Talk:Ryze/@comment-4372473-20111223083156/@comment-4677525-20111223085804

He's not. Most people agree that he is a very strong pick and more and more people have been playing him lately. People have varying reasons for why they don't play him but they might include: lack of flashiness of his abilities or design (compared to, say, Brand), difficulty of last-hitting and low cast ranges (compared to Karthus who can effectively use his high-range Q to last hit with), "low build diversity" (as you put it), and "mash buttons in rapid succession" style gameplay. I still enjoy him and he is one of the best late-game mages in the game.