I am VERY disappointed that Ezreal was not one of the main marksmen reworked.

FANTAsticOrange·Oct 29, 2015·2 votes·755 views

For a champion who, this season, began as useless, then was brought into the mid lane as a mage due to itemization changes, then brought into the mid lane as an OP with rune glaive, then back to useless.. I'm sorry for Ezreal.

He really needed to be defined as a champion in League of Legends and at this point he is feeling as neglected as Yorick (QUINN GOT UPDATED AND HE DIDN'T, WHAT ?).

Even though items seem to be getting changed, I don't think that is going to be enough for poor Ezreal. I'm very disappointed, but that isn't to say the other updates aren't looking good, its just, Ezreal could have and should have been out there.

11 Comments

Lost In TimeOct 29, 20151 votes

Ezreal is an AP mage.

FANTAsticOrangeOct 29, 20151 votes

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Ezreal is an AP mage.

He is a marksman.. He also scales well with AP, hence why he can build like a mage, but originally he was intended to be an autoattacker that scaled with AD.

Minions4eVeROct 29, 20151 votes

Actually, he was first intended to be a Mage, then people realized he was a perfect Marksman, so both are viable.

Meep ManOct 29, 20151 votes

Ezreal is no where near as neglected as Yorick, lets not lie to ourselves here. Ezreal did get some changes and ER.

FANTAsticOrangeOct 29, 20151 votes

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Ezreal is no where near as neglected as Yorick, lets not lie to ourselves here. Ezreal did get some changes and ER.

He got some changes, but that is just because he is a marksman and they were trying to polish things up to keep every thing balanced with new itemization..

The problem I see with him, anyways, is that he isn't defined very well as a champion. He doesn't give you the same zing that you get when you play a marksman like Caitlyn or Jinx; he doesn't seem like he shoots anything, he looks like a caster, has caster animations, but is intended to be an auto attacker -- which wouldn't be very bad, if he was classified a mage.

He just needs to be designated as a Mage, a Marksman, or a Hybrid class, not one but the other.

Minions4eVeROct 29, 20151 votes

AD Ezreal doesn't need a full rework, he just needs an useful W.

FANTAsticOrangeOct 29, 20151 votes

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AD Ezreal doesn't need a full rework, he just needs an useful W.

I didn't say he needed a full rework, to clarify, though it might be helpful.
The useful W idea would be a great place to start, defining him as a champion -- anything like that would help put him in his place sort of say.

MisterHealYoGirlOct 29, 20151 votes

I think a lot of the itemization changes will help him out; Essence Reaver, in particular can help to provide both the CDR he loves and the crit chance that every ADC needs. Ez's kit isn't fundamentally broken, it's just that there hasn't been a meta that favors him in awhile.

FANTAsticOrangeOct 29, 20151 votes

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I think a lot of the itemization changes will help him out; Essence Reaver, in particular can help to provide both the CDR he loves and the crit chance that every ADC needs. Ez's kit isn't fundamentally broken, it's just that there hasn't been a meta that favors him in awhile.

Yeah I get that and all, but what about the AP item changes? Will they make him even better as a mid laner now? I feel like his definition is just being more and more contested and it isn't healthy for his gameplay, imo.

MisterHealYoGirlOct 29, 20151 votes

I mean, what Riot defines as his 'gameplay fantasy' is pretty clear; he's a skillshot poke machine, handing out energy blasts like candy. It's just that he has a few different ways of doing that. It's not something like Shaco, where he can either be a massive burst assassin with his E and ult or a sustained damage threat with his crit chance mechanics and ultimate clone; all of Ezreal's builds (Blue, AP, AD) are doing essentially the same thing.

Posui GartOct 29, 20151 votes

Its fine, he has buffed Q cooldown reduction... with increased Q cd so it is nerf until smth like 30% cdr Well, he can get Essence Reaver... but it got lesser damage and crits that are almost useless on him, and for cdr it requires another crits At least Trinity is still good... oh, they removed AP and added crit on it, so its damage is nerfed for him At that point we should just allow his Q to crit. It wouldn't even hurt that much, because Sheen's bonus damage does not crit anyway