Ryze Build, Runes & Counters — Patch 26.22

Build for Top, Emerald+

The Rune Mage

Top Lane Mage Emerald+

Worlds 20268 picks5 bans25.0 % win rateLeaguepedia

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Tier

#44 of 66 on the Top tier list

Win Rate50.0%−0.3 ptsvs average (50.3 %)

Pick Rate0.5%

Ban Rate0.3%

Games9K

KDA1.81

Emerald+▾

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TOP21.1 %

JGL0.2 %

MID77.5 %

BOT1.0 %

SUP0.2 %

Tier

50.0 %

Win Rate

−0.3 vs avg

44/66

Rank

0.5 %

Pick Rate

0.3 %

Ban Rate

Games

C tier

Ryze Build for Top Lane

Patch 26.22Emerald+ Mage · #44 of 66 on the Top Lane tier list

The most played Ryze build (Patch 26.22) is Rod of Ages into Archangel's Staff with Stormraider's Surge. It wins 51.7 % of 7,188 games in Emerald+.

Win Rate−0.3 pts vs average (50.3 %): 50.0 %
Pick Rate: 0.5 %
Ban Rate: 0.3 %
Games: 8,638
KDA: 1.81

Win Rate: −0.3 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Worlds 2026 · 8 picks · 5 bans · 25.0 % win rate · Leaguepedia Compare with your own games →

Build against

Runes

Stormraider's Surge · Resolve

Summoner spells

Teleport · Flash

Start

Doran's Ring

Full build

Rod of Ages › Archangel's Staff › Actualizer › Rabadon's Deathcap › Void Staff › Zhonya's Hourglass

Skill order QEW Max Q, then E, then W

Ryze runes

47.6 % WR · 1,837 games · 23.9 % of games

Sorcery

Resolve

Sorcery: Stormraider's Surge, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm
Resolve: Bone Plating, Overgrowth

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Ryze summoner spells

Teleport + Flash48.5 % WR

59 % of games

Ghost + Flash52.5 % WR

32 % of games

Ryze skill order

50.1 % WR · 8,429 games · 98 % of games

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314151718

18101213

61116

Start: E › Q › W › Q · 51 % of 8,666 games

Ryze items

Finished items in buying order

Early order: Doran's Ring › Tear of the Goddess › Ruby Crystal › Sapphire Crystal · 48.0 % WR · 766 games All items & build orders →

Ryze matchups

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Ryze wins most against

Volibear 60.3 % 141 games
Heimerdinger 59.8 % 112 games
Kayle 58.6 % 111 games
K'Sante 57.1 % 161 games
Garen 55.1 % 207 games
Jax 54.1 % 242 games
Singed 53.8 % 119 games
Kennen 53.6 % 110 games
Camille 52.5 % 158 games
Malphite 52.1 % 303 games

Ryze struggles most against

Irelia 37.3 % 177 games
Pantheon 44.4 % 133 games
Darius 45.1 % 253 games
Nasus 45.2 % 126 games
Shen 45.8 % 166 games
Cho'Gath 46.2 % 104 games
Jayce 46.5 % 260 games
Zaahen 46.6 % 116 games
Fiora 47.0 % 166 games
Ornn 47.3 % 131 games

Ryze's win rate in lane against each champion with at least 100 games. The line marks 50 %.

Ryze Top Lane build in brief

Ryze Top Lane is tier C with these filters, with a 50.0 % win rate from 8,638 games. The average of all champions in this selection is 50.3 %.

Most played rune page: Stormraider's Surge with Resolve as the secondary path, in 24 % of games.
Summoner spells: Teleport and Flash, in 59 % of games.
Start with Doran's Ring; boots: Sorcerer's Shoes.
Core items: Rod of Ages → Archangel's Staff → Actualizer, then usually Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, Zhonya's Hourglass.
Skill max order: Q > E > W (98 % of games with a recorded order).
The lane goes best against Volibear, Kayle, Heimerdinger and hardest against Irelia, Jayce, Pantheon.

Questions about Ryze

What is the best Ryze build (Patch 26.22)?

Rod of Ages › Archangel's Staff › Actualizer › Rabadon's Deathcap › Void Staff › Zhonya's Hourglass, with Sorcerer's Shoes. The most played start wins 51.7 % of 7,188 games in Emerald+.

Which runes does Ryze take?

Stormraider's Surge, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, with Bone Plating, Overgrowth from Resolve. This page is used in 24 % of games.

Who counters Ryze in lane?

Ryze struggles most against Irelia (37.3 % win rate), Pantheon (44.4 %) and Darius (45.1 %).

How strong is Ryze right now?

Ryze is C tier with a 50.0 % win rate and a 0.5 % pick rate in Emerald+.

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Ryze's average (50.0 %) and based on 500 or more games.