Rune choice
This setup pairs Sorcery with Resolve and uses Stormraider's Surge as its keystone. The highlighted runes and shards belong to this imported setup; inspect an icon to read its effect.
Build Ryze Mid
Runes, items & skill order
Mage
Patch 16.20
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Role
All servers · Patch 16.20 · 2026-10-13 00:41 UTC · Data sources
Build Ryze Mid
Core items
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Ryze Runes
Ryze Mid Build
45.69% WR
Sorcery
Primary
Stormraider's Surge
Resolve
Secondary
Stat Shards
Offense
Attack Speed
Flex
Adaptive Force
Defense
Health Scaling
Summoner Spells
45.69%
Flash
Teleport
Items
Starting items
46.06% WR
45,279 matches
Most popular starting combination
Core items
53.71% WR
24,493 matches
Popular core combination
Fourth item options
Rabadon's Deathcap
58.07% WR
6,234 matches
Zhonya's Hourglass
54.07% WR
5,863 matches
Frozen Heart
53.23% WR
3,355 matches
Actualizer
58.40% WR
1,435 matches
Void Staff
50.60% WR
1,340 matches
Fifth item options
Rabadon's Deathcap
54.47% WR
1,869 matches
Zhonya's Hourglass
55.22% WR
1,208 matches
Void Staff
55.72% WR
1,188 matches
Frozen Heart
54.39% WR
809 matches
Banshee's Veil
52.38% WR
252 matches
Sixth item options
Void Staff
56.25% WR
48 matches
Zhonya's Hourglass
45.00% WR
40 matches
Cosmic Drive
56.67% WR
30 matches
Frozen Heart
50.00% WR
28 matches
Rabadon's Deathcap
66.67% WR
27 matches
Skill priority
45.69% WR
Skill order
Most popular ability leveling order · source levels 1–15Levels 1–5
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | Q | · | Q | Q |
| W |
· | · | W | · | · |
| E |
E | · | · | · | · |
 R |
· | · | · | · | · |
Levels 6–10
| Ability | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | Q | · | Q | · |
| W |
· | · | · | · | · |
| E |
· | · | E | · | E |
| R |
R | · | · | · | · |
Levels 11–15
| Ability | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q |
· | · | · | · | · |
| W |
· | · | · | W | W |
| E |
· | E | E | · | · |
| R |
R | · | · | · | · |
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Champion win rate against each opponent, for the selected role and rank. Small samples are less reliable.
Ryze Mid build guide: runes, items and skill order
This Ryze Mid build covers League of Legends patch 16.20. Compare the selected runes, starting items and core purchases before the match, then adapt your later purchases to enemy damage and defenses. The source recommendations use the All ranks filter across all servers.
For Ryze runes, this setup uses Stormraider's Surge with Resolve as the secondary path. Check the highlighted stat shards as well: they are part of the rune page, not extra items. Hover or tap a rune to read its effect before deciding whether it suits your matchup.
The displayed Ryze skill order starts with E and prioritizes Q → E → W. The level-by-level grid covers the first 15 levels supplied by the source. Follow that sequence as a reference while accounting for what your lane or team needs. Item win rates describe completed purchases and should be read alongside their game counts.
Which items should you build on Ryze Mid?
The most popular core items in this Ryze Mid build are Rod of Ages → Seraph's Embrace → Actualizer. Check starting items and boots separately, then compare later item options against the enemy team. This is a reference for patch 16.20, not a fixed purchase order for every match.
Which runes should you choose for Ryze Mid?
For the selected All ranks rank filter, the rune page uses Stormraider's Surge with Resolve. Review each rune tooltip and the selected stat shards before entering champion select.
How do you compare Ryze builds by rank?
Use the rank selector to view a separate build and win rate for Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Emerald, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster or Challenger. Keep the same role when comparing. A small sample is less reliable, and a higher win rate alone does not prove a better build.
How this build works
Core purchases
The most popular core combination in the source is Rod of Ages → Seraph's Embrace → Actualizer. Treat it as a starting point: choose defensive or penetration options for the opponents you are facing.
Read the sample
The core combination has an observed win rate of 53.71% across 24,493 games. These are games that reached this purchase combination, not all games played by the champion. A completed build can appear stronger because winning players can afford more items.
About Ryze
Widely considered one of the most adept sorcerers on Runeterra, Ryze is an ancient, hard-bitten archmage with an impossibly heavy burden to bear. Armed with immense arcane power and a boundless constitution, he tirelessly hunts for World Runes—fragments of the raw magic that once shaped the world from nothingness. He must retrieve these artifacts before they fall into the wrong hands, for Ryze understands the horrors they could unleash on Runeterra.