What's better overall? when i pay Ezreal i always go ad, but i want to see if ap is actually better. also, can anyone point me to some good ap Ezreal builds? the ones on mobafire seem a bit outdated. i heard runeglaive is a good item on ap Ezreal
ShuffledPancake1 votesif super fed probably ap, otherwise ad. id assume.
RakianKnight1 votesThey both have their strengths and both are good just different damage types, and little things like AP has more burst with ult damage but AD has sustain with lifesteal and stuff.
Edit: Honestly if you like one you'll like the other most likely.
MLDzXnRRR1 votesAD has consistent dmg and you are not so ability reliant.
Iris Flower1 votesEz main here, AP will give you much more damage overall and a 100-0 burst on most champions. With 40% CD you can spam his Mystic shot every 1 second as long as it hits something. Imo lichbane is better than Runeglaive currently if you were going to try and 100-0 other champions, and when you run runeglaive you are forced to take smite. AD ez sit around 15-25% cooldown reduction but W becomes useless and I wish they would change it. I don't even put a point into it until I have to. (38-9 ranked record with Ez including troll/afk games)
Depends on the match you are playing and the champions you are playing against, however, if you want to just have fun and pubstomp a normal game, AP is by far the way to go.
If you want to play ranked, AD is the way to go, however he only fits into Poke comps really, as his bot laning is extremely bad and if the other bot players are good, you are not likely to hit many mystic shots (his main damage since his autos are the weakest of any adc)
Pros of AP -fun to play -ultimate becomes a nuke, if you manage to hit all 5 in a teamfight, you automatically win -Higher Mobility 40% cd 3-4 second arcane shifts for escape (while hitting mystic shots) -100-0 burst (you can do this every 4 sec like Leblanc) -W goes from unusable to a nuke -E also becomes a nuke -better penetration options -able to buy zhonyas -ult will clear an entire wave instead of leaving minions at 20% hp
Cons of AP -auto attacks do nothing (extremely difficult to farm) -passive is absolutely useless -No lifesteal (can spell vamp but that requires detour of build) -skill reliant -terrible farming and waveclear even at late game (unless you ult) if W could hit minions as well that would be great (plz riot) -banshees veil ruins you
TheHobbits1 votesYou can play Ezreal ad!? I always thought that the mighty god #LC$bigplayz set in stone Thy Meta and all those defy the meta will be smoten.
I have not seen an AD Ez since ye olde days where there was no meta. It was kill or be killed. Duo ap bot, ad ez mid, Urgot vs kenen top. And duo nunu jungle.
A Loyal Support1 votesYou can play Ezreal ad!? I always thought that the mighty god #LC$bigplayz set in stone Thy Meta and all those defy the meta will be smoten.
I have not seen an AD Ez since ye olde days where there was no meta. It was kill or be killed. Duo ap bot, ad ez mid, Urgot vs kenen top. And duo nunu jungle.
well i play him, but for some reason i can never do as good with him as with other ADCs like draven, although i like Ez more.
TheHobbits1 votesYea, that tends to be the way. You see Ez was made in ye olde days when there was no defined meta, so you could play most champs as either ad or ap. Champions nowadays are tailored for their role. ADC. AP MAGE. SUPPORT. Just like full ap Janna. It works well, but people wont let you go anything other than support.
A Loyal Support1 votesi just tested out ap ezreal in bots with a RG and ludens echo. i wasn't really feeling how useless i felt in the short time my skills were on cooldown T_T
Phife1 votesyou should have max CDR with runeglaive and boots....
and if you hit your spells, cd's shouldn't be a problem on ezreal.
stealthfox941 votesIf you go AP build lich bane instead of that runeglave B.S
A Loyal Support1 voteswhy do ppl hate RG so much? O_o it turns the Q into AP dmg
Phife1 votesMax W then Q then E
Build sheen into runeglaive (you gotta take smite :( but its worth) lucidity boots ludens echo deathcap voidstaff zhonyas