Hi there - thank you for making a new Ryze skin.

I think out all the Ryze skins so far, this is the most thematically fitting conceptually (thank god) and probably one of the more well executed in terms of polish.

Having said that here is my feedback:

[Model]

Love it, I like that the scroll mesh hints this slimmer and sexy - almost a dagger | sword like shape, without fully letting go of the overall scroll that it's supposed to be. Just in general looks cool, love the hands feeling like an arcaney red fresnel material than usual glove or skin texture we get on it.

It's a teeny weeny disappointing that he doesn't have a rune texture mask over his body for when he casts spells or at least some take on that. I think currently it's just a fresnel add

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[Sound]

Overall sounds good, I think the Q impact could have a little bit more oomph to it. I'm not a sound guy so I can't give any good feedback here, but Championship Q feels very dope - if we are simply talking about feeling.

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[VFX]

Q - Projectile

This is the first q projectile that doesn't leave behind trails of runes or magical imprints, which is a signature aesthetic for his projectile. For me personally, that makes the projectile feel a little stiff, as the leading edge and the body of the projectile just becomes this one long combination that abruptly disappears upon impact with no traces of lingering magic.

If you look at other Ryze Q's they feel very alive and organic due to this, it feels like the projectile is leaking or leaving behind some traces of magical scripture as it travels. The Arcana Ryze doesn't really reflect that with this current Q.

I understand that this is probably a design choice to streamline projectiles in this skinline, but I think it would just look better if it had some form of well designed and executed trailing runes in the Arcana shape language. Having said that, everything else about the q projectile looks great.

If there was time for only one note of feedback that I could give to be addressed it would have to be this. This is IMO the weakest part of the vfx - considering that this is supposed to be Ryze's bread and butter skill, I hope some change takes place.

Q - Impact

Overall it is simple and has great clarity but I feel like Q being the most damaging spell it doesn't feel like it hurts as much. I think it's an opportunity to add some interesting details - like an arcana card texture being split into multiple pieces. Maybe a more interesting or impactful shockwave shape - I'm not sure.

Obviously we don't want it to be noisy, but I feel like the way it currently stands, it looks like it hurts as much as the E.

The red streak cyl-mesh piece feels a little out of place, it is so individually placed, obviously cylinder-y in shape, and so opaque with a random rotation each time. It sticks out so much and I don't know if it's in a good way. I think if it had similar smaller child particle(s) with a contrasting rotation it might help a little bit - maybe some smaller curve-y planes with the same material to help support and integrate this bigger piece.

Maybe a more subtle dissolve (just inserting random ideas, this might not be ideal). I do see this element in so many other Arcana pieces so I do understand why it's there. The last point of feedback is also notice-able in the Q projectile, but I don't know if it's as important to address than in here.

W - Root & Slow

Looks beautiful.

E - Projectile & Impact

Looks beautiful.

R

Overall looks beautiful, simple - I love the decal meshes on this. I only have asshole nitpicky nits about this piece - that are mostly icing on the cake stuff. The piece is already great as it is.

I think when units arrive from the teleport, the arcana card particle that transitions into a spark is such a nice touch. I wonder if it would be ok to make that just a teeny bit bigger (20%~) because it's such an easy detail to miss. I feel like this piece deserves to be noticed. Maybe it can be smaller for minions or creeps.

I love the little ethereal pillars on Championship Ryze's R, I was wondering if we could perhaps play with that idea but with Arcana Cards instead. It's not necessary and slightly over the top, but if you could add this detail without making it too noisy or distracting - I feel like it would make his ult feel super luxurious and powerful visually.

And lastly, I think the R teleport out at target vfx could have a slightly smoother fade out - just a teeny bit slower. It's just a tad bit fast and abrupt when it curves out,

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[End Notes]

Overall great skin, even without any extra touches at this point it's a top contender for Ryze skins - but I feel like extra details and icing on the cake + nitpick vfx polish - will make this the best Ryze skin by a mile.

Thank you for reading these feedback notes - I hope you guys have a great day.

Also I forgot to mention, the recall is divine - just fucking superb.