Talk:Ezreal/@comment-4929329-20120826180352/@comment-2124153-20120827163905

Goodness gracious. My goal was to give people a useful rule of thumb for how powerful Essence Flux was (namely that it completely negates one of the more powerful AS steroids in the game), not to insult people. Of course, then you come along with "hi everyone, I know nothing about how AS works in this game, even though it's perfectly explained right in the wikia that I am posting on, so please allow me to muddy the waters by getting everything wrong in an unrealistic scenario due to my ignorance, ohohoho". That is not only annoying, but also undermines the original point, which is why you got dressed down. Deal with it.

On the topic of your poorly spaced, rambling thread: yes, it's true that burst damage from spells effectively bypasses the utility of Essence Flux, because it's not gated by AS. The problem is, Ezreal is bursty as well (Q + W + E does a lot of damage when they all hit). So, what's the equalizer? Autoattack speed. When Graves dashes in for a Buckshot, the initial blast DOES hurt, a lot. But what makes him (potentially) lose the exchange, is that Essence Flux neuters his AS steroid and forces him to trade unfavorably with Ezreal in an autoattack duel.

It's not as clear-cut as this, because this isn't a 1v1. The supports get into this as well, and depending on who the partner is, plus junglers and the chance of a mid-lane visitor, things will get hairy pretty quickly.