Ryze Build
The patch 26.1 Ryze build uses Armored Advance, Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, Actualizer, Seraph's Embrace, Zhonya's Hourglass, Oracle Lens. This Ryze build has a 4.68% pick rate and a 60.79% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Ryze build choices below.
Arcane 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. 
Overload
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.Cost:- 40/
- 38/
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- 32
Cooldown:- 5
Range:- 1000
Rune 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.
Cost:- 50/
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- 90
Cooldown:- 11/
- 11/
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- 10/
- 9
Range:- 615
Spell 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.
Cost:- 35/
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- 75
Cooldown:- 4/
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- 3
Range:- 615
Realm 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.Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 180/
- 160/
- 140
Range:- 3000
- Mage
Select a Ryze Build
Rod of Ages
Rabadon's Deathcap
Actualizer
- Rod of Ages
Seraph's Embrace- Actualizer
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Seraph's Embrace
- Actualizer
- Rod of Ages
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Seraph's Embrace
Best Ryze Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Ryze build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Ryze's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Rod of Ages (48.4% WR, +0.4% WR diff, 88.8% pick rate) provides 350 Health, 500 Mana, 45 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (54.9% WR, +6.9% WR diff, 27.7% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Seraph's Embrace (50.1% WR, +2.0% WR diff, 88.5% pick rate) provides 1000 Mana, 70 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,600Ryze build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Ryze include Actualizer, Frozen Heart. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Ryze are Boots of Swiftness. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Ryze is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Ryze build.
Movement Speed:55
Health:350
Mana:2200
Ability Power:335
Armor:75
When facing Ryze's top counters like Galio, Vladimir, Malzahar, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Actualizer or Frozen Heart based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Ryze performance.
This Ryze burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 56.0% win rate across 545 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 335 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Ryze with this build can punish teams that stack armor. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build no built-in sustain for extended fights and limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 15,600, this Ryze build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, Seraph's Embrace power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Ryze build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Ryze. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current ryze build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Ryze Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Ryze build?
The best Ryze build in this patch includes Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Seraph's Embrace. This build has a 55.96% win rate and is picked 9.18% of the time.
What are Ryze's core items?
Ryze's core items are Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Seraph's Embrace. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Ryze's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Ryze?
Boots of Swiftness are the best boots for Ryze. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Ryze's playstyle. They are included in 9.2% of Ryze builds.
What is the best trinket for Ryze?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Ryze. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Ryze maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Ryze builds?
Yes, alternative Ryze builds include options like Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Actualizer. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Ryze?
MetaBot sources its build data for Ryze directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Ryze builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Ryze. From there, we aggregate the Ryze builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.