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Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer

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Ezreal Statistics for Panchie

Author's performance with Ezreal compared to the ranked average.

Value
Average
Games Played
16
7
Win %
38
42
Kills
5.4
5.7
Assists
7.9
7.9
Deaths
6.4
5.3
KA:D Ratio
2.1
2.5
Gold Earned
11.8K
11.7K
Creep Score
194.6
175.0
Average

Author

North America

Panchie
Diamond III2340 LKS

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Summoner Spells Back to Top

Heal and flash is the best summoner spell for marksmen. The heal and temporary movement speed bonus trumps any other summoner spell. This can be used to bait out enemies during trades and used to pursue enemies.

New Runes Back to Top

Masteries Back to Top

18 FEROCITY
0 CUNNING
12 RESOLVE
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5

New Season 7 masteries for Ezreal

Abilities Back to Top

Q
E
Q
W
Q
R
Q
E
Q
E
R
E
E
W
W
R
W
W
Passive
Q
1
3
5
7
9
W
4
14
15
17
18
E
2
8
10
12
13
R
6
11
16

R > Q > E > W


Rising Spell Force (Passive): Hitting a target with Ezreal's abilities increases his attackspeed by 10% for 6 seconds. This passive stacks up to 5 times which gives a whopping 50% attackspeed increase, it's probably one of the best AD passives in the game. Make sure to stack it up by using your ult to hit multiple enemies/creeps or activating W to your allies.

Mystic Shot: Ezreal fires a skillshot that deals physical damage and applies on-hit effects, the cooldowns are reduced by a second if it hits a target. This is what makes or breaks a pro Ezreal player. This can be used to zone enemies in lane or used after an auto attack to boost your damage over time. It also comes in handy in lowering your cooldowns especially for your E.

Arcane Shift: Ezreal teleports to target location and deals magic damage to the nearest enemy. This is like a free flash with extra damage. Max this 2nd as it gives more damage and lowers CD to almost have it always up (Q cd reduction). Ezreal's E can be used to cancel abilities like 53_icon_64.png hook 27_icon_64.png fling.

Essence Flux: Ezreal fires an AOE skillshot that does magic damage and increases allied attack speed. This has been nerfed recently and doesn't slow enemy attack speed anymore. This is why lvling W is somewhat useless and makes you mana hungry. Use this to poke or add up your passive stacks.

Trueshot Barrage: Ezreal channels for a second and fires an AOE skillshot that deals magic damage and deals less after each unit hit. This can be used to snipe people across the map or used at the beginning of a skirmish to add up your stacks. This also reveals enemies that are hit and comes in very handy during Baron.

Items Back to Top

Starting Items

    Starting

Core Items

    Core Buy phage components and finish sheen > phage > zeal > tforce
    2nd item if not Manamune route
    Manamune Route Tear 1st back > Pickaxe > Manamune then Triforce

Situational Items

    Gives AOE slow and armor to counter those pesky bruisers.
    Statik shiv is very good if comp lacks magic damage
    Asian Ezreal

Start 

Doran's blade and a pot no questions asked.

Core

There are two pathways for Ezreal, Trifroce > BOTRK or Manamune > Triforce. I personally prefer TF > Blade but play around with it and see for yourself! Manamune route is a lot safer in lane because of free Q's to cs but takes a while to ramp up, TF 1st on the other hand has an earlier power spike.

Situational


Frozen Fist works well against bruisers as it gives an AOE slow, CD reduction, and armor to kite them for days.

Asian Ezreal build has been proven legitimate by the asian scene, so try it out and have some fun!

Matchups Back to Top

Click on a champion below to see the author's notes on that particular matchup.

  • Ashe
    Medium
  • Blitzcrank
    Easy
  • Caitlyn
    Hard
  • Corki
    Medium
  • Draven
    Hard
  • Graves
    Easy
  • Lucian
    Hard
  • Miss Fortune
    Hard
  • Tristana
    Medium
  • Varus
    Medium
  • Vayne
    Easy
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VS

Ashe

Medium

She can outpoke you if done right, her volley and crit gets very annoying which will not make you be able to poke her. Be wary when she hits 6 as she can coordinate ganks.

VS

Blitzcrank

Easy

learn to E out of his hooks and it becomes easy

VS

Caitlyn

Hard

Her long range, traps, and Q's makes laning against her really troublesome. She will hide behind the creeps to prevent you from poking her while harassing you with her long range. Be wary of traps in the bush as it can catch you off guard.

VS

Corki

Medium

Corki is a skill match up. His burst outdamages yours so be careful.

VS

Draven

Hard

Draven's kill potential is too high because of his axes. Make sure to poke him down and not engage on him 1v1 because you will lose.

VS

Graves

Easy

Graves is fairly easy to deal with as long as you don't get hit with buckshot and trade after he has used his skills.

VS

Lucian

Hard

Lucian is the best ADC at the moment, people say he's a better version of ezreal.

Try to just farm and avoid his Q's by avoiding his angles because he can use Q on creeps and hit you if timed properly.

VS

Miss Fortune

Hard

She out-trades everyone so make sure to poke her down before engaging.

VS

Tristana

Medium

This will most likely be a farm lane. Trist has a tendency to push the lane automatically so make sure to push the lane back to not be pressured under tower. Also avoid being cheesed by his W > E combo as it can kill you if you have used your E or flash.

VS

Varus

Medium

His range is a bit longer than yours and his skills are quite devastating, make sure to avoid the skillshots and engage on him when he has used them.

VS

Vayne

Easy

Vayne is fairly easy because she only has auto attacks to damage you. You will outrange her because of your mystic shot and outplay her because of your mobility with E so zone her early. Make sure to not duel her when she hits 6 as she can easily beat you.

Who is Panchie? Back to Top

Hi Guys,
My in game name is Panchie. I achieved triple diamond S2, Challenger S3, and Challenger S4. I'm currently Master  hoping to earn more ELO 119_icon_64.png!

Why Ezreal? Back to Top

Ezreal enables you to showcase your skills and can be used to impress friends and strangers(LOL). He is a skillshot based carry with excellent mobility that can punish and outplay anyone.


Pros

  • Rewarding skillshots
  • Built in flash which makes EZ the safest carry
  • Global ULT - snipe snipe snipe
  • Amazing attack speed passive steroid
  • Insane poke for zoning
  • You make people go "WOW"
  • Justin Bieber

Cons

  • Has to be mentally prepared to play
  • Lowest HP out of all AD carries
  • Missing skillshots can take a toll
  • Mana hungry if not played properly

Here's a few games of Ezreal in normal and 2k+ Elo games

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S2 stats
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S3 Stats 

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Gameplay Back to Top

Early Game:

Your goal is to shove the lane as fast as possible ultimately aiming for a quick lvl 2, trading as ezreal can be quite tricky since his range is low, and skillshots can be blocked by creeps. The window of opportunity is when the lane is cleared and creeps are going in, you can position yourself and trade this way. Abuse this by reaching lvl 2 first and zoning them by going past your creeps and using mystic shot to chunk them, if they over extend you can E > AA > Q > AA. Just remember to keep poking with mystic shot and learn to push or leave the creeps untouched before recalling to not miss any exp as well as denying your enemy some exp.

Mid game

Mid game will be about grouping up for objectives, small skirmishes, and pushing. Before you group up for objectives always shove your lane (pushing it) to soak as much gold and exp as possible, because if you just carelessly group and let your lanes push, this becomes an advantage for the enemy. For skirmishes, learn who the threats are by knowing their cooldowns and their summoners, this will help you decide where you'll position yourself and who your target will be. Ezreal's teamfighting capability is one of the best because of his large AOE and his ability to reposition himself.

Late game

Late game will be about capitalizing, baron, map control, and towers. Many players I see in solo q have the tendency to not know how to capitalize on their lead which gives the enemy a chance to get back into the game. To capitalize, you will have to force fights that will go in your favor (you are an all in comp 32_icon_64.png) or pushing down towers if they can't defend because they are getting chunked (99_icon_64.png 4_icon_64.png). Doing so will enable you more opportunities to further capitalize since they will be pressured for a baron defend or inhib defend. 

Teamfighting

Ezreal's teamfighting is exceptional. His built in Flash and AOE makes him one of the best and safest AD carry, but to start playing AD, you will have to learn the basics of kiting and positioning. Most AD's will be built damage first defense last, this leaves them in a very vulnerable position. Avoiding damage while dealing the most damage is core for an AD, this is something you learn throughout your League of Legends career and it takes time to master. Positioning yourself depends if you have your E up and flash up, having those two gives you a bigger room to outplay the enemy, also your E will always be up if you land your Q's effectively.

Tips and Tricks

  • You can E out of 32_icon_64.png bandage 53_icon_64.png hook 111_icon_64.png hook 27_icon_64.png fling
  • Use your ULT and W before teamfights to have your passive up
  • Use Q to check fog or brushes
  • E over ledges and walls
  • Hit Q to lower CD of abilities 
  • Use Q after an AA to maximize damage


Illustrations Back to Top

The best time to use R is when the enemy is CC'd so there's no room for error


ezreal guide 4.png

To E out of abilities like Blitz hook: Use E once it has hit you, the duration for this trick is until you get pulled in to his proximity, you can prepare yourself for this by waiting for the sound the hook makes so you become mentally ready to press that E.

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Laning Synergy Back to Top

Best

44_icon_64.png This combo wreaks havoc and snowballs easily. Play aggressive and take advantage of low armor/hp supports 16_icon_64.png or 37_icon_64.png, once taric has debuffed their armor, you can easily E in and Q until they die.
53_icon_64.png Blitz is a no risk high reward champion. He brings excellent CC that can grab you kills.
37_icon_64.png She actually deals more damage than you with her power chord and Q's. You will win trades and pokes easily which can drive them to recall and ultimate denies them exp.
117_icon_64.png She brings MS buffs, polymorph, and extra hp buff from her ult that makes escaping and chasing easy. Concentrate on poking them with glitterlance.

Final Notes Back to Top



Don't be frustrated if you don't get the hang of Ezreal right away, just practice your mechanics and matchups and you could be the next Panchie 119_icon_64.png.

Leave any comments or suggestions on how to improve this guide! 
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