Another 14.18 champion rework, let’s take a look at Ezreal, the Portal Blaster.

There’s two main challenges with Ezreal. First, he often would teleport into danger while casting his ultimate, which was rough for him to be invested in. Now, he will only teleport if there is an enemy nearby. This means you can safely backline him now and get some damage.

Second, Ezreal really struggles to deal with a strong tank. Since his spell is so much AOE, if he only hits 1 target, he doesn’t hit them that hard. Now, he gains a chunk of bonus AP damage on the first target he hits, giving him that burst he may need to deal with tanks. This also makes items like Giant Slayer and Shojin better on him since they will also amp that AP ratio.

Combine all this with a Blaster trait buff coming in the patch as well, and Ezreal should finally be dealing the damage a 3 cost champion should be! Who needs a map?

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