Welcome to the League of Legends Champion Spotlight,
featuring Ryze, the Rune Mage.
For a thousand years, the archmage Ryze
scoured the world, seeking out ancient runes
and storing their power in his arcane scroll.
Though Ryze cares deeply for his fellow men,
he must forever remain apart from them
to protect them from the power he wields.
He might seem curt and temperamental
to those he protects, but if you'd lived
for a thousand years, wouldn't you?
The world may have forgotten the horrors unleashed
by the Rune Wars, but Ryze remains vigilant.
Ryze's passive is Arcane Mastery.
It makes his spells do additional damage based on his
bonus mana, and also increases his max mana
by a percentage of his ability power.
Build mana, build AP, get more stronk.
Ryze is all about combos, and he's gotta pick
the right spells for the right moment.
In this case, we're starting off with his E, Spell Flux.
It deals magic damage to a target
and marks it with Flux.
All Ryze's other spells have bonus effects on fluxed-up
targets, and we'll talk about those in a second.
For now we want to talk about the two ways you can
cause Flux to spread to nearby units:
First, you can use Spell Flux once, then wait
for it to come off cooldown and recast it on the marked
target to strike all nearby enemies with Spell Flux.
Alternatively, killing a fluxed target
using any of Ryze's spells also causes Spell Flux
to spread to nearby enemies.
When farming in lane, use Spell Flux to
whittle down whole waves at once.
If your lane opponent steps too close, you can
use the little guys to spread the flux.
Win early trades by continuously
giving them the blue business.
Since we started with Ryze's E, we might as well
move backwards. Ryze's W is Rune Prison.
Point, click, root your opponents,
and deal magic damage.
Use Rune Prison on a fluxed target to consume flux
and increase the duration of the root.
The range on Rune Prison is pretty short,
so you'll need to be ready to commit before using it.
Save it for when your opponent is caught out,
then lock 'em down, move in, and extinguish them.
Ryze's Q is Overload, and it's a smidge more
complicated than Rune Prison.
Casting it fires a blast of runic energy,
dealing damage to the first enemy struck.
Casting Ryze's other spells completely resets
the cooldown of Overload and charges up a rune.
Casting Overload again after you've built up two runes
grants Ryze a shield and a movement speed boost.
If you cast Overload with only one rune saved up,
it'll consume it without granting anything.
When striking enemies marked with Flux,
Overload deals bonus damage and bounces
to any nearby enemies also marked with Flux,
consuming the mark.
If all that felt like an information overload,
just think of it this way:
cast your Q in between every other ability to maximize
your DPS, or skip a Q to deal less damage
but earn yourself a shield and speed.
Here, Ryze bursts down J4 with a slew
of alternated Overloads and Spell Fluxes.
When the Naughty Nautilus brings Ryze close to death,
he waits for two runes before casting Overload
to earn a shield that saves his life.
Ryze's ultimate is the thing that turns him
into more of team player.
Casting Realm Warp opens a portal to a location
a short distance away.
A few moments later, Ryze and any other allied units
standing in the entrance portal are warped to the target location.
This applies to allied minions and champions
and works in-combat, though it can be cancelled if
enemies catch Ryze with Crowd Control
while the ult charges.
Otherwise, he can move and cast freely
while the portal opens.
Enemies and allies alike will have time to
reposition around Ryze's portal before it activates,
but there's only so much a poor Magus Ascendant
can do when a pile of mummies and mages
portals in on him.
This was a triumph.
Ryze's combos are great for bursting down lone
opponents, but his wave-clear isn't half bad either
if you know how to combine his spells.
Here, Ryze preps the wave by executing one minion
using his E, automatically spreading
Spell Flux to half the wave.
He waits for his E to come back up,
then uses it on a fluxed minion to tag the rest.
A final Overload blows em all up.
When you find yourself in a tough spot,
here's a combo that'll get ya out.
Drop a Spell Flux on whatever creepy sheep person
might be chasing you, then follow it up
with a Rune Prison for the extended root.
Fling out an Overload to swap in those sweet runes
for a shield and some movespeed.
Then GTFO.
When you need to drop tons of damage reliably,
Q W Q E Q is the combo you need.
Ryze starts with his Q, followed by a Rune Prison
to lock Karthus down, resetting Overload.
Ryze boosts his third Overload with Spell Flux
for increased damage.
With no more spells left to cast,
the deathsinger is sent back to the underworld,
where it's much harder to get CS.
Now that we've taken a closer look at
Ryze's basic abilities,
let's talk a little bit more about Realm Warp.
Sometimes, Ryze's best play is to cut his losses
and ult the heck out.
After securing the Infernal Drake,
Ryze's team is about to get smashed,
so Ryze Realm Warps away.
Don't be like this Sona.
She could've flashed into the portal and actually lived.
Realm Warp is more likely to hurt your team
than help them if they're not paying attention.
Here, Ryze wanted to give Lucian a quick getaway,
but Malphite was ready to go in.
So, instead of getting some help from an
Unstoppable Force, Lee Sin got left alone.
Some say he's still tilted.
When your teammates sync up, though,
Realm Warp can easily win a fight.
Ryze ults to deliver Irelia to the backline,
where she promptly dumpsters Vayne.
Although Ryze wound up taking a few years worth
of Crowd Control from Annie and Vayne,
his party portal ended up with a double kill.
Huge success.
Realm Warp's range is limited,
but you can use it to catch teams mid-rotation
with a brutal surprise attack.
Here, Ryze brings Kennen and Amumu
into the perfect spot to pop their ultimates.
He then locks down Graves for the kill
and activates his shield, blocking the poke
from the fleeing Xerath.
With Jhin and Xerath out of reach,
he turns to finish off the rude Renekton
chomping on his team's backline.
Thanks for tuning in to the Ryze Champion Spotlight.