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LoL Classic

LoL Classic - Ryze Build

presentationRyze
Updated on Jul 20, 2026
Jul 20, 2026

Ability Order + Summoner Spells

Ability Order

  • First three = Q>W>E
  • Then, prioritize maxing:
    • Q Overload > W Rune Prison > E Spell Flux

Summoner Spells

  • Flash + Ignite

Items

Starting Items
Full Build

Runes

  • Marks
    • Greater Mark of Magic Penetration x9
  • Seals
    • Greater Seal of Armor x9
  • Glyphs
    • Greater Glyph of Magic Resist x9
  • Quintessences
    • Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed x3

Ryze Runes

For runes, you want to focus on mobility, so Movement Speed Quintessences are a great choice. They allow you to position yourself better, dodge skill shots, and roam around the map more effectively to create picks for your team.

Magic Penetration Marks help increase the damage of your spells, making your abilities hit harder throughout the game. Armor Seals and Magic Resist Glyphs provide the defensive stats needed to survive the early game and allow you to scale safely into the late game.

Masteries

Ryze Masteries

While playing Ryze, your main goal is to scale into the late game and eventually take over the game. Since Ryze is relatively weak during the early stages, maxing out the Defense tree helps him survive the laning phase by providing extra resistances, health, and damage reduction, allowing him to stay in lane longer and farm safely.

Put the remaining points into the Offense tree, as Ryze still benefits greatly from the Cooldown Reduction, Ability Power, and Magic Penetration, helping him deal even more damage.

Changes for Classic

  • Arcane Mastery (P) When Ryze casts a spell, all other spells have their cooldown reduced by 1 second
  • Overload (Q) Passive/Active, Passive: Gain cooldown reduction. Active: Deal a % of Ryze's maximum mana
  • Rune Prison (W) Root the enemy
  • Spell Flux (E) Unleashes an orb that bounces to enemies or Ryze up to 5 times
  • Desperate Power (R) Channels immense arcane power gaining spell vamp, movement speed. Spells also deal AoE damage

Table of Contents

Overview

Our experts are currently testing LoL Classic builds for Ryze on the PBE.

Check back often as we make updates based on PBE changes and as the Classic meta develops!

How to Play

Ryze is a scaling mage who wants to farm safely during the early game. Use your Q and W for short trades while also focusing on last hitting. Avoid unnecessary fights before you've picked up some mana items, as your damage scales heavily with your build.

You don't have great mobility and if using E your lane can push, so make sure to always ward. When you get your first item and ultimate, making trades and wave clearing will be much stronger. Don't worry if you get behind, Ryze scales really well going into the late game.

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