Ryze is a ranged mage usually played Mid on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Ryze in ARAM: Ryze is a battle mage who excels at sustained damage and kiting in ARAM; focus on stacking mana, chaining abilities for resets, and using your ultimate for team engages or escapes.
Ryze ARAM Abilities
Ryze's spells deal bonus damage from bonus Mana and gain max Mana from Ability Power.
Ryze fires a line of energy that deals extra damage and bounces to nearby Flux-marked enemies; with 2 runes, he gains brief Move Speed.
Ryze traps an enemy, slowing them, or rooting if they have Flux.
Ryze fires an orb that damages and debuffs nearby enemies, empowering his other spells against them.
Ryze opens a portal that teleports nearby allies to a target location after a short delay.
Ryze ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Ryze is a battle mage who excels at sustained damage and kiting in ARAM; focus on stacking mana, chaining abilities for resets, and using your ultimate for team engages or escapes.
Tips
Spam your abilities to stack Arcane Mastery for maximum damage output.
Use Rune Prison (W) to lock down enemies before unleashing your combo.
Position carefully in teamfights; Ryze is squishy and relies on kiting.
Build mana-heavy items like Seraph's Embrace to boost your damage and survivability.
Save Realm Warp (R) for engaging or disengaging as a team, not for solo escapes.
Combos
E (Spell Flux) -> Q (Overload) for quick poke and spread damage.
W (Rune Prison) -> E -> Q for a root and burst combo.
E -> W -> Q to root and amplify damage with flux spread.
Q -> E -> Q for a fast double-Overload proc.
Ryze ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Sorcery
Deathfire Touch
Manaflow Band
Celerity
Gathering StormSecondary — Domination
Treasure Hunter
Taste of BloodSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Boots - 2.
Sapphire Crystal - 3.
Ruby Crystal - 4.
Tear of the Goddess
Core Items
- 1.
Rod of Ages - 2.
Archangel's Staff - 3.
Actualizer
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are the primary AP carry
- enemy team is stacking health
- you need maximum burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need utility or survivability
- your team has mixed damage sources
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you need ability haste and mobility
- your champion kites or chases often
- enemy team has low burst damage
Avoid when:
- you need raw burst damage instead
- enemy has heavy cc to negate movespeed
Options
Ryze ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Ryze in ARAM?
In ARAM, Ryze typically builds core items like Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, Actualizer and Deathfire Touch runes (Sorcery primary, Domination secondary).
What runes should I use for Ryze in ARAM?
Take Deathfire Touch in the Sorcery tree as your keystone, with Domination as your secondary tree for Ryze in ARAM.
How do you play Ryze in ARAM?
Ryze is a battle mage who excels at sustained damage and kiting in ARAM; focus on stacking mana, chaining abilities for resets, and using your ultimate for team engages or escapes.
What is Ryze's best combo in ARAM?
E (Spell Flux) -> Q (Overload) for quick poke and spread damage.
