Can we stop adding more and more shit to Ryze?

Have you considered that the better solution might be removing something(s) from his kit so you can streamline him and figure out what the fuck he's supposed to do?

Passive - You scale with mana, and you get mana with your AP. Q- Line nuke, but it also has a passive where if you cast 2 not-Q spells before casting Q you get a shield and a speedup. If you pressed E before Q then you do bonus TRUE DAMAGE. Also casting not-Q resets Q's cooldown. W - Target nuke that slows. If you pressed E before W then W roots instead. And restores mana. E - Target nuke that marks people. If you E and then E again then it spreads the mark to everyone nearby. Oh, and if you Q someone who's been E'd, then it also spreads that Q damage to everyone who's been marked nearby. R - Fucking 4000 range team teleport

Maybe, just maybe, Ryze existing as a single-target DPS mage who can turn into an AOE nuker with as little as 2 Es, having spammable true damage, while simultaneously being tanky through his shielding, having reliable lockdown, and being able to take up to his entire team and the minion wave across the map.. Maybe it's just not a healthy idea? Why don't we try going back a few steps and see where that takes us?