Ryze vs Malzahar in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: his R suppress is what turns jungle ganks lethal — respect it. 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 · MIDMALZAHARthe Prophet of the Void

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his R in ganks

Nether Grasp suppression is his kill setup — save your escape for jungle ganks.

Punish before Lost Chapter

Hard-push before level 3 and set up a cheater recall — once he has Lost Chapter it gets rough.

Ward for ganks

He runs Electrocute or First Strike and calls jungle collapses — ward when you shove in.

✕ DON'T

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Don't get caught shoved in without vision — his R makes jungle ganks lethal.

Runes

SORCERYmatchup page

RESOLVEoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

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

Spells

FLASH

TELEPORT

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 48% WR - 498 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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