comes by or you will be so pushed from spamming that your get ganked.

early catalyst is better cause you get hp and mana and regain mana when you lvl up which will happen constantly at low lvls. you don't even need the mana regen from tear if you are smart and got mana regen seals. building that tear is nice and all but that should come after you provide significant threat to your lane. this mean you will need to be able to trade. getting that negatron cloak after your catalyst and sorc boots mean that even though enemies can out range you just can just walk up to them and throw out everything and still come out on top with your mr and spell vamp from ult. getting that banshee is also good against counter picks like leblanc cause she does her combo and you could potenially block her silence, lock her in place with your snare, and she can't do much cause she blew her combo.