Talk:Xerath/@comment-24952680-20140811100924/@comment-8468980-20140831064106

"He was stronger before the rework. He would have about 65% magic penetration with his old W + Void Staff. There was no such thing as a tank for old Xerath, and his spells reached farther (exception to his new ult)."

Interesting that rework Xerath sees top tier competitive play when old Xerath was never viable.

New Xerath's strengths include a third nuke, more CC, more AoE, greater range on ulti, better mana manamgement, fewer moments of complete immobility, and not needing to wait for W's cooldown to extend the range of his abilities. This allows him to siege towers, far, far better and he contributes to team fights without making himself vulnerable.