Magic damage-focused battlemage Ryze excels in both sidelane pressure and teamfights through his powerful waveclear and sustained damage output. His abilities scale with both mana and ability power, making him a formidable late-game carry.

Core Abilities & Gameplay:

Passive - Arcane Mastery

• Spells deal bonus damage based on bonus mana
• Maximum mana increases with ability power

Q - Overcharge

• Main damage source
• Cooldown resets when using W or E
• Grants movement speed when used with 2 charged runes
• Deals bonus damage to marked targets

E - Spell Cascade

• Marks enemies for enhanced Q and W effects
• Essential for combo setup
• Maximized second

W - Rune Cage

• Slows targets (roots if previously marked by E)
• Primary CC ability
• Maximized last

R - World Gate

• Creates team-wide teleport portal
• Passive increases Q damage against marked targets
• Enables map-wide plays and objective control

Key Combos:

• Waveclear: E > E > Q
• Trade: Q > E > Q > W > Q
• All-in: Q > E > Q > AA > W > Q > E > Q > AA

Strengths:

• Exceptional waveclear
• Strong scaling
• Safe laning phase
• Map pressure through ultimate
• Reliable DPS

Weaknesses:

• Mana-intensive early game
• Short ability range
• Vulnerable to long-range mages
• Complex combo execution

Optimal Build Path focuses on items providing both mana and ability power to maximize damage output through passive scaling.

Best Matchups:

• AP Assassins (Fizz, Akali, Diana)
• Short-range mages

Difficult Matchups:

• Long-range mages (Cassiopeia, Anivia, Vel'Koz)
• Heavy crowd control champions

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