Team Vitality will be getting fined

Schmidt claims that utilising Ryze and Waterwalking is now forbidden in professional play, but the LEC's competitive operations staff discovered that Perkz did not significantly benefit from the rune. The sole penalty imposed as a consequence is a fee for the company, but this ought to serve as a reminder to other teams to avoid using Ryze's rune in the future.

The reason for the current ban on Ryze and Waterwalking is a game-breaking flaw that enables players to use Waterwalking's adaptive ability power in combination with Ryze's Arcane Mastery passive to quickly replenish mana. Since Ryze's Arcane Mastery passive raises his maximum mana whenever he receives AP, when he enters and exits the river, Waterwalking adds mana to his pool. This rune-champion pairing will continue to be prohibited until Riot discovers a solution to the problem since the laning phase may be a game-changing moment in any professional match.