Ryze Top, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Ryze's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Ryze is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 50.9% win rate, 0.9% pick rate, 10,549 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Ryze is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.
How Ryze wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Ryze tips the fight, and winning the wave and turning push priority into map control. The kit grades 8/10 teamfighting, 8/10 waveclear. Play around where Ryze is thin, engage (3/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Rod of Ages, Archangel's Staff, Actualizer, which holds a 54.8% win rate across 2,224 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Irelia, where Ryze sits at just 35.6%, the lane swings the other way into Kayn (59.1%), and on the team side, Ryze gains the most from a Riven (+10.9% pair win rate).
The build Ryze Top players run most on patch 16.11, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Champions that beat Ryze Top the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
Who Ryze Top wants on the team: partners with the biggest positive swing on Ryze's win rate this patch.
Ryze is also played in this other role this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see Ryze's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.