i do not care about the meta, i do not counterpick, i do not "just play someone else if you want to build attack speed", i lock in ezreal mid and if i lose i kill myself

does the life of an adc bore you? me too, that's how i ended up pouring 100+ games figuring out how to play this blondie on mid. welcome to machinegun ezreal, the playstyle that rewards being slightly less than smart... okay. a lot less than smart.

land all your skills and get good at sniping and you can build basically whatever you want after malignance and shadowflame. oh but luden is a much better item on AP ezreal because it gives him some waveclear which he severely lacks- NO. this is titled *machinegun* ezreal, you're gonna build malignance for the ultimate haste and you're gonna like it

the feeling of getting a 30KDA when playing a marksman mid is to die for! though don't get too used to seeing it, majority of my games have my stats looking like i'm playing support with 3x the assists than actual takedowns.

calling all the lux mains and other low ultimate cd enjoyers that have an itch for sniping people from across the map, this build is for you! for a small small trade of like 200AP and waveclear you can.. uh.. be more annoying! and snipe more! YAY!

i hope someone else has fun with what i've come up with even if it's most definitely not viable vs any midlaners that have a working frontal cortex : )

now unfortunately for machinegun ezreal to work you will need to actually land all of your skills. yup, all of them. or at least make sure to hit your ult. i am by no means good at this game in anything other than landing ezreal skillshots so that's really all you need. i also however don't like neglecting the fact that he is still a marksman, which is why i don't build *full* ap and still get the occasional attack speed item to get a couple extra AAs in that mages can't throw back at me.

early game basically decides your fate, so don't rush it down - remember that you're still a squishy little marksman, so act like it. focus spamming q on the minions (you really. really. need the cs.) and don't even THINK of using e to engage.

well.. of course.. if the enemy is incredibly out of position to where your e will hit without you putting yourself out of position too, go for it. and then back to farming. farm farm farm until seeing minions makes you sick

i like to bait by shooting my q at casters specifically right at the very edge of the caster's hitbox so it makes it look like i'm aiming for the laner when i'm really not. sometimes this pushes them closer into range and you can w+e without getting punched back

the core to machinegun ezreal is to constantly look for stuff to snipe, whether it be a drake or a recalling toplaner. since you're gonna have your ult every 60s or less, it doesn't even matter if you get the kill or not as long as you're adding pressure. sometimes i just chuck it out at a unsuspecting victim in the botlane and my adc finishes them off

keep a constant mental note of how much damage your R currently does and actually look at the enemy health bar please. though malignance gives you a little bit of leeway since even if you don't fully execute, your ult does a little bit of burn damage on top ;)

the main combo you're looking for is q to engage to prock the move speed from cosmic drive into w + e + AA + q + AA and ult when you can. get as many AAs in especially if you've build nashor's or wit's end

if you don't already have commitment issues i'm gonna need you to develop them: never stick around in a lane outside of your own for a SECOND longer than needed. remember that your waveclear is so incredibly bad that even if you're winning lane that can turn around quick if you waste too much time. get one rotation in on the enemy and just leave like you were never there

especially keep an eye out on your jungler's location to gank alongside them as well as try to predict the enemy so you can save yourself some embarassing deaths. ward deep jungle while sticking close to a wall so if face checking a bush goes bad you have your e to escape (hopefully)

if you don't have a ward when claiming objective, you have to be the victim standing behind baron or drake since you can tp back into pit with.. minimal sacrifice to your health if spotted. your w's and q's reach the mobs perfectly fine so this is just an extra way to make yourself useful. and hey, if no one does come after you while you were circling the pit, that just gives you a head start on going to jumpscare the poor laner by jumping out of a bush with your jungler

that's all my notes, happy midlaning!