League of Legends professional player and esports legend Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok has collaborated with Wild Rift to teach new players his iconic champion Ryze.

Earlier today, Riot Games published a masterclass video with Faker on the official Wild Rift YouTube channel. In it, Faker discusses Ryze gameplay and explains the champion’s strength.

“In Wild Rift, the controls are intuitive, so you’ll adapt quickly. Plus, the game tempo is fast so you can scale fast and take over the Rift,” Faker explained at the start of the masterclass.

Ryze is notoriously known for being a strong late-game carry, thanks to his kit revolving around spamming abilities in quick rotation. In the desktop version of League of Legends, however, the champion often requires too much time to scale up, which is why he hasn’t been a meta champion throughout the years.

With the implementation of Fearless Draft, however, Ryze also made some appearances in professional play, with 40 picks recorded in the tier-one competitions, according to the data platform Games of Legends.

In Wild Rift, Ryze’s kit has been heavily changed compared to the PC version. The champion is great at farming thanks to his ability Spell Flux, which spreads damage across multiple targets.

The basic trading combo is Spell Flux, Rune Prison, Overload, Spell Flux and Overload. This allows you to maximize the champion’s damage output while ensuring you can land the skillshots on a rooted target with Rune Prison.

Additionally, Ryze’s Overload ability gives him extra movement speed when he chains spells, allowing him to kite better during trades and decisive teamfights.

The champion’s ultimate, Realm Warp, is similar to the traditional one but with an added effect. Upon landing, Ryze and teleported allies will all gain extra movement speed, making it perfect to execute ganks and team-coordinated plays.

“You can TP from mid to Dragon lane for a surprise gank or get a huge edge in split-pushing,” Faker added.

Overall, Ryze has immense potential, but this champion might be hard to master for newcomers due to the need for strong mechanical skills to pull off his combo trades. Faker reminded players of this aspect: “Ryze scales hard with skill, so the better you get, the stronger he becomes.”

Faker is currently competing with T1 in the LCK Rounds 1-2, which will determine the top two teams going to the Mid-Season Invitational. Last week, Faker broke an incredible milestone, playing his 1000th game in the LCK and further establishing his legacy in League of Legends and in the esports ecosystem.

The champion is set to appear in Wild Rift after Patch 6.1 drops, which is scheduled for April 17th. Ryze will be released alongside two other champions, Nocturne and Zilean.