Ryze's

and

resets

's CD and charge a rune. With 2 runes, his next

gives MS for 2 seconds.

Avoid standing next to minions affected by

. The next E cast will spread the Flux to nearby targets as well.

If you're marked by

, his

's will root you for 1.5 seconds, otherwise it will slow you for the same duration.

If you're marked by

, walk away from other minions that are also marked, as his

damage can spread to you.

His

teleport can be cancelled by CC.

His lvl 3 is pretty good as he can reset

twice with E and W for a solid combo.

He'll have respectable wave clear by lvl 9 with 2 ranks of

and full ranks in

on the sides and strong combos in teamfights.

His big spike is upon finishing

or

and . He can constantly spam spells with the mana sustain + 20% CDR. His big spike is upon finishing

, with full stacks. Alongside

and

. He can constantly spam spells with the mana sustain and constant damage.

His early laning isn't that great. Without

, he'll have trouble clearing and trading without going OOM.

Both

and

have low range, so abuse that.

If he doesn't manage his mana well during lvls 3-5, he won't be able to maintain wave control. Make him miss CS by pushing the wave in!