Ezreal in a nutshell...

Cloud273·Sep 22, 2019·1 votes·1,415 views

Do you enjoy ceding objectives all game because you're shoved into your tower 24/7? Do you enjoy having zero waveclear whatsoever? Do you enjoy having some of the highest mana costs in the game? Do you enjoy having a basic ability with a cooldown on par with Yasuo's windwall? Do you enjoy being outscaled by literally every adc in the game? Do you enjoy being the squishiest adc in the game? Do you enjoy having ZERO synergy with crit, despite being an "adc"? Do you enjoy being a sitting duck and getting sh*t on while you channel your ult? Do you enjoy having an ult that has it's damage reduced (multiple times) for touching literally ANYTHING in the game? Do you enjoy being "outplayed" by your opponents because literally all of your abilities can be dodged or avoided in some way?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, Ezreal is the perfect champ for you!

13 Comments

Chainman3Sep 22, 20193 votes

Ezreal can actually be pretty strong if you dont suck at landing skill shots. And some of the questions you put dont apply to ezreal. Q costs 30 mana thats one of the highest mana costs to you?

Idk what ability you're referring to that is on par with his windwall.

0 waveclear? Try gauntlet build.

Ezreal doesnt get outscaled that hard with the right build.

Cloud273Sep 22, 20191 votes

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Ezreal can actually be pretty strong if you dont suck at landing skill shots. And some of the questions you put dont apply to ezreal. Q costs 30 mana thats one of the highest mana costs to you?

Idk what ability you're referring to that is on par with his windwall.

0 waveclear? Try gauntlet build.

Ezreal doesnt get outscaled that hard with the right build.

It doesn't matter how good you are at landing skillshots. All that matters is how good your opponents are at dodging them. And yea q costs 30 mana but you fail to mention his ult costs like 100 mana and arcane shift is like 110. And the cooldown on arcane shift is extremely long. I forget excatly how long it is (it's like 24 secs or something insanely high like that). And no gauntlet doesn't give him good waveclear. And yes he does get outscaled VERY hard.

Chainman3Sep 23, 20191 votes

Skillshots arent about dodging, theyre about placement. Taking for example the spot between the tower and the wall is the dead zone where every skill shot will hit you there. Theres no dodging since you're in a tight area. Landing your skills isnt about luck its about recognizing moments where your opponent cant dodge them or if he can needs to lose something a cs for example to dodge.

Most champion's ults cost around 100 mana. And his E is a really strong ability spamming it without repercussions should never be allowed. Its a free flash that does dmg. All of ezreals cooldowns get reduced by 1 second every time his Q lands even on minions. And his build makes it fairly easy for him to have 2 sec Q's with 8 sec E's. Meaning every 4 to 6 seconds youll get a flash.

25 seconds which scales down to 13 at max level.

Gauntlet means he gets to clear the backwave with 3 Q's while your wave hits the front line and you pick up the cs with your autos. Meaning roughly in 4-5 seconds he will have cleared a wave.

If you're a good adc player giving an adc a free 5 second flash while maintaining huge burst and sustain dmg with his W > Q combo and weaving autos between Qs while also being able to have fairly safe poke before teamfights break out hes a monster mid game and pretty decent late game. Id put him on par with vayne's late game just because he should be ahead with his better mid and early game than vayne.

anatasjhsh01Sep 22, 20193 votes

LOL what??? I'm sorry but have you ever thought that you might be bad at the champion?

He is 1 of the best adcs now at least in the right hands

Jesi OniSep 23, 20191 votes

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LOL what??? I'm sorry but have you ever thought that you might be bad at the champion?

He is 1 of the best adcs now at least in the right hands

One of the best? He have worst win ratio among all ADC next to Kalista. He might be fun because his pick ratio is insane but far away from Top Tier 😅

anatasjhsh01Sep 23, 20191 votes

No trust me he is too tier in the right hands he is still one of the few adcs picked in pro play, like you said his pickrate is high there 1 timers low elo players they cause his low win rate.

Cind3rkickSep 22, 20193 votes

Um what.

Do you enjoy ceding objectives all game because you're shoved into your tower 24/7?

Ezreal is incredibly good at poke.

Do you enjoy having zero waveclear whatsoever?

Good point, let me just play Vayne instead, or maybe some draven.

Do you enjoy having some of the highest mana costs in the game?

I also enjoy having a build with 3k + mana

Do you enjoy having a basic ability with a cooldown on par with Yasuo's windwall?

I also enjoy being able to half that ability cd time by hitting a new abilities

Do you enjoy being outscaled by literally every adc in the game?

I get outscaled? Im finishing the game with 4 items compares to their 2

Do you enjoy being the squishiest adc in the game?

Yes I love getting iceborn gauntlet and being able to kite any champion in the game with my infinite slows and teleports.

Do you enjoy having ZERO synergy with crit, despite being an "adc"?

My auto attacks synergises with crits? Not sure why someone would built crit on ez tho... on hit does way more.

Do you enjoy being a sitting duck and getting sh*t on while you channel your ult?

Yeah its so annoying that I have to be in melee range to hit a champion with my... wait a second... global ult.

Do you enjoy having an ult that has it's damage reduced (multiple times) for touching literally ANYTHING in the game?

Umm... are you living in the past? That was removed ages ago...

Do you enjoy being "outplayed" by your opponents because literally all of your abilities can be dodged or avoided in some way?

Everything you said here is wrong...

His E creates an unavoidable attack. I also love being able to deal incredible amounts of damage when I land my full combo on someone.

I guess ezreal is the perfect champ for me

Crispy0SnakeSep 22, 20192 votes

Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour Ezreal supp?

Ezreal item 3098 item 3020 item 3100 item 3145 item 3285

Fr though Ezreal is really fun when you cs well and make it out of lane doing good Q damage, and he does take skill to play, skill in mechanics and laning especially

Watch Uzi play Ezreal, you can learn a lot!

BrightWîngsSep 23, 20192 votes

you got the wrong area for this, jokes go here. https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/memes

HotarµSep 22, 20191 votes

Do you enjoy having some of the highest mana costs in the game?

I'm sorry, what? Why does that matter?

Are we talking about the same Ezreal? The one who receives a mana refund on successful Ws and whose core build is:

item 3025 item 3004 and sometimes item 3285 ?

Do you enjoy being the squishiest adc in the game?

For starters, most ADCs have a similar base HP + armor range. Ezreal technically is the squishiest at level 18 but he's not that far behind other ADCs like Ashe, Corki, and Quinn.

However, you're leaving out one of Ezreal's most appealing features, his safety. Ezreal has a kit based around a skillshot with 1,150 range, he's got an insanely flexible and safe build (Iceborn, Tear, GA, BotrK, Hextech, etc.), and one of if not the best escape ability in the game with a massive window for buffering when caught.

Doesn't matter how low his base stats are when his itemization is so safe, his playstyle is safe, and half of the time people can't even get within 600-800+ units of you.

Do you enjoy having ZERO synergy with crit, despite being an "adc"?

Not every ADC needs to buy crit? Ezreal is one of two ADCs who don't conform to the regular standards of ADC builds (the other being Jhin who can literally make 5 IEs and a pair of swifties work)

Hell, even then, other ADCs sometimes don't prioritize crit as heavily as other items like lifesteal/AS/on-hit. See: Kalista, Vayne, Sivir, Kai'sa, etc.

Do you enjoy being a sitting duck and getting sh*t on while you channel your ult?

If you're using your global ult while in someone's face, you're doing something wrong.

Does this mean Karthus is bad because he's a sitting duck, too?

Do you enjoy having an ult that has it's damage reduced (multiple times) for touching literally ANYTHING in the game?

Patch 8.23 - "R - Trueshot Barrage - FALLOFF Damage is no longer reduced by 10% for each enemy hit (minimum 30%)"

You know, if you're going to make a post like this, you should probably keep up with the patch notes.

Do you enjoy being "outplayed" by your opponents because literally all of your abilities can be dodged or avoided in some way?

I mean, do other champions not have this "issue"?

Yeah... you can dodge skillshots. That's kind of the entire point of skillshots, they can be freely aimed and missed.

Cloud273Sep 22, 20191 votes

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I'm sorry, what? Why does that matter?

Are we talking about the same Ezreal? The one who receives a mana refund on successful Ws and whose core build is:

and sometimes ?

For starters, most ADCs have a similar base HP + armor range. Ezreal technically is the squishiest at level 18 but he's not that far behind other ADCs like Ashe, Corki, and Quinn.

However, you're leaving out one of Ezreal's most appealing features, his safety. Ezreal has a kit based around a skillshot with 1,150 range, he's got an insanely flexible and safe build (Iceborn, Tear, GA, BotrK, Hextech, etc.), and one of if not the best escape ability in the game with a massive window for buffering when caught.

Doesn't matter how low his base stats are when his itemization is so safe, his playstyle is safe, and half of the time people can't even get within 600-800+ units of you.

Not every ADC needs to buy crit? Ezreal is one of two ADCs who don't conform to the regular standards of ADC builds (the other being Jhin who can literally make 5 IEs and a pair of swifties work)

Hell, even then, other ADCs sometimes don't prioritize crit as heavily as other items like lifesteal/AS/on-hit. See: Kalista, Vayne, Sivir, Kai'sa, etc.

If you're using your global ult while in someone's face, you're doing something wrong.

Does this mean Karthus is bad because he's a sitting duck, too?

Patch 8.23 - "R - Trueshot Barrage - FALLOFF Damage is no longer reduced by 10% for each enemy hit (minimum 30%)"

You know, if you're going to make a post like this, you should probably keep up with the patch notes.

I mean, do other champions not have this "issue"?

Yeah... you can dodge skillshots. That's kind of the entire point of skillshots, they can be freely aimed and missed.

Ok I will admit I was mistaken about the ult damage, but my other points still stand. If you're going to nitpick me over this one little thing your argument really isn't that strong. The fact that he even needs to build mana in the first place is a weakness. And don't even try to tell me he doesn't need it because anyone who actually plays Ezreal knows that's bullsht. Second Ezreal really isn't that safe. If you wanna talk about safety let's talk about how Jax can just press 'e' and become immune to auto attack damage AND take reduced aoe damage at the same time (and he can play aggressive while doing this)! Jax is a fcking safe champion. Not Ezreal. He doesn't have an ability that makes him untargetable (Fizz, Zed, Xayah, etc) he doesn't get stealth like Twitch of Kai'sa, and he has no ms boosts in his kit. It's just a blink (With a REALLY REALLY long cooldown and high mana cost. Funny how you fail to mention this.). There's literally tons of repositioning abilities in this game. So no, I don't think this so called 'safety' justifies him being the squishiest adc in the game. Tell me one other adc who doesn't build crit besides Ezreal. Literally EVERYONE builds this. If you don't you're not a very strong adc. And how exactly does Jhin not conform to standard adc builds? He literally has crit items in his core build. And yes counterplay is good but Ezreal's ENTIRE KIT is counterplay. He doesn't have a single ability in his kit he can reliably damage enemies with. If his enemies are good enough they will dodge his abilities and he'll lose. Some of Ezreal's weaknesses should be removed to make up for the extreme amount of counterplay that exists in his kit. Give him normal base hp and defense like other adc's, reduce his mana costs and cooldowns, etc.

HotarµSep 23, 20191 votes

If you're going to nitpick me over this one little thing your argument really isn't that strong.

How am I nitpicking? You posted a bunch of individual, sarcastic questions that were designed to point out flaws in the champion.

Unfortunately for you, they weren't actually flaws and most of your claims turned out to be misleading or straight up incorrect. I just called you out on it.

The fact that he even needs to build mana in the first place is a weakness. And don't even try to tell me he doesn't need it because anyone who actually plays Ezreal knows that's bullsht.

I never said it wasn't a weakness. Personally, Ezreal is more of a pest than an actual formidable opponent. I'd rather see him get a mini-rework or damage oriented buffs because I think he falls off hard.

Second Ezreal really isn't that safe. If you wanna talk about safety let's talk about how Jax can just press 'e' and become immune to auto attack damage AND take reduced aoe damage at the same time (and he can play aggressive while doing this)! Jax is a fcking safe champion.

See, as much as you would like to believe that, there's a huge flaw with what you're saying. Jax is a melee range fighter, Ezreal is a squishy med-long range marksman.

Jax, regardless of how strong he is, still has to get in close proximity to you to deal damage and make full use of his E/R. Ezreal doesn't have this issue, because he can stand back almost 1,200 units away, poke while proccing on-hit effects and generating gold, and then blink out even if he's already CCed.

Weak comparison.

He doesn't have an ability that makes him untargetable (Fizz, Zed, Xayah, etc) he doesn't get stealth like Twitch of Kai'sa, and he has no ms boosts in his kit. It's just a blink (With a REALLY REALLY long cooldown and high mana cost. Funny how you fail to mention this.).

He doesn't have an ability that makes him untargetable, yet untargetability isn't the only form of safety in this game? His entire playstyle is based around staying farther away and whiddling people down, he's not going to be in harm's way more than once every 20-40+ seconds if that. He is innately safe whether you choose to accept it or not.

As for the comment about his E: Any smart player is not going to get near a fight while it's down. Mana costs really aren't that big a deal considering Tear and Sheen are his ideal first back, and his Q reduces the cooldown of his E. In laning phase, it takes maybe 8-13_ish_ seconds before it's back up. In teamfight phases he's got so much CDR that the cooldown drops to about 9 seconds, plus the reduction from the aforementioned Q mechanic.

There's literally tons of repositioning abilities in this game. So no, I don't think this so called 'safety' justifies him being the squishiest adc in the game.

For the second time, all ADCs hover in the 1,900-2,300 HP and 60-85 armor range. You calling him squishy is misleading and inaccurate considering he has one of the safest kits with one of the most reliable and forgiving build paths. Being 50-100 max HP behind other ADCs is not that big a deal when he's got 50-80+ more armor than they do and can sit much further back.

Tell me one other adc who doesn't build crit besides Ezreal. Literally EVERYONE builds this.

I mentioned it in my original comment, Ezreal is a non-meta marksman who doesn't follow the same build path as others.

And how exactly does Jhin not conform to standard adc builds? He literally has crit items in his core build.

Because marksmen require attack speed, and Jhin doesn't require attack speed to function which is why 5 IEs + boots (or even 6 IEs) is a viable build path for him.

And yes counterplay is good but Ezreal's ENTIRE KIT is counterplay. He doesn't have a single ability in his kit he can reliably damage enemies with. If his enemies are good enough they will dodge his abilities and he'll lose. Some of Ezreal's weaknesses should be removed to make up for the extreme amount of counterplay that exists in his kit. Give him normal base hp and defense like other adc's, reduce his mana costs and cooldowns, etc.

Ezreal really isn't that weak considering he maintains a 20%+ playrate in all ELOs, a 46-48% winrate is totally acceptable for a champion with that consistent of a playrate. He's chosen for his reliability and safety.