Ryze vs Azir in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: it's a skill matchup — but overextend and he'll shuffle you under his tower. 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 · MIDRYZEthe Rune Mage

⇄ ChangeENEMY · MIDAZIRthe Emperor of the Sands

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ghost

How to play it

✓ DO

Don't overextend

Care not to push too far — he can shuffle you back under your own tower if you get greedy.

Extended trades

Go for hard extended trades and threaten to kill him every time — you win the skill duel.

Losing trades?

If he's winning the trades, shove the wave and roam instead of forcing it.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Overextend on him — he'll shuffle you under his tower for it.

Runes

SORCERYmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

GHOST

Items

Start

Core

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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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