Talk:Ezreal/@comment-4929329-20120826180352

Well, I thought about what Interceptor said, and honestly, it's basically all wrong. I wanted to let the dust settle a little because I know Interceptor gets... a certain way, very quickly.

By his own math, Ezreal's Essence Flux would reduce Tristana's 225% bonus AS by 90% before even counting her Steroid. Since Essence Flux reduces her steroid by 36% (going from 90% to 54%, I know it's a 40% AS reduction, but the actual number taken away is 36% but wording here is difficult to explain).

Therefore, Essence Flux doesn't beat her steroid, because 90% > 36%. What it DOES beat is stacking AS.

My example earlier which showed that Essence Flux doesn't negate her Steroid proves that Essence Flux isn't very powerful early game - the complete antithesis of what Interceptor recommends you rank first - and not only that, but many AD Carries such as Graves harass with spells instead of autoattacks.

Since Interceptor has already done the math to prove that it's strong when late game comes around, maxing it second has no detriment because as your enemies level up, the fact that it's a % reduction means it'll get stronger regardless of its rank.

Don't get me wrong, I put ranks into it in the early game, quite a few, in fact, but I just had to point out these things because Interceptor was so rediculously rude to me, almost without provocation.