Talk:Ezreal/@comment-189.180.158.179-20120404061300/@comment-2124153-20120404133500

I run Cleanse/Flash about 90% of the time.

Flash is just part of my playstyle on Ezreal, I run with it basically because it allows me to use Arcane Shift more aggressively. I am not afraid to blind Shift over a wall to fight Dragon or some other objective, double Flash on a chase/escape, I can use my last bit of mana on a Mystic Shot if I have to, save a hit on myself on a tower dive etc. Whenever I don't take Flash, I always regret it.

Cleanse is for countering Ignite/Exhaust, and stopping chain CC (a lot of people forget that it reduces the duration of additional disables by 65% for 3-4 seconds after casting). This is helpful in both lane and in teamfights. Can't tell you how many times Cleanse has saved me from an Ashe initiation, Sion stun, Nocturne gank, tanky DPS with Frozen Mallet + gap closer, etc.

The 10% of the time that I don't take Cleanse, is when the enemy is very Cleansable-CC light or when they have Suppression (for which I need QSS). Or, if my team inexplicably doesn't have an Exhaust available. I used to run Heal, but it falls off late and is countered by Ignite. I will sometimes still run Heal/Flash in the case where I am up against a knock-up heavy team, since Cleanse doesn't work on knock-ups, but Heal can be cast while you are in mid-air (useful against Alistar lane/jungle).