Ryze quickly clears minion waves and excels in both sidelane pressure and team fights as a versatile battlemage. His power comes from combining arcane abilities that scale with mana and ability power.

Core Abilities:

• Passive (Arcane Mastery): Spells deal bonus damage based on bonus mana, and max mana increases with ability power
• Q (Overcharge): Fires energy bolt dealing magic damage, resets on W/E use
• W (Rune Cage): Roots/slows target and deals magic damage
• E (Spell Cascade): Marks enemies for enhanced Q and W effects
• R (World Gate): Creates portal to teleport allies after 2 seconds

Skill Order:

1. Q - Main damage source
2. E - Enables combos and waveclear
3. W - CC utility R at 6/11/16

Key Combos:

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

Strengths:

• Excellent waveclear
• Strong scaling
• Map pressure with ult
• Safe laning phase
• High sustained damage

Weaknesses:

• Short ability range
• Mana intensive early
• Weak vs long-range mages
• Complex combo execution

Best Items:

• Starting: Tear of the Goddess + potions
• Core: Archangel's Staff, Winter's Approach
• Situational: Everfrost, Cosmic Drive, Rabadon's

Early Game:

• Focus on farming and stacking Tear
• Trade with Q-E-Q when mana allows
• Use ult to assist jungler or roam

Mid/Late Game:

• Split push with superior waveclear
• Group for objectives and teamfights
• Use ult to flank or escape
• Scale into late game hypercarry

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