Nubbe Centre

[Jonathan Meer]

On the first half, I gotcha, I mistook the general flavor of what you're saying. Stylistic difference.

Second half: The health boost from RoA is huge, the mana boost is equally massive, and it carries over the catalyst passive. The AP is a bit of a detour, granted, but it's definitely a dynamic trade-off. Between the sustaining passive and the huge HP boost (which only makes his endgame armor/mr better), RoA seems to be right-in-line with Ryze's defensive-burst style. And right after the RoA, you build Glacial into Banshee's (as needed, according to whoever's dicking around on the enemy team) into Frozen Heart. It's more of a delay of Ryze's bamf-ness until the endgame, but it seems to provide a better overall endgame than an RoA-less Ryze, and a more extensible endgame Ryze, in terms of mana. Next to AA/ToG, RoA provides the most mana of any item in the game.

I'm thinking AA, Sorc Shoes, RoA, Frozen Heart, Banshee's Veil, and a situational sixth (Void Staff, maybe).