Talk:Xerath/@comment-4915885-20121008112905/@comment-4881935-20121014225915

His passive isn't actually bad. It is good. I'm pretty sure people are not complainning about that. The problem that most people have with his is passive is that, it doesn't fit his kit.

His biggest feature his is great range and ability to poke people from a far, aka a siege, and that's where his idea style is. You stay far away and poke at teams. But a passive that increases his armor promotes more close encounters. So by playing his idea style, people won't be making any use of his innate passive. The time they will get any use of it is when they are playing poorly with him in positioning.

For an example, imagine if Morgana was to have Corki's innate passive. Dealing 10% of your AD as true damage is not bad, but it doesn't fit how Morgana is designed. People would complain that this passive is 'bad' for Morgana and should be swtich.