User blog comment:Megames1/Interesting Xerath Rework/@comment-173.189.222.5-20121103034707/@comment-35.11.161.113-20121115014709

No, it doesn't. I absolutely love Xerath as he is now. He's not underpowered, he's not in need of a rework, he's not a bad champ. The only problem he currently has is that he needs to be treated like a kog'maw; protected at nearly any cost. His damage is absurd late game. At the start of a team fight, he SHOULD have a garaunteed kill on the AD carry. It's not hard if you're able to land skill shots. The reason I've been given by a number of high ELO players (read: 2400+) that he's not played often higher up is that his damage isn't dependable enough. In other words, he's a champion who rewards good plays, but also punishes you for missing a Q, or using W at the wrong time, or letting one of the enemy team members get to you. Play like a frightened little girl, stay as far away from the enemy team as you can, and just burst the fuck out of the carry every 40 seconds. You'll do just fine.