Talk:Xerath/@comment-4434162-20111014110314/@comment-4167645-20111014125232

The thing is. He isn't the kind of mage that excels in public games. One reason is because he relies on a front line that can survive, not the highly mobile burst assassins pubbies love picking that keep shifting the battle field around because chances are they might shift the battle into you. And second, his spell effects aren't very... exciting or noticeable, just little trickles of lightning so its much harder to rally your cowardly teammates than something like Annies T-Bomb or Gragas' barrel which decimates lifebars.