Talk:Ryze/@comment-81.206.24.112-20111225172502

Ryze isnt played much for the same reason as Vladimir isnt played much. Their early game is extremely weak: quite low damage combined with a low range. Ryze is more of sustained damage rather than burst so he is not much of a threat when compared to Xerath, Brand, Annie or Malzahar. Additionally, his only CC is a snare and his ultimate does not make him much more powerful which is the case with the champions mentioned before. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Ryze due to his shortcomings but indeed when he reaches late-game he is almost impossible to kill and dishes out huge amounts of damage. Ryze is not OP but pretty much broken.