Keep the wave close enough that melee champs must walk into E range for farm, then use EWQ when you need the chase to stop immediately or WEQ when the slow plus your Q speed is enough to keep them from ever getting the second touch they wanted
Ryze top often feels fake when you autopilot EQ the wave, because the shove gives bruisers the freeze or long run-down lane they wanted instead of forcing them to last-hit inside your spell band
Realm Warp from top is usually strongest as a shove-then-reposition spell—shortening a rotation, cutting off the retreat, or escaping a side lane that finally got too dangerous—rather than as a blind backline delivery tool
Shove when the wave will buy you something concrete before the enemy top can cash in the long lane: a clean recall, a teleport window, a neutral spawn, or a rotation where someone has to answer top wave first. If none of those are true, you usually get more by last-hitting and keeping the wave closer to your side so W and your speed window still control the trade. A good quick check is whether your next EQ makes the lane shorter for you or longer for them. If it exposes you to a freeze, a jungle path, or a long chase with W down, keep the wave. If it forces a late response and lets you leave first, crash it.
Ryze's spells deal extra damage based on his Bonus Mana, and he gains a percentage increase to his maximum Mana based on his Ability Power.
Passively, Ryze's other basic abilities reset the cooldown of Overload and charge a rune. When Ryze casts Overload with 2 runes charged, he gains a brief burst of Move Speed.On cast, Ryze throws a charge of pure energy in a line, dealing damage to the first enemy struck. If the target has Flux on it, Overload deals extra damage and bounces to nearby enemies with Flux.
Ryze traps a target in a cage of runes, damaging them and slowing their movement. If the target has Flux on it, they are instead rooted.
Ryze releases an orb of pure magical power that damages an enemy and debuffs all nearby enemies. Ryze's spells have additional effects against the debuffed enemy.
Passively, Overload deals even more damage against targets with Flux.On cast, Ryze creates a portal to a nearby location. After a few seconds, allies standing near the portal are teleported to the target location.