What is the strongest build for ARAM Ezreal?

FrankerX·Feb 5, 2016·2 votes·11,057 views

tear takes too long and usually ppl dont kite much in aram. sure the poke with iceborn isnt bad, but trinity over all would be better?

or is ap with lichbane better?

23 Comments

MisterHealYoGirlFeb 5, 20165 votes

What's nice about Ezreal is that you can play him AD or AP depending on what your teamcomp is. If you have Viktor Orianna Lulu, you'll want AD, but if you have Jinx Caitlyn Varus, AP is probably better. For both AD and AP, I usually start Sheen and health pots, then if I have a lot of gold early, I finish the Essence Reaver and then Triforce. If I'm getting killed by AD, I build the Sheen into a Iceborn Gauntlet; if heavy AP is killing me, I get Hexdrinker into Triforce into Essence Reaver.

For AP, it's a little different, and you have some more options. If the enemy team can't push well (low waveclear, mostly melee, etc.) you can go for a scaling build with Seraph's, starting Tear, Spellthief's Edge (you proc it well and it makes BANK on ARAM) and potions. You can also go Needlessly Large Rod (if you're feeling REALLY aggressive), Frostfang (for a FQC rush), or just the standard Sheen into Lich Bane.

tl;dr

AD, winning: item 3057 item 3508 item 3078 item 3087 etc. AD, losing to AD: item 3025 item 3072 etc. AD, losing to AP: item 3155 etc.

AP, aggressive: item 1058 item 3285 item 3100 etc. AP, scaling: item 3070 item 3303 item 3040 , upgrading Edge with any spare cash AP, tycoon: item 3098 item 3092 etc. AP, basic: item 3057 item 3165 etc.

Obviously you should deviate from these builds if it makes sense; grab an Executioner's against Mundo/Swain/Vladimir, a Zhonyas against Karthus/Zed/Lux, and so on, but these are the basic builds that I use.

FrankerXFeb 5, 20163 votes

thanks better than any guide <3

67chromeFeb 5, 20163 votes

What is the strongest build for ARAM Ezreal?

You could probably find out by looking at a stat-tracking site and figuring out which items he uses and be backed by math and science. I know LoL King tracks stuff for all 4 of the maps.

But screw that this is the internet!

I'd probably say AP Ezreal. Won a 3.5 vs 5 ARAM with an AP Ez on my team (Lulu was DCed/back/DC/back for the 0.5). He erased people like he was LeBlanc.

From playing against him: AP Ez ult is complete BS in ARAM as well. There's only 3 places everyone is going to be: left side of lane, right side of lane, or middle of the lane. And it chunks squishies to like 40% of their HPs. Send it down the middle of the lane and you'll generally put your team in a great position to win the next team fight.

Considering vs. tower/inhib/nexus damage is 100% of base AD + the higher of 100% bonus AD or 40% total AP, you'll still chunk objectives pretty hard as AP Ez: about as hard as AD Ez when Lich Bane comes into the picture so you're not sacrificing much there.

AD Ez and Blue Build are more reliant on never getting hit in the face with a snowball ever and being able to orb-walk really well, where AP can just chunk anyone that gets near him (and still poke really hard). Blue Build is also better vs. the more AD/bruiser heavy teams in Rift with that jungler, top-lane, and rival ADC. If you're up vs. a team of 4 mages (not uncommon in ARAM) IBG just isn't a good item. The key feature of Mages is that they have really amazing range, which makes kiting/poking them to death pretty ineffective. I mean - Ryze and Veigar can beat you in a poke war and there range is awful compared to most mages. Mages also deal the vast majority of their damage as magic damage, which is another way of saying 100% armor penetration: making the defensive stats on IBG 100% useless in such a scenario. Add snowball in for kitable champions like Galio and Udyr and I'm not sure I'd run IBG in ARAM, especially with the time investment in stacking Tear vs. the average ARAM game length.

Zero Skill TankFeb 5, 20161 votes

AP Ez ult is complete BS in ARAM as well.

This. If enemies are squishy I would even ignore lichbane and go for pure ass-destroyer AP Ez.

MalhammersFeb 5, 20162 votes

Is this really worth discussing? Considering you have a 1/122 (or something like that) chance in getting to play him in ARAM...

Ok, sorry 1/60 if you only own 60 champs...but you get my point.

FrankerXFeb 5, 20161 votes

lets say i have a smurf where i "Only" have 36 champs. lets say ezreal isnt f2p you can remove 9 champs because other 9 players. makes 27.

MalhammersFeb 5, 20162 votes

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lets say i have a smurf where i "Only" have 36 champs. lets say ezreal isnt f2p you can remove 9 champs because other 9 players. makes 27.

Thats still a 4% chance you will get him (and that is rounding up).

137434Feb 5, 20161 votes

That is 4% chance with rounding, not 0.04%.

MalhammersFeb 5, 20162 votes

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That is 4% chance with rounding, not 0.04%.

Duh, thats what I said...dummy. :P

FrankerXFeb 5, 20161 votes

it will happen and when it does, i want a build for it.

ThePartyLeaderFeb 5, 20161 votes

Six Trinity force.

LadyRenlyFeb 5, 20161 votes

anything

because he's obnoxious and cancer( at least on aram)

It doesn't matter what you do honestly. If you wanna scale with tear, or just go to town with Sheen, you'll do fine. I'd go damage type based on how much of what you got already, like I've seen Ezreals insist on going ad even with 4 ad.

137434Feb 5, 20161 votes

{quoted} I'd go damage type based on how much of what you got already, like I've seen Ezreals insist on going ad even with 4 ad.

Pretty much this. Ez is good both AD and AP on ARAM, just pick what your team needs. Just don't be that guy that insists on playing AP Ez when you have 4 mages on your team, or AD Ez when you have 4 adcs.

VexfulFeb 5, 20161 votes

item 3042 item 3025 item 3812 item 3139 item 3033 item 3158 I'm guessing something like that

FrankerXFeb 5, 20161 votes

not even ap? why the deathfire blade thing 3rd?

VexfulFeb 5, 20161 votes

More CDR and gives you lifesteal. I poke a lot with Q. I abuse it on Ez in ARAM. Deaths Dance heals a good bit for it, and not to mention the bleed. ARAM is a game of heals and HP regen. That bleed can seriously screw with people.

J E B A ł T E DFeb 5, 20161 votes

item 3057 on first buy, item 3070 on first death, and from then on it is your choice to go ad or ap. You should only build what your team needs, for example if you have 3 AD and 1 AP on your team, then build AP

FrankerXFeb 5, 20161 votes

but what is overall stronger? lets say we have 2 ad and 2 ap. do i go ad or ap? what is stronger, or what is faster stronger?

J E B A ł T E DFeb 5, 20161 votes

if you're in the middle then counterbuy the enemy, if they build armor then build AP, vice versa. If it's again in the middle, then I would build AD since you get way more on hit effects, then build these items in the order of your choice ( item 3508 item 3004 item 3078 item 3087 item 1330 (furor is really good on ezreal) and then build a Last Whisper item, item 3036 being the prominent one.

DrCyanideFeb 5, 20161 votes

AP, so your ultimate hurts instead of tickles.

Sneakyy XDFeb 5, 20161 votes

Sheen

AmelieFeb 5, 20161 votes

AP has way more burst, so it's generally better.

I generally go item 3057 first, then immediately into heavy AP items like item 3285 item 3089 item 3135 item 3157 and finish sheen into item 3100 .

He does NOT need a tear or mana items - unless you absolutely need to kite with item 3025 ... it just slows down your early damage a ton.

Sire HippingtonFeb 6, 20161 votes

dpends on your setup and their setup, though i do generally prefer ap-ez, as his ult deals most damage and his mid-late poke+burst gets insane. However, sometimes you need raw ohysical damage, so trinity would be better. Or you need better disengage/kiteing for your team, so iceborn would be better.