Ryze - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
1.6%

RyzeBuild

CMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Ryze build uses Plated Steelcaps, Rod of Ages, Rabadon's Deathcap, Actualizer, Zhonya's Hourglass, Seraph's Embrace, Oracle Lens. This Ryze build has a 6.06% pick rate and a 64.74% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Ryze build choices below.

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Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Rod of Ages - Ryze Highest Win Rate Build core itemRod of Ages
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ryze Highest Win Rate Build core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Actualizer - Ryze Highest Win Rate Build core itemActualizer
Core Items
64.7%Win Rate
+14.8%WR Diff
6.1%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Rod of Ages - Ryze Most Popular Build core itemRod of Ages
  • Seraph's Embrace - Ryze Most Popular Build core itemSeraph's Embrace
  • Actualizer - Ryze Most Popular Build core itemActualizer
Core Items
57.8%Win Rate
+7.9%WR Diff
15.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Rod of Ages - Ryze Alternative Build 1 core itemRod of Ages
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ryze Alternative Build 1 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Seraph's Embrace - Ryze Alternative Build 1 core itemSeraph's Embrace
Core Items
62.2%Win Rate
+12.3%WR Diff
8.2%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Rabadon's Deathcap - Ryze Alternative Build 2 core itemRabadon's Deathcap
  • Seraph's Embrace - Ryze Alternative Build 2 core itemSeraph's Embrace
  • Actualizer - Ryze Alternative Build 2 core itemActualizer
Core Items
61.5%Win Rate
+11.6%WR Diff
6.5%Pick Rate

Best Ryze Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Needlessly Large Rod
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap
Boots
Boots
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps

Top Summoner Spells

  • TeleportFlash
    Teleport + Flash
    67.0%Win Rate51.8%Pick Rate
  • GhostFlash
    Ghost + Flash
    54.4%Win Rate43.4%Pick Rate

Build Stats

61.52%Win Rate
+11.63%WR Diff
6.46%Pick Rate
369Matches

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.

The core items for this Ryze build are Rabadon's Deathcap, Seraph's Embrace and Actualizer. This item combination achieves a 61.5% win rate across 369 matches analyzed.

At full build, Ryze gains a total of 440 Ability Power, 350 Health, 75 Armor, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Ryze Runes

Sorcery primary rune treeSorcery
  • Deathfire Touch
  • Manaflow Band
  • Celerity
  • Scorch
Resolve secondary rune treeResolve
  • Overgrowth
  • Bone Plating
  • Attack Speed
  • Movement Speed
  • Health
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Ryze Abilities

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Ryze build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Magic Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Ryze are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 64.0% win rate and 33.9% pick rate.

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
64.0%Win Rate
33.9%Pick Rate
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess
71.2%Win Rate
14.1%Pick Rate
These are Ryze's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Rabadon's Deathcap (62.6% WR, +12.7% WR diff, 21.2% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Seraph's Embrace (51.6% WR, +1.7% WR diff, 83.8% pick rate) provides 1000 Mana, 70 AP. Actualizer (57.8% WR, +8.0% WR diff, 50.9% pick rate) provides 300 Mana, 90 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Ryze include Zhonya's Hourglass, Rod of Ages. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Ryze are Plated Steelcaps. 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.

  • Total armorArmor:75
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:440
  • Total manaMana:1800
  • Total healthHealth:350

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Ryze armorArmor
75
75
75
0
Ryze movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Ryze ability powerAP
440
440
440
430
Ryze manaMana
1800
1800
1800
1800
Ryze healthHealth
350
350
350
350
When facing Ryze's top counters like Leblanc, Zed, Lux, 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 Zhonya's Hourglass or Rod of Ages based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Ryze performance.
burst mageFirst Power Spike3,500g~6 min

This Ryze burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.5% win rate across 369 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 440 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 16,250, this Ryze build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Rabadon's Deathcap, Seraph's Embrace, Actualizer 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.

Strengths

  • Devastating ability power scaling with 440 total AP

Weaknesses

  • No built-in sustain for extended fights
  • Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns

See Also

Ryze OverviewRyze RunesRyze CountersAll Items