User blog comment:Chase999/Anti-meta Champions/@comment-24087642-20140219074134/@comment-24087642-20140221094331

@Areyou

Er...not as bad as melee champs.

Also, at Xerav, it's kind of true that those champs counter him in lane with their cc (although not that much), but when you gank him and he's lifestealing over 9000 health, there's not much you can do, especially if you're a tank.