Talk:Ezreal/@comment-92.250.91.235-20120621134141/@comment-50.103.5.55-20120626194523

''Ahri doesn't beat him in burst or sustained, except against tanks because of her true damage. She does have more mobility though.''

She does AP Ezreal's job in mid much MUCH better. Her recent nerfs were proof positive of that. Nevermind that she fits onto far more teams.

''Anivia has more sustained against a team who just stands in her ult. Otherwise no, and her burst is lacking too. However anivia has far more CC than him ''

Anivia's early burst damage is extremely high; among the highest in the game. A stun followed by a guaranteed double-damage nuke. AP Ezreal's benefit over her is consistency, and it isn't by much given what I've seen popping out of the meta as of late.

Late game, Anivia's damage and area control trump AP Ezreal's, since the game is going to be won or lost based on one or two really nasty teamfights.

''Cassie beats him in sustained, but not burst. She also has more CC than him.''

Her poke is much better, being spot-targetted. Her farming powers are incredible; blows AP Ezreal out of the water. Her sustained damage in teamfights is great. Cassie will always be better than AP Ezreal in mid in general. She just does his job better on non-poking teams.

''Ziggs doesn't beat him in sustained or burst, but has slightly more AoE damage and is about even when poking. ''

Ziggs is much better in mid, with bouncing bombs and his auto-attack being better for both harass and farm. He ruins positioning-based champs with his Area-control. He isn't as good as Cassie (few are) but I cannot fathom any reason to take AP Ezreal except as a hate pick against especially AS-heavy teams.

''If you aren't using your E in teamfights to hit atleast 3 enemies and 2-3 allies with E and 4 enemies with R, then you're doing it wrong. E should only be used primarily for damage in chases or 1v1/2v2 skirmishes, which are rare. ''

The positioning you just described (assuming you meant W, Essence Flux, and NOT arcane shift) would require incredible coincidence; far too much to be reliable. Hitting no less than FIVE TARGETS PER CAST. You'd be lucky to hit 3 with his narrow linear shot; long range be damned!

Four enemies with R? Keep dreaming. Most teamfights break up into elements that together are too wide for that. That shit might with Bots and level 20 pubbers, but NOT half-decent ranked teams.

Your best bet of hitting that many enemies with Barrage is at Nashor or dragon.

All the mages I've described above, I'm not assuming that they hit all possible targets, because that just doesn't happen in practice. That's why even with your theory-math assuming maximum potential, I still put Underplayed champs like Ziggs above AP Ezreal in mid; because they are more consistent and fit onto more teams.