Ezreal: Arcane Shift

Divewing·Dec 21, 2015·2 votes·852 views

Is there a reason it doesn't target nearest champs? Doesn't matter much on AD ezreal, but every AP ezreal game I play it inevitably triggers me mega hard at some point.

9 Comments

baby reksaiDec 21, 20152 votes

It doesn't target nearest champ because the idea is that if you're gonna arcane shift into a group of champs and what you're aiming for is to kill that 10 health guy, you don't want your ability to go to a full health champ. It targets the champ that the game believes is the most vulnerable and closest to death. And then nearest champ.

*this is just what i've read around. don't have actual game evidence of this.

TyroneWatermelonDec 21, 20151 votes

It targets the nearest unit.

baby reksaiDec 21, 20151 votes

Pretty sure it targets the highest priority unit

Edit: im wrong. Guess its a bug. Thought thats how it always works

LorKhaDDec 21, 20152 votes

Riot stated that if his E targeted champions first, it wouldn't leave room for counterplay.

You might think of Ahri's W and R at this point and how it contradicts the statement above, but Riot once said that Ahri's W and R should work the way Ezreal's E works.

That was months ago, still no changes about it, riiiiight.

DivewingDec 22, 20151 votes

Oh... His main source of damage comes off multiple skillshots.... You'd think a guided E wouldn't be that big a deal on such a champion. But really I don't care too much, I was just curious, and made this after I got some heat for letting a guy die in ARAM (cos there were minions between me and enemy so I knew E wouldnt hit)

OverpoweredSoapDec 22, 20151 votes

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Riot stated that if his E targeted champions first, it wouldn't leave room for counterplay.

You might think of Ahri's W and R at this point and how it contradicts the statement above, but Riot once said that Ahri's W and R should work the way Ezreal's E works.

That was months ago, still no changes about it, riiiiight.

Isn't Ezreal putting himself in danger the counterplay?

Anyways, it could work how Sona's Q works, it auto targets champions at a certain range but past that range it just goes for the closest thing.

CalabokDec 21, 20151 votes

It targets the unit holding the lollipop

TanadrisDec 22, 20151 votes

Ez's shift damage is really only for an extra thing to go with the kit. As a marksman its the blink aspect that is more important. Also since his W hits champs only it would really make him an assassin more than a marksman at that point.

DivewingDec 22, 20151 votes

have you not played AP ezreal?