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Ezreal combos

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3 Ezreal combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is W › Q › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Ezreal combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

Harassment

Q AA AA

When: An enemy is within range of Essence Flux.

Place the orb on the target, hit them with Mystic Shot or an attack to detonate it; each hit reduces your cooldowns and adds attack speed.

Dodge and retaliate

When: An enemy jumps on you.

Arcane Shift teleports you and fires at the nearest enemy, prioritizing one marked by Essence Flux. Use the distance to retaliate with your other abilities.

The ultimate in a fight

When: A team fight starts and several enemies line up.

Trueshot Barrage crosses every unit on its line for heavy damage (reduced against minions and non-epic monsters). Cast it along a line of enemies.

Common mistakes

Casting Arcane Shift without knowing where to stand: it is your escape, not your engage.
Wasting Mystic Shot on nothing: each hit reduces your cooldowns.
Forgetting that the ultimate crosses the whole map: check the lines before firing.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Mystic Shot	5.5/5.25/5/4.75/4.5	28/31/34/37/40 Mana	1150
W · Essence Flux	8	50 Mana	1150
E · Arcane Shift	26/23/20/17/14	70 Mana	475
R · Trueshot Barrage	120/105/90	100 Mana	—

Official ability descriptions

PassiveRising Spell Force

Ezreal gains increasing Attack Speed each time he successfully hits a spell, stacking up to 5 times.

QMystic Shot

Ezreal fires a damaging bolt of energy which reduces all of his cooldowns slightly if it strikes an enemy unit.

WEssence Flux

Ezreal fires an orb that sticks to the first champion or objective hit. If Ezreal hits an enemy with the orb, it detonates and deals damage.

EArcane Shift

Ezreal teleports to a target nearby location and fires a homing bolt which strikes the nearest enemy unit. Prioritizes enemies stuck with Essence Flux.

RTrueshot Barrage

Ezreal winds up before firing a powerful barrage of energy that deals massive damage to each unit it passes through (damage is reduced for minions and non-epic monsters).

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W48.1% · 181 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 233 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Ezreal

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.
You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.
You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

How to play around Ezreal's combos

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.
Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.
Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ezreal's main combo?

Harassment: W › Q › AA. An enemy is within range of Essence Flux. Place the orb on the target, hit them with Mystic Shot or an attack to detonate it; each hit reduces your cooldowns and adds attack speed.

Which ability should I max first on Ezreal?

The most-played max order is Q > E > W (181 games, 48.1% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Ezreal's ultimate?

Trueshot Barrage has a 120/105/90 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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