I mained Ryze since two Reworks ago, and still main him.
He was my first champion I ever played (I skipped basic tutorial and went into battle training).
Who do you think understands Ryze more, you or me?
I am telling you, Ryze is in a very strong spot now, with some high numbers in his abilities.
I'm glad that the balance team finally got to their senses and saw how oppressive he is.
It's funny last rework, people still considered him broken, when I called for buffs (beat down with constant massive nerfs, only 5 spells could be reset, total bullshit).
Now people think he's weak, but in actuality needs nerfs to tone him down. It's probably very unfun for my laning opponents.
I GAREN-TEE Ryze will still be doing fine after this "nerf". I'm surprised it took this long.