Talk:Xerath/@comment-175.139.28.253-20120829183550/@comment-96.241.114.20-20120831162355

He isn't played often because he has no escape and more than half of his burst is his ultimate. That means pre-six he really can't kill anyone and can only poke, and whenever his ulti is down he loses a lot of power, more than most mages. However his arcanopulse is semi-spammable and does tons AOE damage during a team fight, plus he has so much magic penetration built in that tanks are nothing to him.