So Riot, do you have any plans for Ezreal currently? Will he get any changes soon?

LoL aint life··2 votes·601 views

Is there any plans to change Ezreal right now?

I'm talking about Gameplay and Visual Updates or anything. I mean, gameplay wise:

  • He's very out-classed by most ADCs right now (don't get me wrong, he's still strong, but there's just no reason to pick Ezreal over someone like Vayne, Kalista or Corki, if it wasn't for the safety that he provides.)

  • Essence Flux really feels useless when going ADC Ezreal and there's literally no reason to level up the spell before lvl 13, except for that small attack speed boost (and even though, I prefer a 2 seconds cooldown reduction on my E than a 20% Attack Speed boost.)

  • His mana costs are really insane (50 to 90 Mana for Essence Flux... wat? 90 Mana for Arcane Shift holy shift! Yes pun intended. Q costs 40 Mana, but you spam it so much to pole that your mana drains quickly if you don't have a Tear)

  • Very lackluster against tanks, as he doesn't have anything to counter them in his kit, except maybe his ultimate which deals Magic Damage based on his Bonus AD, but it's on a 80 seconds cooldown, so...

And, visuals...

  • Particles look really out-dated. I mean, seriously, his Q looks like a fucking cumshot. Literally, it's like he ejaculates on his opponent. Plus, the icons look really out-dated too. Even Pulsefire Ezreal's particles are basically blue recolors, except the R and a little bit pn the Q... Ok, the E has a nice shift animation at landing, but that's it.

  • His face on his older skins, oh my god... He literally looks like a fucking ape. Like really, just look at his 3D model on his classic skin. Does he really remind you of Ezreal? Meanwhile, on the splash art, he looks like a badass explorer, having no fears and pretty arrogant and young. Was it too hard to give him a face like on his TPA/Debonair/Ace of Spades skin?

Riot, do you have any plans for Ezreal? He really could use some love, gameplay or visual update wise.

4 Comments

LaughingStapler1 votes

I really wish he didn't suck and yes I know I'm not the best Ezreal. However, I've put more effort in him than any other champion. I've read every guide, tried every build etc. and I do better playing almost any other ADC. Unless I get fed, I feel completely outclassed late game and every ADC can kill me 1vs1. Of course, I'm trying to poke more etc. but sometimes you find yourself zoned by them. The only popular ADC I feel I'm on even footing with is Corki.

I'd love for Ezreal to be able to build more like a real ADC without feeling awkward. For example, couldn't Q get maybe a 1% damage boost for every 1% crit. chance or something?

ZephyrDrake1 votes

Ez is not meant to be a tank buster so he will be lackluster against them, you want to burst down tanks? then stop using your spells and auto them like any other ADC. His mana costs are fine as they are 90 mana for pretty much a built-in flash, essence flux might be a tad high but you shouldn't be spamming that spell anyways unless you are AP Ez and his Q is fairly low cost any lower and that would mean his damage on the spell will most likely be lower or the CD would increase. Like you said, you pick Ezreal for his safety and mid-game power spike, you really cannot compare him to the likes of Vayne since they are two completely different champions with 2 completely different goals. Does Ezreal needs some sort of changes? maybe but he isn't weak just not part of the meta

Miraweave1 votes

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  • He's very out-classed by most ADCs right now (don't get me wrong, he's still strong, but there's just no reason to pick Ezreal over someone like Vayne, Kalista or Corki, if it wasn't for the safety that he provides.)

"there's no reason to pick him over x other champions except for the things that he's better than them at".

Ezreal's safety is the reason you pick him over other ADCs. You said it yourself.

NoMonku1 votes

Ezreal is a fine ADC, he just needs to be played a specific way with/against the right team. If you are picking him into tanks, then you may have been better off picking Vayne, but against a squishy team w/ poor initiation, he is your man. He has one of the better pokes of ADC's while also being highly mobile, meaning he can play more aggressively and stay alive. Sure Corki has rockets, but he is limited by his ammo and doesn't perform well in extended sieges. Varus and Ashe offer similar poke, but have no escape, making them more riskier to move forward. He is also unique among ADC's as he is entirely skill based. He will lose all match ups unless he lands his Q's, so if you can land them, you can win any match up.

Ezreal's main problem to me is he has too much of everything. His AP kit is incredible, but reaching that point is very hard, him often getting shut down hard enough that the enemy is pushing onto the inhibitor/nexus before he can even start to ramp up. His AD kit has the opposite problem, in that he spikes hard as soon as he can reach item 3078 item 3004 , but after that he starts to fall off while most other ADC's will start ramping up. The simplest solution imo would be to gut one of those kits, AP or AD(I like ADC Ez more so I'm fine w/ AP dying) and compensate his other kit to balance him out better, but I don't think it will happen.

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