Shouldn't we replace Ezreal's W with something... idk, more useful?

SaltyToplaneGoat··2 votes·505 views

There are people who do not even level that ability until the end of the game and they keep kicking ass with that. That excludes the AP Ez crowd ofc, but that is not a playstyle I'm happy with either, mostly due to the W hitbox being so weird. Riot gotta decide wether they want this champ to be AD or AP and make it a kit that combines the best of both worlds. Also being limited to one of the two reduced the number of items Ezreal can potentially ruin every preseason...

The thing is: what could replace the current W here?

So i did some thinking, but Ezreal's identity is pretty solid: he's the skillshot guy with a jump. Now, how do we get that to work? I thought so more about it and then it hit me: portals.

You set up two untargetable energy orbs with your W. Every projectile that enters orb 1 leaves orb 2 and the other way around. While this could be used by the entire team, Ezreals shots could be boosted a little by it. One could take it even further and apply this to enemy projectiles as well who could then use the portals against Ezreal if he places them wrongly.

Or maybe defensive by Ez to redirect certain projectiles away from him.

How to limit this is a tricky question tho. How about a limitng number of projectiles that can bass throug? And ultimate projectiles close it completly due to the portal overloading with energy?

Of course that is just my idea here. if you guys have another idea on what could replace/change this ability please write it down here!

6 Comments

WngNut1 votes

When they announce the AD scaling for his E, they mentioned a w change since it would feel underpowered. While it still is, he's either been in a good or OP spot ever since so I can only imagine any w changes were iceboxed for the foreseeable future.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

He's not really in a bad spot now and surely not one high up on the rework lost, but it still kind of bothers me. Q, E and R make sense, passive too, but just that W... I don't know, it feels so tacked on and useless - and on AP it just feels unfair.

The reason he's good tho is that he can be the jump-guy and STILL outclass Ashe as the slow-adc thx to iceborns - not exactly what his niche is supposed to be...

darkmatchwaldo1 votes

W? Oh you mean the skill i spam for the sole purpose of stacking my item 3070? Ah, of course.

Love your portal idea. Especially the part of enemy skill shots being able to travel through them. I'm already picturing how that could go.

Playing mid lane vs Ahri

Have one portal already set up and then when she goes to charm you, drop portal 2 in front of you and her charm comes out halfway across the lane. [slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Yeah, that's pretty much the only thing it's good at right now I guess...

Feed Daddy1 votes

His w is good for when your team is taking tower or drag/baron

For your teammates

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Hildebrand1 votes

Ez, much like his lore states, is a waste of potential.

But, going with your portal idea, instead of making two fixed points, what if his W left a magical portal that "stores" skill shots, until W is reactivated?

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