Ryze·Support Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Ryze Support build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Phase Rush as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Waterwalking in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Rod of Ages. For your last 3 items, you should build Archangel's Staff, Frozen Heart and finish with Rabadon's Deathcap. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 43.7% winrate over 423 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Ryze Support build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Phase Rush as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Gathering Storm in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Overgrowth in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, which you should build first, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item and Archangel's Staff as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Rod of Ages, Luden's Companion and Rabadon's Deathcap. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 41.0% win rate over 205 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Phase Rush as your keystone, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Waterwalking in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Rod of Ages as your first item, then Sorcerer's Shoes as a second item and Archangel's Staff as a third item. You want to finish the build with Frozen Heart, Rabadon's Deathcap and Cryptbloom. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 35.4% win rate across 99 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Ryze Support build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence and Scorch as your primary rune tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Zaz'Zak's Realmspike as your first item, then finish Sorcerer's Shoes as your second item, and Rod of Ages as third item. The last 3 options are Archangel's Staff, Luden's Companion and Rabadon's Deathcap. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 46.5% win rate over 71 matches played.

Situational Ryze Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Ryze build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.