Talk:Xerath/@comment-4915885-20121103112534/@comment-4929329-20121106082751

It is not a terrible passive by any stretch of the imagination, especially when you consider that passives don't have to be very strong. You compare it to Galio's passive like that means something. Galio cannot stack up to 600 magic resist and still be functional. You clearly don't understand how stats relate to each other.

If a champion can build tank and get some damage, that can be OK - the ratios demand you be a tank first and have only a little bit of damage on the side. If you get TANKINESS from damage, then I'm sure you've heard of Jax, and this is no laughing matter. Essentially, Xerath gets to take punishment by dealing it without incorperating sustain, which is a monumental deal. Alistar's ult was nerfed because it let him be too tanky for the amount of damage it gave him. Rengar's roar was nerfed as well because it dealt too much damage and gave too much tankiness. Rammus's Defensive Ball Curl was also nerfed because it let him be too tanky while dealing a lot of damage.

As Xerath, you don't have to run into a fight, but by the nature of your W, you must put yourself in a risk-reward situation, and your passive + stun + large AoE size lets you accomplish this because you're not a really squishy target, you CAN defend yourself, and you don't have to focus on the person in front of your face while still hitting them. Don't get stuck on "Xerath has high range, therefore he sits back and snipes" because the passive and possible itemization proves you wrong. Yes, you should time your entrances and you shouldn't be on the front line, but by no means should you play like Lux - you're far too tanky for that, and can afford to be hit a little bit so you can get into range for a 3-4 man AoE nuke.

500 AP is a relatively low late game stat, but even with that, you're getting 75 armor. Withs says one HP item like RoA, you've got essentially 1837 effective health (because your HP is 2450) vs physical damage, and even with Last Whisper, that's an extra 992 effective health, all from just your PASSIVE. How is this terrible?