A Proper Welcome

Welcome to my guide on how to "properly" build Ezreal. Here you will learn tips and tricks on not only how to play Ezreal, but ADC as a role.

If you have any constructive criticism or think I missed something (or messed up)... please let me know. <3

Also, nice to meet you. My name is 0tzo (spelled with a zero because the normal name was taken). I've been playing League of Legends since it was first created but didn't start taking it seriously till 2012.

Since then I have slowly climbed to the rank of Platinum 4 as an ADC / MID main. By far the champion I've played the most is Ezreal with over 400,000 mastery points. Ezreal is challenging, has a high skillcap, and has always been relevant in the competitive scene.

With a kit based on skillshots and correct positioning, it will take practice to effectively learn to play him. However, once you master a couple necessary skills, he becomes a highly rewarding champion that can deal a Phreak ton of damage.

Kleptomancy isn't a rune that many champions can use effectively. And by many, I mean practically nobody except for Ezreal. With [Q] Mystic Shot , he can proc the rune consistently during laning phase.

Basically, you have a random chance of getting some sort of consumable (ranging from wards to unique potions) every time you hit an enemy champion with an ability, then an auto attack. Mystic Shot counts as both, meaning you can gain gold and more just for doing what you already do.

See why it's so popular on him now? Honestly, I feel like Riot is going to adjust this rune in Season 8 but for now, why not abuse it?

Biscuit Delivery is the best option for you in this tier. Stacking more consumables with Kleptomancy (especially in the laning phase) allows you to sustain like no other.

With this rune, you get a free biscuit that restores 15% of missing health and increases your mana cap by 40 mana permanently. You get this delivery every 3 minutes, starting at 3:00 minutes in.

Remember, with Muramana later in the game, you do more damage the more max mana you have. So this not only helps you alive early game, but also helps you destroy later in the game. More mana is never bad for a spellcaster ADC.

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In this tier you actually have a couple options, depending on your playstyle. Personally, I go Future's Market, but I know some people like Magical Footwear instead.

Starting with Future's Market, it allows you to purchase items sooner by allowing you to go into debt. Early game you can only go into debt a little, but this debt cap increases overtime. In this case, your main goal is to get Tear of the Goddess as soon as possible. Even if you back before you have enough gold, this will help you make up for that cannon creep you missed.

However, with Magical Footwear, it could be argued that you get more bang for your buck. Ezreal isn't someone you build Boots very early on, let alone upgrade them pre 10 minutes. With Magical Footwear you automatically get magical boots at 10 minutes, but you can't buy boots before then. You do get 30 seconds taken off for each takedown (kill) and you can upgrade for 50 gold less.

With that in mind, Magical Footwear gives you 300 gold worth of items for free and then saves you another 50 gold when you upgrade later, for a total of 350 gold. This could be arguably better than going into debt for items, because you still have to pay for that gold you borrow.

Either way, both are an investment. If you can't play without boots pre 10 minutes, then Future's Market isn't a bad option. But if you can, I would probably go Magical Footwear.

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For this tier, there is a clear winner, no matter who you play really. Remember Trinity Force and all the stats it gives you? Imagine that, but when you start the game.

Cosmic Insight gives you 5% CDR, max CDR, Summoner Spell CDR, and Item CDR. That, combined with Trinity Force and Mystic Shot , lets you cast a lot more spells than normal. Ezreal thrives off cooldowns because his main damage comes from his abilities. So it's natural that you'd want to be able to cast them as often as possible.

Also, that lets you use the active of blade of the ruin king more often, which actually does more damage than you think it does. (Or more than the enemy thinks it does, kek)

Precision simply is a must have for all ADC's (except for the rare few) because of the stats it provides. It's literally made for you.

Triumph is basically the new Dangerous Game from old masteries. For every takedown you restore 15% of your missing health and get 25 gold. Why they decided to give you gold on top of this already broken rune is beyond me. I just accept it.

This will allow you to stay in fights that you normally couldn't because of it's crazy health restoration. Just remember that there is a second delay between when you kill someone and when you get the health.

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About 80% of the time I take Coup de Grace . No questions asked. The only time I would think about going Cut Down is if I am against a team of super super tanky champions.

Coup de Grace deals extra damage to champions with low health (10% more damage if they're under 40$ health). That 10% really starts to add up and also help secure those kills. Also, you will be surprised how much burst damage you actually do.

Cut Down is only if you're against a super tanky team composed of lots of armor building tanks. It isn't the best rune on Ezreal so I only use very rarely. Use your good judgement to decide if it is worth it before your game starts.

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