Talk:Xerath/@comment-10813891-20131005205628/@comment-3974211-20131006052823

I main Xerath and I find him thoroughly enjoyable. Yes, his long cooldowns and the short range on E* can be frustrating - but a guaranteed kill every 60 seconds is pretty awesome. I really wish they would come up with a new W and just fully merge his current W and R though - well, a modified version.

Xerath anchors himself to his current position and gains the ability to use Arcane Barrage up to 3 times. Xerath is immune to displacement effects and gains bonus defensive stats while anchored. This lasts for up to 12 seconds or until he's used all charges of Arcane Barrage.
 * Arcane Barrage has 2900 / 3700 / 4500 range.
 * Note that Ascended Form does not affect the range of his other abilities, although this compensates the range increase on Arcane Barrage itself.
 * Note that there is no way to deactivate Ascended Form since Arcane Barrage shares the R-button - you have to use all the charges or sit there like a plum. The bonus defensive stats is to make Xerath less vulnerable, but at the same time, forcing him to remain rooted is further compensation for the range increase.


 * short late game, that is. it's so difficult to use once their front line is actually in front of the high-priority targets.