Inside look: Ryze is a powerful and short-range Mage whose abilities scale both with Ability Points and his maximum Mana. Focus on building a few Mana items to take advantage of his passive, Arcane Mastery.

 

Common Position: Top, Mid

 

Passive: 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.
Q key: Overload   Passively, Ryze's other damaging spells reset Overload and begin to charge a Rune that can be used to empower Overload.   On cast, Ryze throws a charge of pure energy in a line, dealing damage to the first enemy struck. If a Rune is fully charged, Ryze also gains a shield and Movement Speed.
W key: Rune Prison   Ryze traps a target enemy until in a cage of runes, damaging them and preventing them from moving.
E key: Spell Flux   Deal magic damage to a target and marks it with Flux. Ryze's next spell on targets marked with Flux will deal bonus effects.
R key: Realm Warp   Ryze creates a portal to nearby location. After a few seconds, allies standing near the portal are teleported to the target location.