Matchup
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Ryze
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
81%
15%Anti AD
Anti AP
Anti Tank
DPS
Other options
Inspiration
First Strike
Cash Back
Triple Tonic
Cosmic Insight
Domination
Ultimate Hunter
Sudden Impact
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Kassadin
RyzeRyze's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
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.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5s | 11s | 3.5s | – |
| 6 | 5s | 11s | 3.5s | 3m |
| 9 | 5s | 10.5s | 3.5s | 3m |
| 11 | 5s | 10s | 3.5s | 2m40 |
| 16 | 5s | 9s | 3s | 2m20 |
| 18 | 5s | 9s | 2.5s | 2m20 |
Playing against Ryze
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Ryze is weak in the early game (pre-6) and has short range — punish him with long-range champions.
His R is a visible channel: interrupt it with CC or position on it to fight on arrival.
Ryze needs to be at short range to combo — assassins and burst mages counter him well.
MR reduces all his damage, which is 100% magic.
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026