Talk:Ezreal/@comment-151.166.15.114-20110805175306/@comment-2124153-20110809042952

Doran's gives the least sustain out of any of your possible starting configurations, because the 3% lifesteal does nothing at level 1 and you only have +100 HP with no potions. A kill to pay for Doran's also could apply to a kill to buy a Cloth Armor towards a Lantern, for the Ezreal that never got Doran's in the first place. Unless you're going to argue that Doran's opens up a whole host of possible kills that other options won't give.

By the way, if you're up against a mage in a solo lane, you can ruin their day by building a Null-magic Mantle. That's right, I went there. The fact of the matter is, that plus two pots is +24% to your effective magic health, and +400 healing over time. Mantle can be built from there into one of two combo mid-tier offensive/defensive hybrid items: Wit's End (attack speed, on-hit magic damage and stackable MR), or Hexdrinker (solid AD, MR, and an instant magic shield at low health).