Ryze
The Rune Mage
Widely considered one of the most adept sorcerers on Runeterra, Ryze is an ancient, hard-bitten archmage with an impossibly heavy burden to bear. Armed with immense arcane power and a boundless constitution, he tirelessly hunts for World Runes—fragments of the raw magic that once shaped the world from nothingness.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site
Ryze
Overview
On patch 16.21, Ryze is rated D tier in the mid lane, winning 45.2% of 1,217 ranked games with a 1.3% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Deathfire Touch with Flash and Ignite and builds Rod of Ages, Seraph's Embrace, Actualizer, and Spellslinger's Shoes.
Ryze struggles most against Zed (35%), Diana (36.7%), and Irelia (37%) and does best against Syndra (60%), Lux (59.3%), and Vex (59.1%).
Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 1,217 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate
45.2%
Win rate
1.3%
Pick rate
1.2K
Games
16.21
Patch
Playing as Ryze
- Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.
- Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.
- Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.
Playing against Ryze
- Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.
- Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.
- Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.
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Matchups
Abilities
PArcane Mastery
Ryze's spells deal extra damage based on his Bonus Mana, and he gains a percentage increase to his maximum Mana based on his Ability Power.
QOverload
Passively, Ryze's other basic abilities reset the cooldown of Overload and charge a rune. When Ryze casts Overload with 2 runes charged, he gains a brief burst of Move Speed. On cast, Ryze throws a charge of pure energy in a line, dealing damage to the first enemy struck. If the target has Flux on it, Overload deals extra damage and bounces to nearby enemies with Flux.
Cooldown: 5Cost: 40/38/36/34/32Range: 1000
WRune Prison
Ryze traps a target in a cage of runes, damaging them and slowing their movement. If the target has Flux on it, they are instead rooted.
Cooldown: 11/10.5/10/9.5/9Cost: 50/60/70/80/90Range: 615
ESpell Flux
Ryze releases an orb of pure magical power that damages an enemy and debuffs all nearby enemies. Ryze's spells have additional effects against the debuffed enemy.
Cooldown: 3.5/3.25/3/2.75/2.5Cost: 40/50/60/70/80Range: 615
RRealm Warp
Passively, Overload deals even more damage against targets with Flux. On cast, Ryze creates a portal to a nearby location. After a few seconds, allies standing near the portal are teleported to the target location.
Cooldown: 180/160/140Cost: 100Range: 3000
Skins
Young Ryze
Tribal Ryze
Uncle Ryze
Triumphant Ryze
Professor Ryze
Zombie Ryze
Dark Crystal Ryze
Pirate Ryze
Ryze Whitebeard
SKT T1 Ryze
Worlds 2019 Ryze
Guardian of the Sands Ryze
Arcana Ryze
Blood Moon Ryze