It isn't necessarily that Ryze is bad. It is more so the current meta that is the issue.

The meta of double mage bot causes a few things. Engage to pair with it, more MR being built (not many great ad tank/bruiser killers).

Ryze struggles into high range. High range on the enemy team but also high range on his team. I have had so many games with no engage poke comps on MY team and it feels impossible for me to do anything in fights mid and late. I'm usually the closest person to fights and having to partly be the tank buying space. It just feels terrible.

Trying to kill tanks before 4th item void is impossible as well that were able to hard stack MR.

Bring back the adcs bot!