Ryze vs Vel'Koz in Mid lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.16. The one thing to respect: don't take even one Q for free — a single hit drops you into his ult's execute range. 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 · MIDVEL'KOZthe Eye of the Void

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Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Teleport

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his Q

Getting clipped by even one Q puts you into ult execute range — sidestepping it matters more than anything else.

Respect every ability

His whole kit is poke, so dodge all of it and don't eat chip damage you don't have to.

Shove and roam

You can't out-poke him — push the wave and roam to win the game off the side lanes.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never take a Q for free — that one hit is what lets his ultimate finish you.

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+ - 43% WR - 298 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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