
League of Legends Ryze: The Ultimate Guide to the Rune Mage
Ryze is a powerful battlemage champion in League of Legends, released in 2009. He specializes in combining his abilities to deal devastating magic damage while having strong utility through his ultimate ability.
Core Abilities:
Arcane Mastery (Passive)
- Increases maximum mana based on ability power
- Gains 10% maximum mana per 100 AP
Overload (Q)
- Fires a runic blast dealing magic damage
- Gets empowered by other abilities
- Grants movement speed when consuming 2 rune stacks
Rune Prison (W)
- Target spell that slows enemies by 50%
- Root enemy when combined with Spell Flux
- Reliable crowd control ability
Spell Flux (E)
- Marks enemies with Flux
- Spreads to nearby enemies
- Empowers other abilities on marked targets
Realm Warp (R)
- Opens a portal to teleport allies to target location
- Provides sight of destination area
- Increases Overload's damage against Fluxed targets
Key Strengths:
- Strong scaling with mana and AP items
- Reliable crowd control
- Powerful team utility through Realm Warp
- Excellent wave clear and sustained damage
Weaknesses:
- Requires skill to chain abilities effectively
- Vulnerable to early aggression
- Limited mobility without rune stacks
- Team coordination needed for optimal ultimate usage

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Ryze, blue mage character portrait
Recent Changes:
- Base damage of Overload increased to 75/95/115/135/155
- Realm Warp cooldown reduced to 180/160/140 seconds
- Various quality of life improvements and bug fixes
- Improved scaling with ability power and mana items
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