Aatrox vs Ryze in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: getting kited Doinb-style — respect his root and don't chase once he outruns your chains. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPAATROXthe Darkin Blade

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPRYZEthe Rune Mage

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Don't get kited

Respect his root and don't chase blindly — he eventually outruns your W and kites you down.

Early is yours

You're safe till level 4, so use your pre-4 strength before he scales.

Mercs are strong

Mercury's Treads are great here to shrug his poke and root and stay on him.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never keep chasing a kiting Ryze — he outruns your W and farms you down.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 55% WR - 1.1k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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