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Ezreal ADC build & stats

MarksmanMage B 2,836 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
47.9%
Pick rate
12.5%
Ban rate
6.8%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
58.3% 36 games

Build in this order

Trinity Force 1
Trinity Force
3,333 gold
Manamune 2
Manamune
2,900 gold
Endless Hunger 3
Endless Hunger
3,100 gold
9,333 gold
64.9% WR 77 games

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
900 gold
33.3% 3 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
56.9% WR
51 games · 2% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport
54.8% 62 games

Max order

Mystic Shot Q Arcane Shift E Essence Flux W
61.8% 170 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Ezreal

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Ezreal wins 47.9% of games as ADC on patch 16.16 (2,836 games).
  • Most common core: Trinity Force → Manamune → Endless Hunger — 59% win rate over 158 games.
  • Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 93% of games with a 48% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Brand (73% over 11 games). Hardest: Zed (18% over 11 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Trinity Force 1
Trinity Force
Manamune 2
Manamune
Endless Hunger 3
Endless Hunger
64.9% WR
77 games · 3% pick
Trinity Force 1
Trinity Force
Manamune 2
Manamune
Spear of Shojin 3
Spear of Shojin
60.5% WR
43 games · 2% pick
Trinity Force 1
Trinity Force
Manamune 2
Manamune
Serylda's Grudge 3
Serylda's Grudge
41.7% WR
12 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
51.8% WR
193 games · 7% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
58.3% WR
36 games · 1% pick
Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Tear of the Goddess
Tear of the Goddess
40.0% WR
5 games · 0% pick

Boots

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
33.3% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 1% (32)
60.0% 1% (15)
55.6% 1% (27)
55.0% 18% (518)
54.4% 2% (57)
53.4% 15% (425)
51.9% 9% (264)
48.6% 1% (37)
48.6% 43% (1,222)
45.0% 1% (20)
40.0% 1% (15)
33.3% 1% (15)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
47.1% WR
223 games · 8% pick
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
47.9% WR
121 games · 4% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Bloodline Coup de Grace Biscuit Delivery Magical Footwear
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
41.1% WR
95 games · 3% pick
Lethal Tempo Presence of Mind Legend: Haste Cut Down Jack Of All Trades Cash Back

Keystones

  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 48.1%42% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 46.2%2% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 50.0%1% pick
  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 80.0%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 47.1%28% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 49.2%12% pick
  • Cleanse Flash Cleanse + Flash 46.0%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Mystic Shot Q Arcane Shift E Essence Flux W 61.8%170 games
Mystic Shot Q Essence Flux W Arcane Shift E 0.0%2 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (54%), Q → E → Q (33%), Q → W → E (50%).

  • PRising Spell Force

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

  • QMystic Shot

    Ezreal fires a damaging bolt of energy which reduces all of his cooldowns slightly if it strikes an enemy unit.

  • WEssence Flux

    Ezreal fires an orb that sticks to the first champion or objective hit. If Ezreal hits an enemy with the orb, it detonates and deals damage.

  • EArcane Shift

    Ezreal teleports to a target nearby location and fires a homing bolt which strikes the nearest enemy unit. Prioritizes enemies stuck with Essence Flux.

  • RTrueshot Barrage

    Ezreal winds up before firing a powerful barrage of energy that deals massive damage to each unit it passes through (damage is reduced for minions and non-epic monsters).