Talk:Ezreal/@comment-10880231-20140711122837/@comment-5266525-20140718165140

I really can't see support Ezreal working in a serious game where people know what they are doing and how to best punish mistakes and force advantages because you offer so little you'll end up having to play perfectly to remain relevant.

Supports are defined by their utility and ability to remain relevant even when on very low gold incomes. Having to buy an expensive item on top of all the other support requisites just to have utility that can even approach someone who's not even a dedicated support (Ashe) is a severe detriment to your potential.

Vel'Koz and Fiddle are accepted as supports precisely because they fit those criteria - they both have lots of CC that will always remain relevant no matter how far behind they are. They also have gigantic base damages (Fiddle has the highest reasonable base damage for both an ult and a basic ability and Vel has spammable true damage) so they don't even need items to do that.