Talk:Xerath/@comment-25190883-20140717133241/@comment-5781707-20140725073714

Well Ap Kog does in fact work a lot like. The thing that AP kog does do as well is having  realiable CC, that Xerath does have, as well as Xerath is more relevant before 6 than AP kog is. Xeraths is competive ( somewhat rare) pick, unlike AP kog that has not being seen since nerfs to R stacks seasons ago. Xerath build is also much much more free, not chained to gargantual amounts of mana like AP Kog needs. Xerath works with just an athene or morello and thats it.

Also to the OP. Q blast has a shorter delay. Unlike the old one you are more likely too see it comming but is shoots much faster as well. You felt like a useless duck wthout W. Low damage and patetic range for E particulary. His old ult had higher damage AoE and shorter cd due to the fact that it alone made up more than 60% of Xeraths damage, and he could barely poke without it. Curent Xerath ult is less than 33% of his total damage and he doesn't even use it only nis normal spell rotacion anymore, as it is slow. About the W the MS boost was just meh, and it was anoyying to stay put to actually be relevant at all. The pen was great, but he is now longer ranged and has much more fluid spellcasting. The fall off of the assasins has helped him show up in the competive scene with success, something old Xerath never did