Talk:Ezreal/@comment-80.15.143.26-20120815152336/@comment-5115425-20120817221206

Since you guys are talking about it as a AD Ezreals. Let me look at top AD Ezreal Builds. AD top, is around 300-400 AD and 30 AP. Doesn't look that good at end of W right now.

Since that is hard to compare lets go early as level 9 when you can max a single ability and do it 1v1 as Ez is mainly solo mid, team fights are late game items so lets not facter that in. You should have atleast 3 weapons by then not including boots, Sheen  Phage and Brutilizer, meaning 25 AP and 43 AD. Since the W is the highest CD of 9 seconds lets keep it around their.

Maxed W first: 280 + bonus equals 297; Cooldown + reduct  is 8.1 seconds; Overall can do 1 strike (2 strikes if quick handed); overall in 9 seconds 297 (594 if double strike) Mana cost at end 180

Maxed Q first: 118 + bonus equals 240.2; Cooldown  + reduct is 2.6 seconds; overall can do 4 strikes;  overall damage in 9 seconds 960; Mana cost at end 200

Difference: Q is higher by 366. Mana cost difference is a 20.

In single shots, W is stronger then Q with a large mana gap,  in overall timed Q stronger then W with a small mana gap. This is reason why it should be maxed first