Talk:Xerath/@comment-188.129.50.94-20130327103809/@comment-188.129.50.5-20130328131207

To answer 1: You're ignoring his strengths. The purpose of an escape mechanism is to get you out of danger, but a decent Xerath will simply not get in danger. His range will keep him safe in the majority of the cases. He's also not easy to gank because his range means he'll always stay close to his turret (unless he's relentlessy pushing, in which case the player is the problem). If he does push and gets ganked, he can always stun the ganker and use the speed boost from his root to get away.

To answer 2: Again, you simply shouldn't get in anyone's range. Xerath is like a sniper, killing from safety, but if you catch him, he dies. Plenty of AP mids can't outrange him. Putting an AD mid against him is nothing short of suicidal.