Why aren't we seeing Ryze in professional play?

Vhan8765·9/12/2016, 3:25:44 AM·1 votes·1,832 views

I personally think, aside from his ult, Ryze is really good after this most recent rework. It's basically like he has a function from each of his reworks and it honestly all feels pretty well together still. He has his built in AoE, the shield and movement speed, just a bit of CC, plus his ridiculously high wave clear and damage output. And even though I personally don't care for Ryze's newest ult, it certainly isn't useless and has a lot of potential.

So I can't help but to wonder why we're not seeing him more in pro plays? It is just one of those deals where he is indeed good but the current meta just better per usual?

12 Comments

DrCyanide9/12/2016, 3:30:10 AM1 votes

He shows up every now and again.

Actually, I think he's in the ideal place, where he's not "must pick" but he's not a "you lose" pick either.

warpenguin5559/12/2016, 3:32:27 AM1 votes

Hes picked kinda often in EU

Bladerunner77779/12/2016, 3:39:07 AM1 votes

I think it's because he lost a lot of his AoE damage or something, idk I don't play Ryze

Sad Tyrant9/12/2016, 7:40:32 AM1 votes

He is easily counter-picked. Anyone with proper mobility can avoid his damage due to his W being weak and on a long CD Ahri also merc treads ruins it . anyone who has a large amount of AoE range like Anivia can zone the fuck outta him

Oakleaf Ranger9/12/2016, 8:51:41 AM1 votes

He lost a lot of his early game power, scales kind of too slow, and getting picks off him got a lot easier. That my reasoning at least. He just needs some SOME early game buffs and I think he would be in a much better spot, preferably to his E.

EVG Mike9/12/2016, 8:53:29 AM1 votes

Lol because pros dont like balanced champions :P

SonicÐeHedgedawg9/12/2016, 5:10:11 PM1 votes

He's higher damage, but less survivable. Honestly I'd think that would make him a good contender for mid lane since top and jungle both tend to be pretty tanky, but I think a lot of mid lane threats right now probably bully him too hard. I'm not sure he can deal with Cassiopeia