A simple way to make Ap Ezreal viable without any of the Runeglaive nonsense.

HappyHazard07·6/28/2015, 4:14:25 PM·24 votes·3,268 views

So, with the whole cheese runeglaive build, it's clear that the moment his q is magic damage, he is viable full ap. So, why can't ezreal's q have a special feature where it does magic damage if ezreal has more bonus AP than AD. It would instantly make an intersting build viable due to all his abilities doing magic damage which is pre-requisite for a mage. And with all of Riot's hubbub about strategic diversity it would be cool to be able to pick mid ezreal in draft phase and decide whether to go AD or AP based on the damage needed.

48 Comments

Zirzon6/28/2015, 4:24:02 PM13 votes

I'd prefer if they would just make item 3100 turn your next attack into magic damage like Runeglaive does.

FastAsHeck6/28/2015, 6:54:04 PM6 votes

i hate ap ez... his w deals 1/3 of your hp and his ult is also ridiculus. its not broken, but its like a less-evil teemo.

Aspynn6/28/2015, 8:24:26 PM5 votes

I don't really like the idea of switching ratios. It's a cool idea to improve diversity, but AP ezreal is an off build, and it should stay as such. I'm slightly biased here because I fucking HATE ezreal mid, on my team or the enemies. He has zero waveclear pre 6 and afterwards he can clear a full lane full of minions, and he has to choose between waveclear or having zero burst for 30-40 seconds. I think all midlaners should have decent waveclear and not be forced to use their ultimate to waveclear. I really don't give a shit about Ez smite mid with runeglaive, it really isn't very powerful. I think adding runeglaive and letting ez take it is a fine enough buff to AP ezreal, I really DON'T want to see any more of him. However, with the new poke midlaner meta shift in competitive, I wouldn't be super surprised if something changed in Ez's kit, whether that would be a nerf or a buff. However I do think the whole shift to ratios with more ap/ad would be cool, especially if it was on everyone with every skill. I know that would be weird but really it would be an interesting new game mode or something. Although having everyone go full ad and have insane turret taking power would be weird and op lol.

Shield Villain6/28/2015, 10:11:07 PM4 votes

Ap Ezreal is already good. He doesn't have a lot of wave clear, or any cc, sure. But he makes up for it in massive poke, burst, and of course a global ult he can use for execution and team fights.

item 1056 > item 3108 + item 3114 > item 3165 > item 1058 > item 3089 > item 3279 > item 3100 Is my typical Early to Mid game path. CDR Ezreal is pretty underrated. When you consider his Q already reduces cool downs by 1 second on all other abilities when they hit an enemy/monster, it makes for a very interesting play style.

Morello's keeps your Mana up pretty well. Lich Bane procs on almost literally every Q, which will already do around 300 Damage, + an additional 400 AP Damage, making it a hybrid move. Not to mention all the AP you'll build late game. And if the enemy is stupid enough to not build MR, allowing you to splurge on a item 3285 instead of a item 3135 Then you're doing even more damage on ridiculously low cool downs.

CDR Ezreal also has a wait time of 36 seconds on his ult - How many Q's you can land. In other worlds. Ult before a team fight, land a few q's, and your ult is typically back up as the team fight has begun to end.

If you ask me, Ezreal as a Mage is already pretty viable. If they increased the range on his W a little it would certainly help him out more, but he's not in a particularly bad spot.

Cindikle6/28/2015, 8:12:51 PM4 votes

AP Ez's problem wasn't his Q doing physical damage. It was that he had no waveclear outside of his ulti. Not only does Smite help this, but the AoE on Runeglave helps a ton with this. Although the biggest factor is smite and it's upgrade. Giving him help killing minions and safety once upgraded.

He can also Q chickens and get mana back for cheep compared to most champions. So it also helps his mana issues. Although this only counts after he finishes the item. Which doesn't really have to be his first buy. So it's not overall that big of an issue in that sense.

TheMoonMan6/28/2015, 6:28:10 PM3 votes

i thought ap ez was always viable

LittleBlast6/28/2015, 11:56:39 PM3 votes

Please no, I know its not meta, but AP ez is cancer to face, expecially if you have ~130-150ping regularly.

Mandang06/29/2015, 12:43:39 AM3 votes

Isn't runeglaive supposed to help junglers? I've never heard anything about it being designed to make AP Ezreal more viable.

Crett6/28/2015, 8:25:05 PM2 votes

I don't like the way people build AP Ezreal. They buy item 3100 and they think that's the key to unlocking his Q's full power. YOU NEED ARCANE BLADE MASTERY AND NASHOR'S TOOTH TOO

50% + 15% + 5% + 40% = 110% AP ratio on Q on 4 second cooldown

more CDR, and even gives his passive a use for decent sustained damage between cooldowns BADA BING BADA BOOM.

item 3089 item 3285 item 3100 item 3115 item 3040 item 3135

ShuffledPancake6/28/2015, 4:29:30 PM2 votes

Ap ezreal was viable before, this just made him super op.

Its All Skillzz6/28/2015, 8:51:24 PM2 votes

Ap ez was strong before rune glaive, his lack of wave clear kept him weak i mean without R i might have gotten 200 cs by 50 mins, now i can easly hit 200 cs by 23-24 mins with my purple smite rune glaive + ludens for clear, now cause of rune glaive you can proc ludens with Q as before you had to use E or R and they both cost fuck ton of damage. now you can R an entire wave then purple smite in middle to miss no cs. you can also spam Q for luden procs. he is good spot now and i like it.

Vegas Dad6/29/2015, 6:15:17 AM2 votes

Not sure AP ezreal needs to be better, i am kind of tired of people demanding everything and anything they want be viable, while you have so many champs int he fucking dumpster who are shit at everything.

Lissama6/28/2015, 9:22:28 PM1 votes

Fuck AP Ez. With or without Runeglaive. Most toxic shit in whole game (except AP Shaco ofc).

ofart6/28/2015, 5:33:52 PM1 votes

Not a bad idea and it's better than nothing but idk if it would be enough to make AP Ez viable. There's more to Runeglaive than that and even with Runeglaive, he doesn't bring as much to the table as most mids. His damage is pretty amazing though at full build.

LaughingStapler6/28/2015, 5:30:15 PM1 votes

That would be an awesome change! Hopefully Riot listens to AP Ezreal fans and bring more life and creativity back into the game.

ChaosThief6/29/2015, 12:09:51 AM1 votes

I'm personally fine with AP ezreal as he is. When did this runeglaive mid ezreal become a thing though?

Terff6/28/2015, 4:50:29 PM1 votes

I don't see why he's any better with magic damage Q compared to physical damage Q. It makes him harder to build against if its physical and now he loses damage because he doesn't have lichbane which has a higher AP scaling than runeglaive.

Dremiist6/30/2015, 12:13:15 AM1 votes

INNATE: Hitting a target with any of Ezreal's abilities increases his own attack speed by 10%. This effect lasts for 6 seconds and stacks up to 5 times.

new: If ezreal has more AP than AD he lose his innate passive,essence flux damage minion and monsters. mystic shot deal magic damage and the AP and AD ratio are reversed.

p.s: ezreal should be marked as a Marksman but ALSO as a Mage.

Ahura Mazda Pi6/28/2015, 6:52:44 PM1 votes

AP Ez was not strong because of lack of wave clear.

MLDzXnRRR6/29/2015, 8:04:20 AM1 votes

Runeglaive gives him AOE Q, this is great