Ryze vs Swain in Mid lane is a favourable lane on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: little to fear early — just don't hand him a drawn-out fight once his ult is up. 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 · MIDSWAINthe Noxian Grand General

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Favors youPre-6 EasyPost-6 EasyTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect his ult

His ultimate is the one thing to respect — don't commit to a long fight once he can turn it on.

Shove and roam

This lane is comfortable, so push the wave and roam to make your lead somewhere else on the map.

Just farm it out

Nothing here punishes clean play — farm safely and don't force greedy dives.

✕ DON'T

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Don't throw an easy lane by committing to a fight he can turn with his ultimate.

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+ - 49% WR - 321 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

IMPROVE YOUR MACRO

Winning lane is only half the game — rotations, wave control and objective tempo decide the rest. Train the map on MOBA Trainer.

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