Increasing the ults cooldown does not only kill AP Ezreal by gutting his waveclear, but also doesnt address the problems with his kiting (blue build anyone?). If you nerf him, hit his Q or his E cooldown/mana cost.
RookPusher3 votesAs a support main, I hate Blue Ez. Just an FYI.
Rebonack3 votesRevert the cooldown changes to his Q, maybe.
Kicking it up to 1.5 seconds from 1 made him MUCH more slippery than he was previously.
Nahui3 votesNerfing his ult CD doesn't really dramatically affect his wave clear. It already had long enough of a CD to be irrelevant when talking CS, and most of the time his ult will be used to snipe a target or full combo a squishy.
jmaishere2 votesAs someone who used to main ezreal back in season 3, I think it's stupid people don't really build adc ezreal anymore
Casri1 votesHonestly, Riot should just let AP Ezreal die. It's annoying to play against but even more annoying to have on your team. If you want a long range AP poke champ many options already exist which not only deal a ton of damage but actually have some form of utility or CC. (
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I have no problem with this nerf, and when his CDR is capped (which it usually is when playing Ez), it won't be too punishing if you're actually hitting your Qs. If you're playing AP Ezreal, your ult is way too important in your damage combo to waste on waveclear anyway.
The main problem with AD Ezreal is that blue build is really the only viable option.
solves the problem of both mana and CDR for most ADCs but not 
. He doesn't want crit nor does he rely on auto attacks for damage like other ADCs. But if he doesn't build crit/auto attack, he won't get the mana restore or the CDR from the item.
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gives him exactly what he wants. Capped CDR, large mana pool, some mana regen, on-hit effects for his Q, lifesteal, no wasted stats in crit or attack speed.
If Riot want to nerf blue Ezreal, nerfing Iceborn's effect for ranged champs would be a good start. Ezreal didn't have any major buffs lately and he only had a minor tweak in the preseason. His popularity is entirely as a result of the strength of blue build. Nerf the items for him, and he'll drop off.
Its All Skillzz1 votesHonestly, Riot should just let AP Ezreal die. It's annoying to play against but even more annoying to have on your team. If you want a long range AP poke champ many options already exist which not only deal a ton of damage but actually have some form of utility or CC. (
I have no problem with this nerf, and when his CDR is capped (which it usually is when playing Ez), it won't be too punishing if you're actually hitting your Qs. If you're playing AP Ezreal, your ult is way too important in your damage combo to waste on waveclear anyway.
The main problem with AD Ezreal is that blue build is really the only viable option.
If Riot want to nerf blue Ezreal, nerfing Iceborn's effect for ranged champs would be a good start. Ezreal didn't have any major buffs lately and he only had a minor tweak in the preseason. His popularity is entirely as a result of the strength of blue build. Nerf the items for him, and he'll drop off.
sorry i am a diamond 4 ap ezreal main, this is a massive nerf an i never used his ult in a 1 vs 1 fight unless i was in an unwarded bush an ambushed someone. most squishys can be killed by E W Q i use R to poke my laner and clear the wave so they cant keep roaming bot an annoying the shit out my lane. i also use my ult to snipe kills or help secure objectives. a flat out 50% increase of its cd is huge. this nerf wont make it live, just like when we had rune glaive ezreal they wanted to reduce the ap scaling on his ult by 30% and buff something else but it didnt make it because it was stupid. this is the same concept just change iceborn unable to be purchased by ezreal :P
Healz Please1 votesNot for ARAM!
