Talk:Ezreal/@comment-74.93.5.162-20110803025146/@comment-3238314-20110803181122

FYI, it gives hp and the second most magic resist in the game, making it great for surviving caster burst, while also giving mana for your spam, and the shield makes you less of a target because it would mean the enemy has to waste a spell to drop it and it may lead to them getting spanked in the team fight.

It's not generic, it's widely used and considered as the best survivability items for carries because it's just what a carry needs.

The other two outweigh banshee's veil only in very certain situations: if enemy team has supression ultimates or you might be a target of mordekaiser's ultimate, it's worth picking QSS. If the you're facing enemies that all deal sustained damage rather than burst, you could pick Wit's end.

Otherwise, banshee's veil gives more of what you need than the others.