7/28/12

Accidental publishing of my guide. Still under construction.

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7/29/12

-removed Madred's Bloodrazor from main build and moved it to the situational items list
-removed Trinity Force from the main build
-expanded more on the items list *incomplete*
-renamed item section "What to Buy&Why"
-expanded the "choosing your support" section *incomplete*

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7/31/12

updated "Build to your Advantage" section

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8/28/12

-re-added Trinity Force to the build
-added a section for Scouting and Kiting

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9/29/12

-updated various sections of the guide
-added second build

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1/11/13

-season 3 redux

You do not have to follow this word for word! This is merely a guide to help educate people on how to play and build Ezreal. I will be focusing on Ezreal in bot-lane and how to use him effectively in early, mid, and late game. I accept all sorts of criticism, so please comment on what I can do to make this build better and I will surely take it into consideration.

Pros:

-strong early game
-great range
-good escapability
-Spammable skill-set
-great for harassing and kiting
-awesome skins

Cons:

-Squishy to the max
-focused in teamfights
-requires some skill
-somewhat mana-dependent
-needs a decent team

This is your passive. Hitting an enemy with any skill increases your attack speed by 10% for 6 seconds. Your passive stacks up to 5 times for every skill you use. This is what will help you out DPS the enemy adc. Essence Flux lost its att speed debuff awhile back, so it imperative that you land your skill shots.

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Mystic Shot is the bread and butter to every AD Ezreal. Having a low CD and mana cost makes this an ideal spammable skill throughout the game. Mystic Shot deals a lot of damage, and applies on hit effects such as lifesteal, taking out almost 2 bars of health at the start of the game. When striking an enemy target, the CDs of all his skills are reduced by 1. Take advantage of that. This is perfect for when you ult or any of your other skills are down. You can literally have your ultimate back in less than a minute. This skill also has a ton of range, making it easy to harass, and kite enemy champions. This skill also makes it easy for Ezreal to last hit as well.

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Wow, everytime there is an patch for ezreal, they always end up nerfing this skill.... Anyway, Essence Flux does a lot of damage for when your building AP. It has a higher CD and mana cost than Mystic Shot, but can buff allies on-hit, increasing their att. speed. Sadly that OP debuff that decreases an enemy champion's att. speed is no longer here =(.

*Note*
ESSENCE FLUX DO NOT DAMAGE MINIONS!!! DON"T WASTE YOUR MANA!

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Arcane Shift is your free flash. It teleports you to a nearby location shooting out a bolt to the nearest enemy. (Did I mention that you can teleport over walls =D?) This skill is useful for both escaping and initiating fights. Always try to have this skill up and ready to go. If you use it to initiate on an enemy champion, you lose your escapability. Try to be mindful as this does have a long cooldown compared to Mystic Shot and Essence Flux Remember to use your Mystic Shot so you can get your Arcane Shift back as soon as possible. This skill also homes in on a stealthed unit, such as Teemo, Twitch, and Evelynn. So if you feel like your being stalked, use your E to see if they are there. (just make sure you aren't near any enemy minions)

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Got an enemy champion at low health babysitting his tower? No problem. trushot barrage has a range of infinity that can snipe enemy champions from across the map. However, for every enemy unit it hits, its damage is reduced by 8%. make sure there are no minions in the way before shooting it. You can use your ultimate in 2 ways. One way (which i highly suggest) is to initate on the enemy team. Using your Trueshot Barrage first will give you full stacks on your passive, allowing you to out DPS their team, giving more damage output then their adc. Using this first seems to increase the confidence of me team, since it does a decent amount of damage to their squishies. If your late to the party, You can use your ult to clean up any remaining enemy champions only to hear that lady person say "ACE"! With your Mystic Shot, you will be able to have your ultimate back in time for the next team fight.

Ignite is a good way to finish off enemy champions for when you don't have your ult up. Ignite does true damage for 5 seconds. This also reduces any healing effects, so if they have Soraka or Taric in lane it wont be as troublesome to finish the adc if you time your ignite right. I usually get this and I think you should too.


People usually call me a noob for getting this, and I probably am. I usually respond by saying something like" well why dont you get cleanse or something xD". Exhaust basically disables an enemy champion while you poop on their face. It reduces their attack damage by 70% and their movement speed by 40%. I'll put this on their ADC before I start my combo.

I never used to get this spell for Ez before. Sometimes I would forget to switch it for exhaust, but now I've been starting to use it more often. Flash is basically your Arcane Shift without that bolt. Use it when your escaping through the jungle so you don't aggro something like baron.


Ghost allows you to compete in the 100m dash. it gives you 27% movement speed for 10 seconds. Get this if you don't wanna use flash.

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Teleport is great for getting back into lane quickly or if I wanna backdoor hard. I don't get this because it has such a long CD and I would rather walk. (Don't be lazy. Walking is good for you)


I don't really use this spell. Its good for when the enemy team is high in cc, but you have your E to widen the gap from your enemies.


I Don't usually take heal, but you can if you want. Take this if your new to Ez and are having some difficulty with him.


Clairvoyance reveals a part of the map for a few seconds.I use this spell if I'm trying to steal their jungler's buff or baron. I don't really use this spell in a regular game however.


Clarity gives you back some mana. Just know when to use your spells and you'll never need to get this spell.

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I never knew you could do that


Uninstall

I get this if I know I'm going to have trouble against certain champs. The Health Potions will keep you sustained enough until your ready to go back and buy some items. The Boots will come in handy when running back and forth from your base to your turret as well as avoiding skillshots like Varus's Piercing Arrow or Caitlyn's.

Long Sword+ pots are the new adc starting items starting season 3. Long Sword builds into vamperic sceptor, so it is more viable to get this item earlier rather than in season 2, where it provided no damage output. I go this route depending on who the other adc is, but I usually get this if I have a support like Soraka or Taric that can heal me. vamperic sceptor, once you get it will proc with your Mystic Shot and will still allow you to deal more damage to the enemy ADC than you would with boots and bots. This also makes it easier for last hitting.

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The B. F. Sword is going to be your first major purchase. Rushing this will help you dominate your lane early in the game, which is why I stress that you last hit. You can build your B. F. Sword into one of two ways. They way I usually build Ez is by getting Infinity Edge first, followed up immediately by a Vampiric Scepter for the sustainability in lane. Getting this item gives you tons of damage on your auto attack, Mystic Shot, and Trueshot Barrage. If your still new to Ez or if your having a hard time in lane, by all means buy a Bloodthirster.
Black Cleaver is a good item if the enemy team is building a little bit of armor. Riot did a good job making this item strong, as they added a cooldown reduction and a better scaling armor pen. passive. Ezreal + Black Cleaver go together better than milk and cookies because of his passive, Rising Spell Force.
This is usually one of the last items i get if their enemy team is tanky. Last Whisper takes 40% of the enemies armor out of the equation. This item goes really well with Madred's Bloodrazor. Together, you should have no trouble with their tanks.
I know I might get some hate for having this item, but GA is a very useful. If your getting focused in team fights, Having GA will turn the fight in your teams favor. Not only will it bring you back to life, but it gives you armor and MR.

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MoM is a great item to get if your getting lazered down by lux or utterly destroyed by karthus' ult. This item gives you a decent amount of damage, MR, and a bubble shield when you are close to death. This is a MUST HAVE for any magic heavy team you are facing.
This is a pretty solid item for late game, when the enemy champions have a lot of health. It deals 4% magic damage based on the enemy champions max. health. I took this off the main build and moved it here for several reasons. One is that it wasn't a necessity to have if their enemy team was squishy. Another reason is that it doesn't really suit him. Don't get me wrong, It's a great item and I personally use this item a lot with Ez. Ezreal is more of an ad caster, and so it wouldn't really be needed for him. Madred's Bloodrazor would suit a champion like Kog maw,who would just right click to win.

I realized that this can be a very useful item early to mid game, but the pricetag is just to high. It just causes you to fall behind on your build. The sheen effect gives you more bursting capability. Only get this if you are doing good in game. If you are behind on your build, skip this item and move on to the next item on you build. You can substitute this item for Phantom Dancer only after you get Infinity Edge.

My builds vary depending on the opponents champion set-up. Build to their weaknesses and WIN!

Here are some builds that I use:

Regular build


Tanky DPS


VS Tanky Build


VS Heavy AP Build

Ezreal is the kite master. Since Mystic Shot has a long range, this allows you to kite enemies from a fair distance. If they start catching up to you, You can always Arcane Shift away to expand the distance between you and the pursuers. If you think you can, turn on them and profit!

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All of Ezreal's skills have scouting capabilities. His Mystic Shot is your main scouting tool. It's longe range, so you can feel safe and comfortable shooting into bushes without any problems. When starting a game, I usually shoot my Mystic Shot into the enemy bush if I ever wanted to invade that side. If you hear the spwoosh sound and see your passive coming up on the bottom, you know they are there. Better to be safe then sorry.
Your Essence Flux is your second tool of scouting. It doesn't have a lot of range on it, but if you shoot into a bush, you can hear how many people are in there. (like if you hear two spwooshes, you know that there are 2 enemy champions)
Your Arcane Shift can be a little funky at times when seeing if their are camouflaged enemy champions around you. Your Arcane Shift homes in on the closest enemy champion or minion, So try to move yourself away from the minions when checking for people like Twitch or Evelynn.