Talk:Ezreal/@comment-174.252.242.179-20120430185526/@comment-2124153-20120430203254

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that Ezreal can keep up with Kog for DPS, because he can't. Ezreal is a bursty, mobile carry that's good at working the edges of a fight and kiting people. Kog'maw is full-on, balls deep carry that has to commit to a fight and rely on his team to protect him.

Kog with equal gear always wins DPS. That's his reward for a shit earlygame and lack of reliable escapes. But nevertheless it's a viable way to play Ezreal if you really like him as a champion, and want to have a strong presence in lategame, because the ~150 damage from Triforce (mitigated by Armor) eventually can't compare to massive repeatable crits. Ezreal DOES have an AS steroid after all, and while 550 range is nothing amazing, it's average, better than Graves and Sivir, as good as MF/Vayne.

There's nothing wrong with going Triforce on Ezreal, I build it on him myself. You just have to keep in mind that if you itemize that way, and the game goes to 45+ minutes Full Build status, you lose. At that point you can't out-damage the other carry, you have to out-skill them, which is harder.