I can't be the only one who hates supporting Ezreals...

Mega Annie X··42 votes·3,326 views

I just hate them so much. I main support and ezreals just depress me with their stupid 20 minute 120 AD. drives me fucking insane. Even though Jhin has become the most popular ADC and wrecks early game, every ezreal plays like we got 50 minutes to go and gets no dueling power at all so you stuck there basically 2v1 trying to cover for his lame ass.

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Oglaf13 votes

The only ADC I really, really hate Supporting is those rare occasions when someone picks Quinn because she's just going all over the place without you once the laning phase ends.

I feel like I'm in one of those old Benny Hill chase scenes when I'm trying to stay within item 3109-range of her!

IcyPepper1 votes

Why not just support someone else once she starts roaming, and then rebond with her for teamfights?

Silmaril2 votes

Just play support Hecarim, you'll never have a problem keeping up with Quinn again!

Aptest11 votes

Bard Everywhere you can roam, I can roam faster! Bard I can roam everywhere, faster that you! Quinn No you cant! Bard Yes I can! Quinn No you cant! Bard Yes I can! Quinn No you cant! Bard Yes I can! Yes I can! Yes I can! Quinn Anyone you can gank, I can gank better! Quinn Sooner or later, I'm better than you! Bard No you wont! Quinn Yes I will! Bard No you wont! Quinn Yes I will! Bard No you wont! Quinn Yes I will! Yes I will! Yes I will!

Volcanuz1 votes

Doubt it. Quinn can get from bot to top in 8 seconds, heca can't even if it were URF mode.

Volcanuz1 votes

As a Quinn main (well old quinn main)

Pick another memeber of the team and stick with them. Quinn doesn't really need much peel unless in team fights.

Oglaf1 votes

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As a Quinn main (well old quinn main)

Pick another memeber of the team and stick with them. Quinn doesn't really need much peel unless in team fights.

Aye, that's the thing - I still wanted to help her out in team-fights, and Knight's Vow does have a hefty cooldown between switching targets... :/

The Blue Rajah1 votes

That's fair, but honestly, I think if you're supporting a quinn you might want to just switch up your build and get something other than Knight's Vow. It just seems too incompatible with the champion's playstyle.

Oglaf1 votes

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That's fair, but honestly, I think if you're supporting a quinn you might want to just switch up your build and get something other than Knight's Vow. It just seems too incompatible with the champion's playstyle.

It is still a really, really good item when fighting breaks out and it works just as well on Quinn as any other ADC.

Supreme Senpai6912 votes

I can only stun the enemy for so long! Why are my autoattacks dealing more damage than Ezreal's?

Oh, because he has a tear, an IBG, and a cull. It's impossible to get a bad Ezreal fed because normally all ADCs have to do is right click and accept the spoonfed kills. Ezreal can't really do that. He has to actually poke and land skillshots. But a good Ezreal can be a monster

Asayake 5150glow10 votes

Really? Supporting a good Ezreal is more him 1v2'ing since he outranges you, he chunks out their adc by himself and then all in's by himself with an ult to engage. I was mostly there to stop the enemy from straight up running him down.

Xonra1 votes

Where are these good Ezreals? Cause I'm not in Challenger, and they must all be. I've yet to see one on either team in years down here in the dumpsters.

Rıots Bad Client4 votes

Personally I don't like supp KogMaw and Vayne Because I know thier top laner/jung and mid laner have eyes on bot lane to try to shut them down.

Bladerunner77774 votes

I would rather support Yasuo or Gangplank adc before I would want to support KogMaw

He just... does nothing for the first 20 min

Tannhäuser Gate2 votes

Change 20 minutes to game and it is accurate.

Shadòw3 votes

because his damage comes from the item 3078 / item 3025 Q proc

he doesn't really need AD to deal Damage.

Mega Annie X1 votes

i am talking about laning when it matters and jhin hits you twice for half your health while ezreal does full rotation for 25% lol

Primaquarius3 votes

Its sad that Ezreal has to delay his own powerspike by rushing Tear, which is mandatory to stay in lane

Anyone else think this is a mess?

TeCoolMage1 votes

The fact all high mana cost champions are all balanced around tear is ridiculous in general.

item 3070 item 3070 Swain Anivia Ezreal Cassiopeia Urgot Jayce Karthus Ryze item 3070 item 3070

Joseraph1 votes

People build Tear on Swain?

The Blue Rajah1 votes

Occasionally. It use to be more popular than it is now. If you want a tanky, dangerous bird, try item 3040 item 3027 item 3110 item 3065 item 3116 item 3047 /item 3111

Very hard to kill, and can basically keep your ult on permanently while sticking to people. Damage isn't bad either. Though if you don't want to take so long to scale, you can change the rod for a item 3165 if going over the cdr cap doesn't bother you.

Joseraph1 votes

Hmm. I've been getting acclimated to Swain, but I don't know everything about him, so bear with me: Wouldn't stacking Tear be a pain in the ass? Seems like by the time it's stacked, the game's already decided (either your team dominated so hard they've accommodated for your weakness, or your team got crushed because you aren't tanky, and don't do damage. The build seems too risky, as Seraph replaces a tank/defensive item, which you would've built second, after your ROA. I can only see this build as mediocre when you're behind and trying to farm waves, while maintaining mana. If you're ahead, building tear is wasteful, because you aren't pushing your advantage with GLP/ROA, if you're even, you're putting yourself behind by building a late game item. Also seems that Zhonya is nonexistent because of this, as it would replace Frozen, sacrificing tankiness and utility, (or sacrificing a ton of potential health that the stasis+ult gives you)

The Blue Rajah1 votes

Stacking's not that bad. When you're ult is on, it stacks for any tick that the tear can accommodate. The entire argument against the game being decided before it's stacked can always be levied against tear. If you follow just that logic, then tear is literally always the wrong choice on every champion, bar none. That is clearly not the case. However, it is situational. I'm not saying that this build is always appropriate for every game, it most certainly is not. But you have to read the game and teamcomps to be able to determine whether or not you need immediate power, or if scaling power is going to be more useful for you.

You can certainly swap out frozen heart for a zhonya's, it really depends on whether or not you're more concerned about flat instant burst, or sustained damage, as zhonya's is stronger against the former, and frozen against the latter. The idea in this build is that the seraph's shield (which will be massive with such a large mana pool) should be enough to survive burst, and you have enough healing and moderate resistances such that you can survive most follow up damage.

It's also worth noting just how cheap this build is, the total of the listed items is only 15.6k! Rod and archangel's are easily some of the most cost efficient items in the game, tank items are cheap, and Rylai's has crazy stats (though that'll change in the near future). Again, it's not a build for every game, but it is a viable option where you sacrifice early game power in order to have a strong late game build that completes faster than most builds of comparable strength. It's also a lot tankier than most builds, so it, again, is somewhat dependent on your teamcomp. This is for when you need a beefier frontline more than damage.

TeCoolMage1 votes

I don't even know, I assume they do

Swiftstrike42 votes

I love supporting Ezreal because I don't have to babysit them. I also don't have to do an early all-in ever.

I play mostly a poke/disengage style in general and while yes their damage is low, I feel like him being a safer pick is better for the support since they are less dependent on them.

I hate supporting Lucian. I am not hyper aggressive and play mostly poke supports, so him going all-in at level two I can't really do anything. Oh...I will follow you all-in with a Q from Sona or I already used my stun to initiate your all in I can't do anything Brand.

I do play Leona, but I rather pick the fight than have my ADC try to force a fight.

Tribbles Foxfolk2 votes

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I just hate them so much. I main support and ezreals just depress me with their stupid 20 minute 120 AD. drives me fucking insane. Even though Jhin has become the most popular ADC and wrecks early game, every ezreal plays like we got 50 minutes to go and gets no dueling power at all so you stuck there basically 2v1 trying to cover for his lame ass.

The only ones I hate are Triforce Ezreals. Even if the damage is higher, that doesn't matter if your sorry ass is getting pounded by a [insert sticky tank] you can't kite.

Ezreal is my highest level champ without question (currently my only Mastery 7) and I have almost exclusively built Iceborn on him. It's simply too good.

Joquan1 votes

triforce is better if you're really trying to hard carry a game but other than that iceborn is better

Fondling Gems2 votes

I love supporting Ezreal. Mostly because it means I can stand there for 20 minutes trying to roll seduction on him.

-A Taric Main

Zach Sandwhich1 votes

I hate supporting Tristana . I don't know why but the only thing I like about supporting this bitch is the fact we get towers really quickly. Whenever I play with her she just never seems to do enough and is always slacking.

Supreme Senpai692 votes

Don't forget when she jumps in to a 2v1 and gets CC'd and AA'd to death, as if her W made both of you jump and not just her.

xomp1 votes

I agree, when I would lane against an enemy Ezreal is would always laugh and ask who threw that piece of paper at me when they try to be aggressive. Supporting them is so zzzzzzzzzz

JVP151 votes

Especially when I want to play someone like Leona ! Ezreal's all in power is a bit lackluster at level 2 and 3 (especially in Silver) and it just never ends up well. I would much prefer Jhin; someone who can lock down a target from afar even after my combo has worn off.

Hyrum Graff2 votes

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Especially when I want to play someone like Leona ! Ezreal's all in power is a bit lackluster at level 2 and 3 (especially in Silver) and it just never ends up well. I would much prefer Jhin; someone who can lock down a target from afar even after my combo has worn off.

Ezreal has a great lvl 2-3 all-in, or any time before the first back. The thing is, he needs his passive to be fully stacked before he goes in.

After his first back he usually gets tear and/or sheen, which makes his all-in pretty terrible from then on out.

Immortal spax1 votes

the problem with ezreal is that is very difficult to pull of his 100% potential, he lacks of a waveclear so bad ez will be behind in farm after 2/3 items, his early is pretty bad and his main damage is a skillshot that can be dodged.

Hyrum Graff1 votes

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the problem with ezreal is that is very difficult to pull of his 100% potential, he lacks of a waveclear so bad ez will be behind in farm after 2/3 items, his early is pretty bad and his main damage is a skillshot that can be dodged.

A huge portion of his damage comes from his passive. It creates interesting gameplay but it's pretty hidden power.

Baron Perenolde1 votes

Nope, I have grown to detest laning with him as well. I never get the Ezreal who follows up on my poke or initiations; just the coward who farms with max range Qs and who Arcane Shifts at the -slightest- hint of danger. He's just too safe and generic of a pick that everyone gravitates to him when the long range carries are popular. Blue Ezreal is also a boring thing to face or fight alongside, I wish Riot would kill that build already.

RisenDarkKnight1 votes

I used to hate supporting Ezreals, but ever since the buff to his passive I feel like he does decent damage.

Sure he's much worse at killing tanks than most crit ADCs, but he makes up for it with safety, survivability and poke. If you're playing an aggressive support (like leona or something), you will likely be able to lockdown the enemy ADC for your team to kill in teamfights, but ezreal should be able to peel for himself and stay safe.

agbudar1 votes

if the ezreal is decent pick Brand blue ezreal and a "support" brand do wonders together if he sucks Nautilus Braum .

LaMaPhUcKeR1 votes

i agree, everyone wants to make tear first and max it out before they even try to build AD 1 out of 10 ezreals are actually good

LaMaPhUcKeR1 votes

i think Ezreal needs a real redo

Meep Man1 votes

I KNOW RIGHT! Only champion who can "gg ez" and get away with it.

Praetor Notorias1 votes

It's annoying when they pick ezreal when you have already locked in a lvl 1-3 engager like leona. But if you have a janna or someone else that doesn't mind sitting back and playing passive for the first 6 levels it's not so bad. It can get difficult to proc tribute on the frosty, which is also annoying since it guts your gold income. If Ezreal wants to sit back and play passive they need to know how to freeze the lane. If they shove it all the way up to the enemy tower without any kill power the one that dies in the gank is usually the support, which is also annoying.

Korillo1 votes

Ezreal is my favourite champ how could you say this! :'(.

NoSaltPlsSrS1 votes

Just play Janna or a defensive Thresh. Throw lantern out to him on top of his aggressive E's etc. Going even in lane/winning in CS on EZ is a win, just like being down only 20 cs at the end of laning phase on Trist used to be considered her winning lane.

Joseraph1 votes

"I hate when my adc plays safe" "I hate when my adc feeds"

Looks like you can't win anymore

Sanctimonious1 votes

If you're playing Ezreal, and aren't super aggressive, he isn't the champion for you. He has one of the highest DPS mid / late game between AA's and Q's. If you see an ezreal build iceborn that doesn't do shit, i'd just start building AP on support lmfao."Yo ez, support me!"

BakedLotion1 votes

What's worse is a fucking passive support

Nanners Princess1 votes

A passive ADC with good Early Game Damage and a Damage support

Danjeng1 votes

Ooooh. When I read the title, I thought you meant Ezreal who is supporting. MF support is wacky enough already. I thought Ezreal was being played in that role too.

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