Matchup

Heavy pokeHeavy AD damageSustained DPS

Build vs Ezreal

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Hextech Rocketbelt
1Mage tank
Dead Man's Plate
2vs AD
Riftmaker
3Mage tank

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5Survival

Summoner spells

41279%
41417%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Unending Despair
vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Hollow Radiance
5vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Rod of Ages
HP
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Warmog's Armor
Survival
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ChogathChogath
EzrealEzreal
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Ezreal's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Rising Spell Force (P)

Ezreal gains increasing Attack Speed each time he successfully hits a spell, stacking up to 5 times.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
35.5s8s26s
65s8s26s2m
94.5s8s26s2m
114.5s8s26s1m45
164.5s8s20s1m30
184.5s8s14s1m30

Playing against Ezreal

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Stay behind minions: his Q is blocked by units, unlike most ADCs.

2

When Ezreal uses his E offensively, he has no escape for 19-13s — that's the moment to all-in.

3

He's weaker than most ADCs in the late game because he relies on skillshots — force front-to-back teamfights.

4

Ezreal power spikes at Muramana + Trinity: before these items, he deals less damage than other ADCs.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026