@Meddler, why buff Ezreal's E instead of W

Figured it was something along those lines. Got plans for him when the ADC changes start coming into play (After worlds). If so, leaks?

I feel like it makes it more of a noob trap though, causing ezreal players to jump into the middle of the team isn't something to condone.

Why not just simply add a movement speed buff to his W that gets the speed buff stronger per unit hit?

Sorry to threadjack, but if you had a moment I'd appreciate if you could give your thoughts in this thread

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/EQmpWsfi-riot-how-do-you-feel-the-viktor-nerfs-have-shaken-out

Wouldn't adding an AD ratio to E also somewhat homogenize AD and AP Ezreal? AP Ez would still have more overall burst, but now AD Ez would be able to access some of that too on lower-health targets. Do you think there's enough differentiation between the two playstyles right now, and how would you go about making them more distinct from each other?

For that matter, aside from W being not too good on AD Ez, his passive is also equally unsatisfying on his AP build. Would this eventually need addressing, and if so, how urgent would this be for Ezreal overall?

A while back (probably close to a year ago now) I actually had an idea for Ezreal's W that would be more of a utility buff than a damage buff, but also incentivize using his W while fitting his title of the Prodigal Explorer. I unfortunately can't find the pictures I had shopped up for it, but basically these two things:

1. Slightly increase the range of his W as he puts points into it
2. Allow it to grant temporary vision of the target area and targets hit (1.5 to 3.5 seconds, scaling up)

It's a utility increase to him that makes sense thematically as he's an explorer and he can "explore" brush or over walls to see jungle camps while not bringing any actual damage power into the ability, and allow him to duel some of the champions that give him problems through his sight buff like Vayne, who is not only very strong right now but also hard for Ezreal to duel due to missing skills while she's stealthing with her ultimate.

Slight utility for fighting and strong lane utility through checking brush for ganks or checking over walls for things like dragons or blue buffs, and all the while AP Ezreal is pretty much the same with a slight increase in W range as they level it up; perhaps take the AP ratio on it down very slightly to compensate for the increased safety.

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The intent with the E buff is to add some more power to Ezreal's kit in a way that encourages some risk taking to take full advantage of it (using E more offensively at times, rather than almost always sitting on it as an escape).

That does still leave AD Ezreal's W feeling pretty underwhelming, our primary focus for 5.18 though is balance (Worlds patch), rather than addressing other issues like satisfaction.

It's really hard to make use of the E buff because it's his escape and also doesn't prioritize champions. I don't think it will have almost any impact.

One change that would be really nice is buffing his base AD a tiny bit to bring him more in line with other ADCs which also fall off late game.

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The intent with the E buff is to add some more power to Ezreal's kit in a way that encourages some risk taking to take full advantage of it (using E more offensively at times, rather than almost always sitting on it as an escape).

That does still leave AD Ezreal's W feeling pretty underwhelming, our primary focus for 5.18 though is balance (Worlds patch), rather than addressing other issues like satisfaction.

You could bring back ezreal w heal and remove attackspeed buff

He already has passive for attackspeed steroid and Attackspeed doesnt really fit him

Note you could shift into heal then

The answer is simple: They don't want him to be a crit ADC. Also if they somehow balance that a 1150 range attack critting, it'd be weaken by omen and the crit reduction mastery. I feel like that would hurt him more than help.

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Q can apply Spellblade, and Trinity Force has been good on Ezreal since they buffed it last year. He doesn't need a random chance to deal 250% damage on his Q when he has a consistent 200% base AD on it instead (for cheaper).

It wouldn't have to crit. and it's actually pretty annoying to have variable damage like that on a skillshot. It could just scale the damage with crit. chance a little bit. That way, Ezreal could still go traditional IE PD LW without losing his Q as a meaningful source of damage. The crit. scaling wouldn't need to be high but just enough to make a traditional ADC build (which spikes later) more viable on him. It would give an alternative path to TF while still having lower poke than a build focused on that.

As for W, I think it would be cool if it gave 50% MS to allies for 1 second. The duration is so low because the primary idea would be to reward Ezreal's who pull off the E into W combo to escape or chase for one last Q. You could also throw W at an ally when he's just about to get hit by a skillshot.