Talk:Ezreal/@comment-1920550-20150301054311/@comment-25912163-20150312215616

first of all old blue kinda died because of the change on the old item spirit of the elder lizard which added true dmg to his q. other than that muramana stacking changes also didnt favor blue ezreal and that is why he kinda fell out of meta. old adc ezreal did not see much play since season 3 since lucian started to totally outclass him.

come to you question, why did triforce manamune got more popular, it was ALWAYS viable. however na lcs is pretty slow at getting the meta. you can see faker playing ezreal mid season 4.

another reason for its popularity is squishy top laners became more popular (kennen/lissandra) and ezreal is a good counterpick to them since he can poke them and make sure that squishy tops do not join the tf full hp. also mid lane used to be what daelt magic damage whereas now top lanres buil quite some magic dmg

the build is overall solid since you get an easy 30% cdr after boots of lucidity and your poke is still high. triforce is preferred over ibg because na lcs again does not understand picks that well (viktor is now 0-6 in lcs?) if you want to know for soloq, ibg is great if you know you can outrange your opponent and deal consistent dmg. ibg allows you to 1v5 an enemy team easily, and the dmg that you lose is covered with the fact that ibg has some aoe dmg. however if your opponent has some way of getting to you (old kass, lb, master yi, ahri so someone who can catch you after you use your e) you should prefer triforce since it gives you the movement speed and it also makes your single target burst somewhat higher. BT is just a replacement for old spirit of the elder wizard and is utilised by blue ezreals since the change to the item. rush it if your opponent does not have anyone too tanky, however if you are against a tanky frontline and you want even more kiting power bork is still a very viable choice.